Week 7 in the Diamond Dynasty saw some incredible history. Prior to week 7 of the 2011 season there had been eight 10-0 victories in 9 seasons. Week 7 had two, to bring that total into double-digits. Of those ten 10-0 shutouts, TJ now has 4, and Alex recorded his 3rd. Jarrett, James, and Adrian each have one.
What does this project for the remainder of the season for these clubs?
Alex shut out Colin 10-0 in 2004 and Adrian in 2010, finishing in the money both times but not winning a Chalice. In seasons where TJ has recorded a 10-0 he has lost in the first round of the playoffs. This happened twice, as he shut out two teams in 2004 (Paul and Jarrett.)
Paul and Jarrett finished in last and second to last, respectively, and only 2 of the previous 8 teams to lose by this margin had made the playoffs. Kurt and Colin were the two managers, both of which finished third.
Only one previous manager won 10-0 and went on to win the championship, with Adrian taking it home in 2008. James and Alex have finished second.
In another intriguing week 7 matchup, two undefeated managers went head to head. Neither Adrian nor Kurt had lost a week in 2011, and battled relentlessly until the final game. Kurt needed 5 home runs on Sunday to take a 5-4 lead, but a run from Kevin Youkilis on Sunday Night Baseball broke a tie in runs and leveled the week at 5-5, where it would end. Adrian heads into a matchup against Alex, fresh off a 10-0 victory, in hopes of continuing his undefeated streak. Kurt faces off with Drew in week 8, another team at the top of the standings. Despite failing to lose in the centennial season, Kurt still sits in 4th after tying 4 of the 7 weeks thus far.
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