The 1997 regular season of the CFOD is now history. In the last pennant race to be decided, the Arizona Thunder won the Young divison pennant, thanks to their victory over the Seattle Moshers in 10 innings. The playoff matchups will be (7 game series each): #1 - Regulators (2nd league wildcard) at Sluggers (1st league wildcard) #2 - Winner of match #1 at Oregon Wet Sox (MK pennant winner w/best record) #3 - 'Topes (MK conf wildcard) at Syndicate (MK pennant winner) #4 - MK Conference Finals: Winner of match #2 vs. winner of match #3 (best record has HFA) #5 - Whaleheads (RY conf wildcard) at Thunder (RY pennant winner) #6 - Coneheads (RY pennant winner w/best record) recieves 1st round bye #7 - RY Conference Finals: Winner of match #5 at Coneheads (RY pennant winner w/best record) #8 - CFOD WORLD SERIES: Winner of match #4 vs. winner of match #7 On the 1998 draft front, the Miami Mangos have clinched their 2nd #1 pick overall in a row, thanks to a 108 loss season, with a terrible, terrible 5.61 team ERA to blame. The Mangos are followed by 2 powerhouses from 1996, the Squids and the Dogs. The Zippys, Brewins and Barracudas round out the 95-loss loser category. The team with the #7 overall pick? The Carolina Lightning, who barely missed the playoffs with 88 wins. The Coneheads continue their strangelock on the best record in the league with 113 total victories, just 1 short of their record-setting 114 win season of 1996. On the records front, several individual and team records were broken, some by quite a bit. Of course, you have to start with the Thunder's Mark McGwire. This year, the man was simply unreal. McGwire shattered the home run mark, breaking the old record by 8 with 75 home runs. Wet Sox outfielder Larry Walker had an incredible season, putting up top ten (mostly top *1*) stats, and set the new record for runs scored with 164. Mosher speedster 2B Delino Deshields broke the triples record by 2, with 22 total triples. On the pitching side, Greg Maddux broke his own record for walks per 9 innings, with a tiny 0.63 walks per 9. On the team-record side, the California Coneheads broke the record for team on base average, beating the old mark by .001 with a .371 OBA average. Their high OBP also broke the team walks record, with 752. The doubles- happy Brouhaha tied their own doubles mark set in 1996 with 363 doubles. Delino Deshields really helped out the Mosher's team triples, tying the mark with 60. On the low-end side, the Carolina Lightning were a pretty slow footed team, breaking their own record of low-team triples with 11. Thanks to all who participated in the 1997 CFOD season. For those that made the playoffs, information will come shortly. Expanded Team Standings thru 9/30/1997: CFOD CFOD - Cyber Field of Dreams Mantle W L PCT GBL MAGIC Streak Last 10 R OR 97 Syndicate 102 60 .630 - 0 W 5 7-3 891 656 97 'Topes 96 66 .593 6 L 1 6-4 738 591 97 Shriners 82 80 .506 20 L 1 9-1 786 742 97 Towers 71 91 .438 31 L 4 2-8 671 801 97 Dogs 57 105 .352 45 W 1 2-8 680 944 97 Squids 56 106 .346 46 W 1 3-7 713 959 Koufax W L PCT GBL MAGIC Streak Last 10 R OR 97 Wet Sox 105 57 .648 - 0 W 1 8-2 859 663 97 Sluggers 93 69 .574 12 L 1 5-5 814 719 97 Regulators 90 72 .556 15 W 4 5-5 791 712 97 Rock 70 92 .432 35 W 1 6-4 732 847 97 Brewins 66 96 .407 39 L 4 3-7 615 745 97 Zippys 64 98 .395 41 L 1 4-6 673 