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October 4th, 3007

The regular season has come to an end as 8 of our deities advance to the post-season with 18 staying home. In the Continental League, New York (Awonawilona) easily wraps up the CL Northeast, Charlotte (Abraham) wins the CL East and Oklahoma City (Apsu) earns the CL Southeast crown. The wildcard spot came down to a one-game, winner take all match-up between Phoenix and Hartford, who finished tied for the CL Wildcard spot with identical records of 84-78. The one-game series was held in Phoenix, but Bondje and his Hartford teammates pulled out the victory in enemy territory 4-1.

In the United League, Pittsburgh (Ometeotl) wins the UL Northwest, Seattle (Khonvoum) wins the UL West and Guru Nahak leads New Orleans to the division title. The wildcard spot was deadlocked between Greensboro and Buffalo, who both finished the season with records of 87-75. In the one game playoff in Greensboro, a slugfest leads to a 13-10 Buffalo win, sending Mohammed back to the playoffs.

In the race for the Triple Crowns, Confucius maintained his lead in HRs and RBIs, setting new DCL records in both, but hit only .422 on the month and his final average of .448 was nowhere near Bondje's of .479. So, no soup for the CL deities.

In the United League, New Orleans Catcher Guru Nahak runs the board, finishing first in Batting Average, OPS, Homeruns (tied), RBI and Runs Scored to win the UL's Triple Crown and pretty much lock up his league's MVP award. Nahak had his best month for Average, hitting .522 in the 4 weeks. Hunab Ku, who held the UL BA lead heading into September, managed only to hit .430 and fell to 2nd place in the UL's Batting Average leaderboard, clearing the way for Nahak to grab the brass ring.

Here's how the playoffs shake out:

Hartford (Bondje) vs. New York (Awonawilona)
Oklahoma City (Apsu) vs. Charlotte (Abraham)
Seattle (Khonvoum) vs. New Orleans (Guru Nahak)
Buffalo (Mohammed) vs. Pittsburgh (Ometeotl)

Monthly Highlights

9/2/3007 - Oklahoma City SS and Babylonian deity Apsu puts his teammates on his shoulders and delivers them to the promised land with 5 hits in 5 ABs and 3 solo HRs in OKC's 6-4 win over Phoenix.

9/5/3007 - Zulu icon uKqili collects 3 singles, two HRs, 5 runs scored and 6 RBI in Norfolk's 14-4 win over Hartford.

9/6/3007 - Memphis RF Jesus Christ (.571 / 17 RBI / .667 OBP / 7 game HR streak) and Gadsden 2B Odin (.526 / 5 HR / 11 RBI / 1.474 SLG) win Player of the Week Awards.

9/7/3007 - Norfolk 1B uKqili hits three home runs, including a walk-off 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th, to give Norfolk the 8-6 win over visiting Charlotte. uKqili had 5 RBI on the day.

9/10/3007 - Norse God Odin goes 5 for 6 at the plate with 3 runs scored, 4 RBI, a triple, two home runs and 3 stolen bases. Odin drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the top of the 14th as Gadsden outlasts Raleigh, 10-9.

9/11/3007 - Phoenix 2B Confucius hits the 56th cycle in league history, his 1st, in Phoenix's 7-5 victory over Hartford. On the day, Confucius was 4 for 4 with a walk, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI and a stolen base.

9/12/3007 - With a 12-6 win over visiting Norfolk, New York wins the CL Northeast crown.

9/13/3007 - Zulu icon uKqili (.586 / 9 HR / 13 RBI) and Norse God Odin (.542 / 6 HR / 11 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.

9/20/3007 - In a slow news week, Voodoo deity Bondje (.571 / 14 RBI) and Sikh icon Guru Nahak (.600 / 4 HR / 7 RBI / 1.500 SLG) win Player of the Week Awards.

9/20/3007 - Babylonian God Apsu goes 6 for 6 from the plate with a double, a home run, 4 singles, 3 runs scored, 4 RBI and a stolen base in Oklahoma City's 13-8 win in Hartford.

9/25/3007 - New Orleans Catcher Guru Nahak collects 5 hits in New Orleans' 10-9 win over Little Rock. Nahak managed 2 singles, a double and 2 HRs, including a 423-foot walk-off solo shot to win the game. On the day Nahak also scored 4 runs, drove in 5 and stole a base.

9/26/3007 - Charlotte wins the CL East with a 11-4 win over Phoenix.

9/27/3007 - Oklahoma City SS Apsu (.600 / 14 RBI / 1.550 SLG) and Sikhism icon Guru Nahak (.522 / 3 HR / 13 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.

9/27/3007 - Oklahoma City's 7-1 win over Memphis earns them the CL Southeast crown.

9/29/3007 - New Orleans wins the UL Southwest crown with a 4-3 win over visiting Greensboro.

9/29/3007 - The Pygmy Powerhouse Khonvoum hits two home runs and drives in 4 to give Seattle an 8-5 win over Cleveland, locking up the UL West crown.

9/30/3007 - Pueblo Indian deity Awonawilona clubs three home runs with 5 RBI in New York's 11-5 win over Atlanta.

10/1/3007 - Zulu deity uKqili (.532 / 45 RBI) and New Orleans Catcher Guru Nahak (.541 / 36 RBI) win Batter of the Month Awards.

10/2/3007 - Awonawilona continues to heat up heading into the playoffs as he hits a single, two triples and two HRs in New York's 10-5 win in Norfolk.

10/2/3007 - El Paso may have been far out of the playoff hunt, but Irish deity Anu wasn't ready to mail it in on the last day of the season as he jacks three HRs including a walk-off 2 run shot in the bottom of the 10th to power his team to a 6-4 win over visiting Lewiston.

10/2/3007 - The UL Northwest crown came down to the last day of the season and Pittsburgh rose to the challenge, defeating visiting Columbus 8-3 to cement their crown.

10/3/3007 - A 3-run 4th was all Hartford would need to earn the CL Wildcard spot as they defeat Phoenix under a hot Arizona sun 4-1.

10/3/007 - It was a slugfest in Greensboro, but visiting Buffalo comes out on top, 13-10, to wrap up the UL Wildcard spot.

10/4/3007 - New York Catcher Awonawilona (.688 / 5 HR / 9 RBI) and Taoism icon Lao-tzu (.556 / 4 HR / 9 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.

CL Leaders
Average
1.) Bondje HAR .479
2.) uKqili NOR .467
2.) J. Christ MEM .467

Homeruns
1.) Confucius PHO 103
2.) Awonawilona NY 90
3.) J. Christ MEM 89

Runs Batted In
1.) Confucius PHO 235
2.) J. Christ MEM 230
3.) Awonawilona NY 219

Stolen Bases
1.) uKqili NOR 96
2.) A Thetan HOU 94
3.) Bondje HAR 85

UL Leaders
Average
1.) G. Nahak NO .488
2.) H. Ku STO .476
3.) Vishnu .470

Homeruns
1.) G. Nahak NO 100
1.) Vishnu COL 100
3.) Ometeotl PIT 93

Runs Batted In
1.) G. Nahak NO 224
2.) Vishnu COL 223
3.) Ometeotl 217

Stolen Bases
1.) Ra RAL 100
2.) Anu EP 93
3.) Odin GAD 90