TEX 15, DET 5

I mentioned on Twitter last night that I wanted someone's dad to invoke the mercy rule. The Texas offense, and specifically the Cruz portion, is impressive, but there comes a point where it's just sad. Kudos to Detroit for trying to hang in there until the middle innings...and to Tejas on a second straight AL pennant. It's a damn good team; I think it's going to go the distance this year.

But a few poolians...aren't. While you enjoy that brutal segue, the points:

TEX: 15 (3 for the W, 2 for the drubbing, 10 for the CS series victory)

Beltre, A: 3
Cabrera, M ain't going out like that: 8
Hamilton, J's incorrect beard: 1
Kinsler, I: 2
the jangling carcass of Martinez, V: 3
a love letter to John from Young, M: 8

No pitcher points. And we bid farewell to

Cabrera, M
Martinez, V
and Cy Young heir apparent Verlander, J

Meet the new boss, NOT the same as the old boss, after the jump!

Jumping out to a lead on her lonesome, it's Jill Love with 176, followed by Aaron 2 with 167.67; Reid 1 and Green still showing for right now, just a whisker behind at 167.33.

Bunting 2: 166.34
Broomfield/Romine: 164
Tim: 155
BSD: 147
Shee/Bell: 138.33
Ben: 136.67
Aaron 1: 129
Maria: 126.33
Keith: 118.66
John, somewhat unaccustomed to this bright light outside the cellar: 108.67
Bunting 1: 106.33
Costa: 103.33
Reid 2: 103
D. Peps: 92.33

Detroit's ouster didn't knock out as many slates as I'd thought off the top of my head, but the following slates have lost all their picks and will no longer show up in the updates:

Maria 2
Bunting 1

NCLS showdown tonight at 8:05 ET! Any arithmetic biffs, you know what to do.