HALF WAY HOME.
The Top Seeds Sprout a One Game Lead...and our first scoring win error.
Week 9 in the Subsim Torpedo League and finally, the cream of the crop, the pick of the bunch, the best of the best has finally risen to the top. Well, it has in at least three divisions...or it will by tomorrow morning. A scoring error has handed the Green beans a last second win over the Mudville Nine, however, it is expected that the league Commissioner will overturn it, giving the win to the Mudville Nine 109.18 - 107.40.
After a couple of mid season losses, the Canadian based Ded Poets have put together a three game streak to lead the significantly harder Norris Division at 7-2. They top the table by the barest of margins, squeaking home a 2.22 win over the continuing to impress Miners at 5-4. One game back at 6-3 the Wild Boston Terrier lead the BP Badasses with a 2-0 divisional game wins.
Defending Torpedo Bowl Champions the Dragons at 6-3 have scored 926 points, the second most of any team in the league. Red hot favorites the Dragons are already being picked as the final #2 seed, giving them the easier path into the finals. The Miners, Reapers and Drunk Ground Hogs all helped out the Dragons by sustaining loses through the week.
In the Sub Simmers, where potentially only the divisional winner will advance, the inter divisional tussle sees Every Given Sunday with a two game lead over both Show Me Your TD's and the Australian Taipans at 4-5. Both teams were in need of some points even before the Monday Night Game, Show Me Your TD's needing Big Ben to throw for 800 yards, and the Taipans needing Hines Ward to catch 6 TD's.
In week one the ASW Writers predicted that the Cyprus based Helmand Nighthawks would be the top Surface Skimmers seed, and now they are tied with the Mudville Nine at 6-3. However, the Nighthawks have outscored everybody with 944 points, but, the Mudville Nine are 2-0 in the division. The Nighthawks set themselves up for the top of the table game in week 10 when they play the Dragons.
Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.
In week nine, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of one 50 yard field goal, one 40 - 49 yard field goal, one 30 - 39 yard field goal, and 2 extra points, kicker Jason Hanson helping the Phants Rage to their first win of the seasons, is the Week Nine MVT.
