I don’t mean to downplay the standings today — something amazing happened there, after all — but this is really the day to go over the significance of the All-Star Game rosters as an indicator of EFL dominance. So the standings will be quick with no commentary.
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 54 | 29 | .654 | — | 424.6 | 307.7 |
| Haviland Dragons | 56 | 30 | .648 | 0.1 | 435.8 | 318.5 |
| Cottage Cheese | 48 | 34 | .590 | 5.4 | 362.1 | 299.7 |
| Peshastin Pears | 48 | 37 | .569 | 7 | 374.4 | 324.1 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 45 | 36 | .555 | 8.3 | 376.9 | 337.4 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 45 | 38 | .548 | 8.9 | 397.2 | 361.2 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 38 | 46 | .450 | 17.1 | 441.3 | 487.7 |
| Kaline Drive | 39 | 47 | .449 | 17.2 | 333.9 | 372.3 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 31 | 54 | .368 | 24 | 344.9 | 455.8 |
Old Detroit: W, 9 – 2.
Haviland: W 2, L 0; 16 – 12.
Cottage: L, 1 – 2.
Peshastin: W 1, L 1; 12 – 9.
Pittsburgh: W 1, L 1; 13 – 15.
Flint Hill: “L”, 2 – (-1).
Canberra: W 1, L 1; 10 – 14.
Kaline: W 1, L 1; 7 – 8/
Now — on to the ASG Rosters.
The EFL’s “share” of MLB honors is 30%. For the 18 players voted to start in the All-Star game, our share would be 5.4.
We got 8, 48% more than our share.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
C: Salvador Perez, Cheeses
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
2B: Jose Altuve, Alleghenys
3B: Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays
SS: Alcides Escobar, Dragons
OF: Mike Trout, Alleghenys
OF: Lorenzo Cain, Royals
OF: Alex Gordon, Royals
DH: Nelson Cruz, Mariners
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C: Buster Posey, Giants
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, Dragons
2B: Dee Gordon, Rosebuds
3B: Todd Frazier, Reds
SS: Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals
OF: Bryce Harper, Kangaroos
OF: Matt Holliday, Cardinals
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, Wolverines
So far 50 more players have been named as pitchers or reserves, meaning we should have gotten 15 more EFLers in. We got 20, 33% more than our share — so overall we have 28 out of the 68 All-Stars named so far, when we should have had only 20.4 — so we are outperforming the average franchise by 37%.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitchers
RHP: Chris Archer, Dragons
RHP: Dellin Betances, Alleghenys
RHP: Brad Boxberger, Rays
LHP: Zach Britton, Orioles
RHP: Wade Davis, Royals
RHP: Sonny Gray: Cheeseses
RHP: Kelvin Herrera, Dragons
RHP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners
LHP: Dallas Keuchel, Astros
RHP: Darren O’Day, Orioles
LHP: Glen Perkins, Twins
LHP: David Price, Tigers
LHP: Chris Sale, Pears
Reserves
C: Russell Martin, Blue Jays
C: Stephen Vogt, Athletics
1B: Albert Pujols, Angels
1B: Mark Teixeira, Yankees
2B: Jason Kipnis, Kangaroos
3B: Manny Machado, Wolverines
SS: Jose Iglesias, Wolverines
IF/OF: Brock Holt, Red Sox
OF: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
OF: Adam Jones, Orioles
OF: J.D. Martinez, Dragons
DH: Prince Fielder, Rangers
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitchers
LHP: Madison Bumgarner, Wolverines
RHP: A.J. Burnett, Pirates
LHP: Aroldis Chapman, Kangaroos
RHP: Gerrit Cole, Pirates
RHP: Jacob deGrom, Mets
RHP: Zack Greinke, Dodgers
RHP: Mark Melancon, Pirates
RHP: Shelby Miller, Alleghenys
RHP: Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies
RHP: Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers
RHP: Trevor Rosenthal, Dragons
RHP: Max Scherzer, Pears
RHP: Michael Wacha, Cardinals
Reserves
C: Yasmani Grandal, Pears
C: Yadier Molina, Cardinals
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
1B: Anthony Rizzo, Wolverines
2B: DJ LeMahieu, Rockies
2B: Joe Panik, Giants
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies
3B: Kris Bryant, Cheeeeeese
SS: Brandon Crawford, Giants
OF: Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
OF: Joc Pederson, Tornadoes
OF: A.J. Pollock, Tornadoes
OF: Justin Upton, Wolverines
By EFL team, here’s how we are doing:
EFL in the ASG
Dragons – 2 starters, 4 others = 6
Wolverines – 1 starter, 5 others = 6
Alleghenys – 2 starters, 2 others = 4
Fromages – 1 starter, 2 others = 3
Kangaroos – 1 starter, 2 others = 3
Pears – 0 starters, 3 others = 3
Tornados – 0 starters, 2 others = 2
Rosebuds – 1 starter, 0 others = 1
Drive – 0 starters, 0 others = 0
The Drive have been shut out so far, but there is still a chance for one to appear. The fans are voting on the final player in each league. There are 10 nominees; the EFL share would be 3 — which is what we got.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Xander Bogaerts, Tornados
Yoenis Cespides, Drive
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Carlos Martinez, Dragons
We were nice and didn’t hog the final vote category. In return is it too much to expect a Cespides win so the Drive can have someone in the All Star game?