Another week of SBa games, and a whole bunch of drama has unfolded, with another playoff berth and two eliminations. With two games already played in the week, let's get this one kick-started.

West Virginia Black Bears (55-35)

Not going to put standings in this case, most people should be able to see it for themselves. The Black Bears had what looked like a simple put-away of the Parrots, and what looked like a sweep was denied with a 13-inning almost-comeback that was walked off by Corey Seager.

Highest Lockable Seed: 1st

They need to sweep, a series split in Tokyo or Jakarta winning that series, and Los Muertos to drop a game, but it is very much possible that they could end up securing a regular season title with a good showing against the Birds of War. I'd expect them to be able to push it to the last week where they'll take the spoils with a singular win over the Kaiju.

Lowest Possible Seed: 4th

The Black Bears do have a home final secured, and a lose-out would spell potential disaster for them. And with the Kaiju claiming enough wins by that to surpass them, the Jaguars and Los Muertos could make a run for the podium placings.

Tokyo Kaiju (52-28)

The Kaiju looked comprehensive in their series against the Zephyr, able to separate themselves from Los Muertos to currently hold outright 2nd in the standings.

Highest Lockable Seed: 2nd

Dispelling Jakarta would mean that if Denver could rebound from that series loss and sweep Los Muertos, the former Olympic city would be guaranteed home field advantage into the Championship Series.

Lowest Possible Seed: 5th

They will be the highest placed 2nd in division team if they make it there, but would be demoted to the wildcard with a poor showing in Week 21. This would only lead to a matchup with the Bandits in this situation, due to the Vegas side's poor showing versus top squads.

Los Muertos de Monterrey (51-29)

After eliminating Glasgow, the team faltered, ending up splitting against what was considered a very weak opponent. Now the squad looks to rebound and throw themselves back up into contention against a Sao Paulo pitching staff that came off a 13-inning hero-ball outing.

Highest Lockable Seed: 3rd

A Kaiju sweep to go along with a Los Muertos sweep would cement the top 3 as them and the Black Bears. A series win would also secure a home final to put them out of reach of Vegas.

Lowest Possible Seed: 6th

Losing their Week 8 series against the Snow Geese would mean a tie leans to Big Sky. But hey, you'd still be Central 1...is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Jakarta Jaguars (50-30)

They won their series against the Moose to book their ticket to the playoffs, and was able to win a close game in spite of having 7 unearned runs, and 7 unearned runs, given up against Merrill Kelly. They made a bunch of moves which may have weakened their core, with no Tim Anderson, Teoscar Hernandez, or Ian Happ being utilised for the final 2 weeks as a strategic move to protect them in case of injuries that would last into the postseason, being replaced by Bo Bichette, Charlie Blackmon, and

Highest Lockable Seed: 4th

They can't push themselves past the Kaiju or Los Muertos unassailably, but the Indonesian side could end up locking a home final with sweeping Japan. This could also happen if Big Sky splits or worse, and Las Vegas is swept, their own results notwithstanding.

Lowest Possible Seed: 6th

Unlike Los Muertos, the Jaguars do hold a positive tiebreaker over the Questants, meaning if they tie it would give the Jaguars the 6th seed. If this were to occur, this is how low the wildcard would be.

Las Vegas Bandits (45-35)

After a substitution of WILL THE THRILL in for usual manager MCast, the Nevada squadron broke out the brooms and put themselves in a potential spot to make a run for the 4th, or perhaps 3rd seed.

Highest Lockable Seed: 5th

It'd only take a sweep, a series split or worse by Big Sky and Quezon City to do so with holding the tiebreaker 5-3 over the Snow Geese head to head but down 1-3 to the Questants, but it would be all they could muster this week.

Lowest Possible Seed: Play-In

Yes, this team could still be forced into a play-in, but it would require Vegas to lose out along with either Milwaukee or Yukon sweeping the Snow Geese and Angels respectively (and if the former, it would require the Snow Geese to take some games off the Unicorns), with the Zephyr potentially also able to spoil the party. It would require a lot of results to change as well with it, but it's not entirely out of the question that the Bandits would require multiple play-in games to reach the postseason.

Big Sky Snow Geese (43-37)

The Snow Geese came off against a potential playoff series against the Questants and separated themselves by a game. As before, the lowest possible seed will not be discussed as the Snow Geese and below could all be eliminated from the playoffs.

Highest Lockable Seed: 6th

A team that could also secure their current seeding if they sweep their own series, and the Questants drop their series to Dallas. Nonetheless, it could be their postseason with only a series win.

Quezon City Questants (42-38)

A team that could fall to .500 with being swept, but could also lock in the playoffs facing the worst team in SBa currently by record.

Highest Lockable Seed: 7th

Stretch yourselves into the 7th seed at least with a sweep and 2 games being claimed by the Flamingos, and a playoff spot with just the former.

South Burlington Black Diamonds (41-41)

Highest Lockable Seed: 8th

The playoffs could be locked with the right results - if South Burlington take the 2 games and series are won by Big Sky, Wichita and Las Vegas, the playoff seeds would be decided then and there. Which is more likely than several of the outcomes discussed above.

Controls Their Destiny This Week

The 3 teams tied at 37-43 (Milwaukee Bovines, Denver Zephyr and Yukon Moose) all would keep their hopes alive with a series win of their own, or even a series split for a chance at a play-in.

The Florida Flamingos (36-46) could be bumped out of postseason contention if they drop a game to South Burlington, but winning both games would give them an in, and one they could even claim outright.

The Vatican Angels and Wichita WonderWolves at 35-45 would be in a play-in if South Burlington wins both games and the sides could win out. It's the longest of long shots for them to make it, but they could stay alive this week.

Out Without A Chance

The Sao Paulo Parrots (34-46) need Jack to at least take a single game to keep their potential playoff chances above water, while the Philadelphia Birds of War (33-47) would need a play-in win, and to have every other result go their way for them to have a shot at the dance. Glasgow Unicorns and Dallas Drillers are already eliminated, so they don't have an opportunity.

This one may be quick and dirty, but I'm about to celebrate something and I really don't want to be spending the first minutes of being 23 years old writing this up.