BY CHADBOYE11
The Grocers tied a franchise record winning 101 games this year. The only other time the team won 101 games was back in '17 in Memphis. That year, the team ended up losing in the Wild Card Series to Ohio, a team that only won 84 games and who were in their same division. It was stuff like that which forced the ABA to roll back the playoff structure to just 12 teams.
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NATIONWIDE LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Brattleboro Grocers 101 61 .623 -
Boston Yanks 80 82 .494 21.0
New York Gothams 79 83 .488 22.0
New Jersey Generals 78 84 .481 23.0
Philadelphia Quakers 73 89 .451 28.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Phoenix Firebirds 90 70 .562 -
San Francisco Peanuts 82 80 .506 9.0
Colorado Kings 81 81 .500 10.0
Los Angeles Anglers 75 87 .463 16.0
Victoria Cougars 75 87 .463 16.0
Northern Division W L PCT GB
Detroit Pontiacs 105 57 .648 -
Toronto Blue Collars 91 71 .562 14.0
St. Louis Aviators 81 81 .500 24.0
Eau Claire Paws 75 87 .463 30.0
Dayton Derbies 72 90 .444 33.0
Southern Division W L PCT GB
Louisville Spires 88 74 .543 -
Baltimore Atlantics 82 80 .506 6.0
Virginia Mariners 80 81 .497 7.5
Indiana Racers 72 89 .447 15.5
El Paso Sun Kings 67 95 .414 21.0
ALLIED LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Las Vegas Aces 94 68 .580 -
Salt Lake City Elders 87 75 .537 7.0
Bakersfield Sun Sox 76 86 .469 18.0
Portland Beavers 73 89 .451 21.0
Hawaii Fifty-Niners 61 101 .377 33.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 105 57 .648 -
New York Knights 100 62 .617 5.0
Brooklyn Originals 86 76 .531 19.0
Montreal Players 83 79 .512 22.0
Washington Maroons 75 87 .463 30.0
Southern Division W L PCT GB
West Virginia Alleghenies 82 80 .506 -
Florida Rockets 79 83 .488 3.0
New Orleans Alligators 77 85 .475 5.0
Jackson Cottons 73 88 .453 8.5
Carolina Wrens 71 91 .438 11.0
Central Division W L PCT GB
Amarillo Gold Sox 92 70 .568 -
Chicago Rogues 84 77 .522 7.5
Great Plains Flycatchers 83 79 .512 9.0
Edmonton Electrics 70 92 .432 22.0
Houston Cosmos 59 103 .364 33.0
The question for everyone at home is, HOW FAR CAN OUR GROCERS GO? It's a good question. This team isn't the team we started the year with, though. Their enhancements if you will, makes us here at BSM feel a lot more confident about their chances, but it's the playoffs and anything can happen.
But say you aren't a fan of the Grocers (yet) and you want to know what other bandwagons you can jump on this post-season. FEAR NOT ABA FAN WE HAVE THE FEATURE FOR YOU!
2142 CHOOSE YOUR ABA PLAYOFF BANDWAGON TEAM
DETROIT PONTIACS
HOW'D THEY GET HERE? 105-57, Won NL North Division
YOUR NEW FAVORITE PLAYER IS:
Can you say, "future hall of famer?"
WHY SHOULD I ROOT FOR THEM?You can count on them to win a title at least once a generation. Founded in 2033, the Pontiacs have won five titles in franchise history -- all in Detroit -- and have a bit of history too. They give you the bonafides of a historical club, with the effort of a team that actually likes winning.
No one will ever think you're a bandwagon fan for being a Pontiacs fan.
BRATTLEBORO GROCERS
HOW'D THEY GET HERE?: 101-61, Won NL East
YOUR NEW FAVORITE PLAYER:
WHY SHOULD I ROOT FOR THEM?: This team abandoned Memphis after over decades largely filled with mediocrity. Now they are a winning team and everyone in New England is some kind of fan. It helps this was the area that used to have the Worcester Hearts before that team moved to Pittsburgh. If you like underdog stories where the little guy rises up and takes on the big guy, this is your club. This is their first playoff appearance in over a decade, they're in a new city and all of this could be done tomorrow. So enjoy the ride, but don't get your hopes up that it'll always be like this.
PITTSBURGH YELLOWJACKETS
HOW'D THEY GET HERE?:105-57, Won the AL East
YOUR NEW FAVORITE PLAYER IS:
WHY SHOULD I ROOT FOR THEM?: The Yellowjackets arrived six years ago and were the city's first big league team since 1925. The city's last Kerouac Cup Series title came in the 123rd KCS, that was 219 years ago. You thought your drought was bad, this city has millions of dead people who've never seen a local team lift the Cup. Get on board.
NEW YORK KNIGHTS
HOW'D THEY GET HERE?: 100-62, 2nd in NL East (Wild Card)
YOUR NEW FAVORITE PLAYER: 
WHY SHOULD I ROOT FOR THEM?
You want to root for one of the ABA's original teams and like to see them win titles? The Knights last title came two years ago, they missed the playoffs last season and now they're back. Diehard, old-school fan base located primarily on Long Island where this team resides.
PART TWO TOMORROW.