Who do we root for? In life there are so many choices that its tough to decide. Dogs or cats? Democrats or Republicans? Rangers or Caps (That one is easy, Rangers. Also doesn’t count as my troll)  al Qaeda vs. Isis? So its nice when we can all agree on one thing. We hope Gut Rot fucking loses this week.

No offense Gut Rot, its not that no one likes you. We are all fond of Ashley, Eric and Zach seems to like Diane though she doesn’t really do it for me. Its just that if Gut Rot wins, it fucks everyone shit up. The top 12 teams get a bye. Which means the Gremlins, CK, Sky, Demons and Hookers all can lose, and wrestling still get a bye as long as Gut Rot loses. I have no clue the tie-breakers so don’t ask me. Though Tim Brown would love to discuss it with you.

Even Gut Rot should root against Gut Rot! If they win they will most likely jump to a higher seed and then play the Lbs. or someone in the first round and get smoked. But if they lose, they will play a play-in game vs. the Rainbows, Riots, Karma, Elves or even Mega…though that’s doubtful since Mega would probably jump a team or two. But all those games are much more winnable than playing the Lbs. And then maybe you get lucky, play the Rehabs and you’d beat them bc much like the Rainbows, the Rehabs suck.

Notes of Interests:

• While Filthy is in first, they don’t control their own destiny. FK has two games, but they are both against teams more elite than Joe Flacco, the Hookers and Math.
• Math needs a win and a Anklebiter loss to clinch the Glanzer Division for the 3rd straight season. If they tie in points, I think it goes to the Anklebiters bc Derk & Elly have been complaining they are not going to win it for two weeks.
• The 2014 runnerups, the Hookers are in real danger of playing in the play-in game. Has a team ever gone from the Championship Game to play-in? Yes, twice. In 2009 WTP lost in the finals to the Sky Fighters and then had a disappointing regular season. But it made for one of the best games/upsets/moments in BTSH history, when Gut Rot beat them 6-5 in a shootout. Come for the celebration, stay for Eric D. stealing one of the celebrators stick at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adydIIZacs4 
• The very next year it happened again, in another classic game, as 2010 Champs, Instant Karma defeated the Riots. The goalie for Instant Karma had to play goalie because Shaun thought the game was at 4:30 not 3:30 and stopped every shot, thus earning the title, “Best Goalie in BTSH Playoff History.”
• Karma has taken a mighty fall this season. Ben left the Elves in a nasty email implying he was leaving to go “Championship Hunting” may soon find Karma is no friend of his. There are scenarios where Karma finishes in last and doesn’t even get to play in the play-in game.
• Despite sucking, the Rehabs are the only team to have clinched their division outright. The Gremlins and Gut Rot could tie if the Gremmies lose and Gut Rot wins. But like I said, we all hope Gut Rot loses!

Below are the standings.

1-      Filthy 28

2-      FK – 27

3-      Rehabs 26

4-      Lbs. 25

5-      Ankle- 22

6-      Math- 21

7-      Butchers- 20

8-      Gremlins 19

9-      Cobra Kai- 19

10-   Sky- 19

11-   Demons- 19

12-   Hookers- 18

13-   Gut Rot- 17

14-   WTP- 14

15-   Poutine- 13

16-   Rainbows- 12

17-   Riots- 12

18-   Karma- 11

19-   Elves- 11

20-   Mega- 10