Ok, order has been restored to the universe. Here are standings for today with the proper number of games played.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | RS | RA |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 20 | 7 | 0.732 | — | 145.8 | 88.3 |
| Haviland Dragons | 19 | 8 | 0.695 | 1.0 | 126.6 | 83.2 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 18 | 9 | 0.670 | 1.7 | 171.6 | 114.3 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 16 | 12 | 0.561 | 4.5 | 146.9 | 125.1 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 16 | 13 | 0.540 | 5.1 | 128.1 | 117.5 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 13 | 14 | 0.480 | 6.8 | 113.9 | 119.2 |
| Peshastin Pears | 14 | 15 | 0.466 | 7.2 | 126.4 | 136.1 |
| Cottage Cheese | 10 | 16 | 0.393 | 9.0 | 93.5 | 117.7 |
| Kaline Drive | 10 | 17 | 0.371 | 9.7 | 117.9 | 155.8 |
| D.C. Balk | 7 | 20 | 0.249 | 13 | 95.1 | 166.7 |
Canberra: W 1, L 1; 6 – 6. (May line so far: .222, .296, .438; 22.3 ip, 2 er) Highest OPS: Jose Abreu, 1.715 (13 PA); Chris Carter, 1,471 (17 PA); ; Lowest ERA: Entire staff except one: 0.00 ERA (17.3 ip). Only pitcher to allow an earned run: Taijuan Walker, 2 er in 5 ip. Probably should dump him.
Haviland: W 1, L 1; 7 – 9. (May line so far: .242, .322, .341; 27.7 ip, 11 er) Highest OPS: Matt Joyce, 1.262 (7 PA); Alcides Escobar, 1.203 (18 PA); Lowest ERA: V Velasquez, 0.00 (6 ip)
Old Detroit: W 3, L 0; 25 – 9. (May line so far: .325, .394, .611; 34.3 ip, 10 er) Highest OPS: D Lee, 1.518 (8 PA); B Nicholas, 1.500 (8 PA); Lowest ERA: C Kluber, 0.00 (9 ip); M Bumgarner, 0.00 (6 ip).
Pittsburgh: W 2, L 0; 21 – 10. (May line so far: .312, .367,.576; 42.7 ip, 22 er) Highest OPS: B Lawrie, 1.917 (12 PA, incl. 6 walks); M Trout, 1.418 (19 PA); Lowest ERA: F. Abad (0.00,1.7 ip – has yet to allow an earned run in 2016 for anyone; J Odorizzi, 1.29 (7 ip).
Portland: W 2, L 0; 14 – 10. (May line so far: .295, .370, .443; 31.3 ip, 14 er) Highest OPS: S Pearce, 1.875 (8 PA); N Hundley, 1.171 (7 PA); Lowest ERA: C Sale, 1.69 (5.3 ip).
Flint Hill: W 2, L 1; 11 – 10. (May line so far: .253, .320, .402; 41 ip, 12 er) Highest OPS: J Pederson, 1.333 (5 PA); X Bogaerts, 1.187 (14 PA); Lowest ERA: J Samardzija, 1.13 (8 ip) — 3 other starters less than 1.35; Lowest FIP: T Zych, -3.07. Yes, Tony went on the DL with a negative FIP. I didn’t know that was even possible, let alone that the penalty would be a trip to the DL.
Peshastin: W 2, L 0; 9 – 7. (May line so far: .260, .314,.432; 35.2 ip, 14 er). Highest OPS: C Santana, 1.298 (8 PA); J Realmuto, 1.269 (13 PA); Lowest ERA: M Scherzer, 0.00 (7 ip).
Cottage: W 0, L 2; 6 – 11. (May line so far:.205, .268, .325; 45.3 ip, 27 er) Highest OPS: M Adams, 1.255 (11 PA); Y Puig, .857 (14 PA); Lowest ERA: M Wisler, 0.00 ( 8 ip)
Kaline: W 1, L 1; 8 – 7 (May line so far: .245, .345, .357; 37.7 ip, 12 er) Highest OPS: J Villar, 1.100 (18 PA); K Bryant, .938 (20 PA); Lowest ERA: B Norris, 0.00 (4.7 ip), M Stroman, 1.13 (8 ip).
D.C.: W 1, L 1; 8 – 13. (May line so far: .232, .305, .400; 22.3 ip, 7 er) Highest OPS: W Castillo, 1.400 (5 PA); S Schebler, 1.143 (7 PA); Lowest ERA: 6 relievers, 0.oo ERA (12 ip, total); J Tomlin, 3.00 (6 ip).
Today I will have to leave it at this — except to shout out another “Thank You” to Dave today for his cheerful help and his gracious response to my whiny tone.