I finally, for the first time this season, got the family TV to myself. It took me 10 minutes to remind myself how to navigate through the nest of menus to my MLB link. I noticed the Reds/Angels game was in the top of the eighth, tied, and figured I might enjoy watching my Raisel Iglesias hold the fort for the Reds (and the W’s). On the second pitch I saw, Iglesias served up a three run homer to Justin Bour, the capstone in his single-inning quadruple chulk.
It’s hard not to feel like I made that happen — that somehow I disturbed the probability structure around that pitch by popping in from an unexpected quarter. Maybe I should have just left it well enough alone.
As it happens, I don’t have time today for team-by-team comments. I still need to finish the new draft list. And maybe it’s just as well. The W’s can’t afford any more quadruple chulks.
EFL Standings for 2019
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
RS |
RA |
| Portland Rosebuds |
54 |
28 |
.653 |
— |
485.7 |
354.5 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes |
50 |
30 |
.629 |
2.2 |
509.7 |
390.1 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines |
46 |
34 |
.575 |
6.6 |
471.0 |
400.8 |
| Peshastin Pears |
42 |
40 |
.508 |
11.9 |
426.5 |
421.1 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
40 |
39 |
.507 |
12 |
383.3 |
376.4 |
| Kaline Drive |
40 |
41 |
.491 |
13.3 |
355.2 |
362.4 |
| Canberra Kangaroos |
39 |
42 |
.485 |
13.7 |
439.5 |
460.2 |
| Haviland Dragons |
38 |
43 |
.471 |
14.9 |
412.8 |
434.6 |
| Cottage Cheese |
38 |
42 |
.469 |
15 |
464.7 |
486.4 |
| Bellingham Cascades |
34 |
45 |
.434 |
17.8 |
383.1 |
441.8 |
| Brookland Outs |
32 |
48 |
.400 |
20.5 |
397.7 |
490.0 |
| D.C. Balk |
29 |
52 |
.353 |
24.4 |
343.2 |
464.9 |
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Portland: “W”, 8 – 10. (37 PA, .361, .351, .667; 17.7 ip, 16 er, 8.15 ERA).
Yes, I realize the irony or coincidence (I forget which, but
Weird Al knows) in my bemoaning Iglesias’ quadruple chulk today when just yesterday I worked so hard, but still failed, to properly empathize with the Rosebuds for Brad Hand’s quadruple chulk. But as far as I know the Little Prince wasn’t watching when his beloved Rosebud got hit by the truck.
Flint Hill: L, 1 – 6. (34 PA, .172, .294, .172; 19.7 ip, 13 er, 5.95 ERA).
Old Detroit: L, 7 – 10. (53 PA, .222, .340, .467; 3 ip, 4 er, 12.00 ERA).
Peshastin: W, 1 – 0. (46 PA, .175, .283, .325; 7 ip, 0 er, 0.00 ERA).
Pittsburgh: L, 7 – 8. (49 PA, .326, .367, .587; 1.7 ip, 1 er, 5.40 ERA).
Canberra: L, 2 – 8. (45 PA, .179, .289, .333; 2 ip, 0 er, 0.00 ERA).
Haviland: L, 2 – 7. (45 PA, .190, .244, .381; 7 ip, 5, er, 6.43 ERA).
Cottage: W 2, L (-1); 21- 12. (28 PA, .273, .429, .500; 1 ip, 1 er, 9.00 ERA).
Bellingham: “L:, 6 – 5. (43 PA, .325, .372, .775; 2.3 ip, 0 er, 0.00 ERA).
Brookland: L, 1 – 6. (35 PA, .188, .257, .500; 5.7 ip, 3 er, 4.76 ERA).
DC: W 2, L (-1); 12 – 0. (38 PA, .306, .342, .667; 15.7 ip, 6 er, 3.45 ERA).
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2019
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| New York Yankees |
52 |
28 |
.650 |
— |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes |
50 |
30 |
.629 |
1.7 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines |
46 |
34 |
.575 |
6 |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
45 |
35 |
.563 |
7 |
| Boston Red Sox |
44 |
38 |
.537 |
9 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
29 |
52 |
.358 |
23.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
22 |
58 |
.275 |
30 |
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| Atlanta Braves |
48 |
33 |
.593 |
— |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
42 |
38 |
.525 |
5.5 |
| Washington Nationals |
39 |
40 |
.494 |
8 |
| Canberra Kangaroos |
39 |
42 |
.485 |
8.7 |
| New York Mets |
37 |
44 |
.457 |
11 |
| Miami Marlins |
30 |
48 |
.385 |
16.5 |
| D.C. Balk |
29 |
52 |
.353 |
19.4 |
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| Minnesota Twins |
52 |
27 |
.658 |
— |
| Cleveland Indians |
44 |
36 |
.550 |
8.5 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
40 |
39 |
.507 |
12 |
| Chicago White Sox |
37 |
41 |
.474 |
14.5 |
| Bellingham Cascades |
34 |
45 |
.434 |
17.7 |
| Detroit Tigers |
26 |
49 |
.347 |
24 |
| Kansas City Royals |
28 |
53 |
.346 |
25 |
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| Chicago Cubs |
43 |
37 |
.538 |
— |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
42 |
38 |
.525 |
1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
40 |
39 |
.506 |
2.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
37 |
41 |
.474 |
5 |
| Cottage Cheese |
38 |
42 |
.469 |
5.4 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
36 |
42 |
.462 |
6 |
| Brookland Outs |
32 |
48 |
.400 |
11 |
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| Houston Astros |
50 |
31 |
.617 |
— |
| Texas Rangers |
44 |
36 |
.550 |
5.5 |
| Oakland A’s |
43 |
38 |
.531 |
7 |
| Los Angeles Angels |
41 |
40 |
.506 |
9 |
| Kaline Drive |
40 |
41 |
.491 |
10.2 |
| Haviland Dragons |
38 |
43 |
.471 |
11.9 |
| Seattle Mariners |
37 |
47 |
.440 |
14.5 |
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
55 |
27 |
.671 |
— |
| Portland Rosebuds |
54 |
28 |
.653 |
1.5 |
| Colorado Rockies |
42 |
38 |
.525 |
12 |
| Peshastin Pears |
42 |
40 |
.508 |
13.3 |
| San Diego Padres |
40 |
40 |
.500 |
14 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
41 |
41 |
.500 |
14 |
| San Francisco Giants |
34 |
45 |
.430 |
19.5 |