826 Ruth W L PCT GBL MAGIC Streak Last 10 R OR 97 Coneheads 113 49 .698 - 0 W 10 10-0 956 653 97 Whaleheads 90 72 .556 23 L 1 7-3 839 733 97 Lightning 88 74 .543 25 W 4 6-4 774 703 97 Termites 87 75 .537 26 W 1 5-5 784 736 97 Barracudas 67 95 .414 46 L 6 3-7 668 855 97 Mangos 54 108 .333 59 L 3 2-8 710 992 Young W L PCT GBL MAGIC Streak Last 10 R OR 97 Thunder 88 74 .543 - 0 W 1 3-7 790 750 97 Moshers 87 75 .537 1 L 1 5-5 818 684 97 Climbers 84 78 .519 4 W 1 7-3 949 880 97 Brouhaha 84 78 .519 4 L 4 5-5 930 819 97 Piazzas' 81 81 .500 7 W 3 6-4 777 760 97 Fish 69 93 .426 19 L 1 2-8 754 942 Expanded Team Standings thru 9/30/1997: CFOD CFOD - Cyber Field of Dreams Mantle Home Away Grass Turf Left Right Div 97 Syndicate 55-26 47-34 36-28 66-32 21-19 81-41 46-14 97 'Topes 49-32 47-34 81-57 15-9 27-15 69-51 41-19 97 Shriners 44-37 38-43 69-69 13-11 24-26 58-54 25-35 97 Towers 40-41 31-50 61-78 10-13 12-30 59-61 28-32 97 Dogs 33-48 24-57 53-85 4-20 15-33 42-72 21-39 97 Squids 23-58 33-48 48-91 8-15 10-27 46-79 19-41 Koufax Home Away Grass Turf Left Right Div 97 Wet Sox 53-28 52-29 84-51 21-6 30-12 75-45 42-18 97 Sluggers 52-29 41-40 82-54 11-15 32-17 61-52 40-20 97 Regulators 46-35 44-37 32-29 58-43 20-20 70-52 34-26 97 Rock 36-45 34-47 28-32 42-60 18-23 52-69 20-40 97 Brewins 37-44 29-52 60-76 6-20 13-36 53-60 20-40 97 Zippys 32-49 32-49 23-37 41-61 17-23 47-75 24-36 Ruth Home Away Grass Turf Left Right Div 97 Coneheads 60-21 53-28 102-40 11-9 28-11 85-38 41-19 97 Whaleheads 52-29 38-43 33-34 57-38 23-17 67-55 34-26 97 Lightning 43-38 45-36 74-68 14-6 19-20 69-54 36-24 97 Termites 45-36 42-39 77-65 10-10 24-17 63-58 29-31 97 Barracudas 33-48 34-47 32-35 35-60 13-39 54-56 23-37 97 Mangos 30-51 24-57 47-95 7-13 15-17 39-91 17-43 Young Home Away Grass Turf Left Right Div 97 Thunder 46-35 42-39 78-67 10-7 24-17 64-57 31-29 97 Moshers 42-39 45-36 75-70 12-5 30-18 57-57 30-30 97 Climbers 40-41 44-37 74-71 10-7 17-18 67-60 34-26 97 Brouhaha 42-39 42-39 74-71 10-7 20-18 64-60 26-34 97 Piazzas' 43-38 38-43 74-71 7-10 21-18 60-63 31-29 97 Fish 35-46 34-47 61-84 8-9 14-21 55-72 28-32 Expanded Team Standings thru 9/30/1997: CFOD CFOD - Cyber Field of Dreams Mantle Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1-Run Extra 97 Syndicate 82-6 11-6 9-48 23-18 10-3 97 'Topes 77-14 11-9 8-43 22-21 10-11 97 Shriners 66-6 8-10 8-64 10-21 5-7 97 Towers 58-11 10-7 3-73 28-16 3-7 97 Dogs 40-9 5-11 12-85 16-22 4-11 97 Squids 45-12 4-12 7-82 13-25 3-9 Koufax Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1-Run Extra 97 Wet Sox 89-7 11-9 5-41 25-15 9-4 97 Sluggers 76-7 11-6 6-56 17-15 10-3 97 Regulators 70-7 10-10 10-55 22-19 8-7 97 Rock 57-4 6-14 7-74 22-13 7-6 97 Brewins 47-8 12-15 7-73 23-24 6-12 97 Zippys 51-3 9-6 4-89 20-23 4-5 Ruth Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1-Run Extra 97 Coneheads 91-8 12-2 10-39 28-17 7-4 97 Whaleheads 71-12 9-11 10-49 31-29 8-10 97 Lightning 66-7 13-6 9-61 19-18 5-5 97 Termites 67-8 10-8 10-59 21-18 4-3 97 Barracudas 48-7 11-8 8-80 23-26 9-5 97 Mangos 34-10 11-10 9-88 14-29 9-8 Young Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1-Run Extra 97 Thunder 67-4 9-11 12-59 21-23 7-8 97 Moshers 76-10 6-9 5-56 18-20 6-8 97 Climbers 64-4 11-11 9-63 20-23 7-5 97 Brouhaha 68-12 12-13 4-53 15-23 8-9 97 Piazzas' 63-9 8-13 10-59 31-21 5-7 97 Fish 52-7 7-10 10-76 20-23 8-5