One minor point in an otherwise excellent post: > Another difference I should note: This type of forced-rank chart > doesn’t have any obvious allowance for

One minor point in an otherwise excellent post: > Another difference I should note: This type of forced-rank chart > doesn’t have any obvious allowance for ties. [...] In Fry’s case, > he uses the team with the lower salary as the “winner” of the tie. > But this isn’t obvious to the reader. I wonder if this isn't random. It appears to be the case for the 91-71, 90-72, and the 69-93 ties. In the 80-81 and 80-82 ties the higher salary team is on top.