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# 4 Mad City Paddlers (96-66)
         
. . Eaton . Rivera
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Trout

.269-2-17 Lough .
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.325-29-105

. . .259-6-33 .
           
. . Iglesias

Altuve

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. . .340-2-38

.272-6-67

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Starters  

Longoria

Morneau    
Scherzer 19-8, 2.36

.252-27-106

.245-18-81 . .
Bumgarner 16-7, 3.21

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DH .
Perez 12-1, 2.21

Lucroy

Marte  
Stults 14-10, 4.11 .280-18-61 .312-16-60 .
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The Mad City Paddlers have missed the post season the past 2 years but a 96 win campaign has them rolling when it matters.  Mike Trout is all world and is the heart of the club while the dou of Scherzer and Bumgarner is second to none.  The Paddlers won 10 of the 18 games vs. Rock River this year.
# 1 Protect Your Nuts (115-47)
         
. . Ellsbury . Rivera
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Markakis

.330-8-59 Rios .
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.259-5-66

. . .294-20-80 .
           
. . Crawford

Pedroia

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. . .239-10-34

.273-10-85

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Starters .

Zimmerman

Cabrera . .
Kershaw 21-2, 1.93

.258-23-94

.361-55-145 . .
Harvey 16-2, 1.66

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Verlander 16-8, 2.85 Weiters Mayberry  
Hamels 15-5, 2.76 .249-23-82 .235-5-40 .
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The Nut franchise has the best collection of SP in the TBBL.  Clayton Kershaw pitches like he is from Asgard and Matt Harvey only dates supermodels.  Together they will be starring in the Justice League movie in 2017.  Balance on offense and the best player on the planet in Miggy make this team the one to beat.
Prediction:  Nuts in 6  games  (Wrong!!!)

Could 2014 be the year of the squirrel?  I don't see how this pitching staff doesn't manage to hold down its opponents the rest of the way.