I regret to inform you that the benign and democratic government of the Wolverines has fallen. The EFL standings have been overrun by a horde of fire-breathing reptiles. Flames engulf the league headquarters; I have just barely escaped. I had to piece together the standings from scraps of burning paper floating into my secret hiding place.
EFL Standings for 2016
EFL | ||||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
Haviland Dragons | 54 | 32 | .632 | — | 432.1 | 331.8 |
Old Detroit Wolverines | 53 | 31 | .627 | 0.7 | 459.4 | 351.2 |
Portland Rosebuds | 54 | 33 | .616 | 1.3 | 450.2 | 349.4 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 48 | 36 | .567 | 5.8 | 453.9 | 395.4 |
Canberra Kangaroos | 47 | 39 | .544 | 7.6 | 407.1 | 367.7 |
Peshastin Pears | 45 | 42 | .523 | 9.4 | 404.6 | 378.2 |
Cottage Cheese | 43 | 41 | .509 | 10.6 | 428.3 | 412.6 |
Flint Hill Tornadoes | 42 | 42 | .496 | 11.7 | 368.5 | 371.7 |
Kaline Drive | 35 | 51 | .410 | 19.2 | 420.3 | 498.1 |
D.C. Balk | 29 | 57 | .332 | 25.8 | 341.4 | 490.2 |
Haviland: L, 6 – 6.
Old Detroit: L, 2 – 9.
For the first six days of July the Woeverines have averaged 50.67 raw AB per day, including three days with batting averages at or under .200. It’s not just crummy hitting, it’s crummy hitting on staggeringly massive scale. The Dragons are playing well — they probably would have caught the W’s eventually, and Jake Lamb had another great day with a homer and two walks — but the swiftness of their victory was driven by the utterness of the W’s offensive collapse. And I do mean “offensive.”
Portland: W, 7 – 1. Here come the Rosebuds! Can they save the league from another reign of reptilian terror?
Pittsburgh: W, 9 – 6. Aggh! Here come the Alleghenys… again. Sigh.
Canberra: L, 1 – 4.
Peshastin: L, 3 – 7.
Cottage: W, 5 – 1.
Flint Hill: L, 2 – 6.
Kaline: L, 1 – 4.
DC: “W”, 7 – 12.
And you thought the aftermath of Brexit was disruptive. Look at all the teams that suffered from the destruction of the benign Wolverine administration! With the glaring exception of one opportunist * profiting from disorder, the good citizens of the lower reaches of the EFL saw their retirement savings evaporate in a general market collapse.
I apologize for the W’s failure to maintain good order.I have called a Wolverine team meeting. That should fix things. And if it doesn’t… maybe the Rosebuds can ride in on their white horses and save us.
* Cheese is made from milk. Milk in Spanish is “leche”, which forms the root of the word “lecherous.” So of course the Cheese are likely to prosper in times of civil disorder.
AL East | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
Old Detroit Wolverines | 53 | 31 | .627 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 49 | 35 | .583 | 3.7 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 48 | 39 | .552 | 6.2 |
Boston Red Sox | 46 | 38 | .548 | 6.7 |
Flint Hill Tornadoes | 42 | 42 | .496 | 11 |
New York Yankees | 41 | 43 | .488 | 11.7 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 50 | .405 | 18.7 |
NL East | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
Washington Nationals | 51 | 35 | .593 | — |
New York Mets | 46 | 38 | .548 | 4 |
Canberra Kangaroos | 47 | 39 | .544 | 4.2 |
Miami Marlins | 44 | 41 | .518 | 6.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 46 | .465 | 11 |
D.C. Balk | 29 | 57 | .332 | 22.5 |
Atlanta Braves | 28 | 57 | .329 | 22.5 |
AL Central | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
Cleveland Indians | 51 | 33 | .607 | — |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 48 | 36 | .567 | 3.4 |
Detroit Tigers | 45 | 40 | .529 | 6.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 44 | 41 | .518 | 7.5 |
Kansas City Royals | 43 | 41 | .512 | 8 |
Minnesota Twins | 29 | 55 | .345 | 22 |
NL Central | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
Chicago Cubs | 52 | 32 | .619 | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 41 | .518 | 8.5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 41 | .512 | 9 |
Cottage Cheese | 43 | 41 | .509 | 9.2 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | 47 | .440 | 15 |
Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 54 | .372 | 21 |
AL West | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
Haviland Dragons | 54 | 32 | .632 | — |
Texas Rangers | 53 | 33 | .616 | 1.4 |
Houston Astros | 46 | 39 | .541 | 7.9 |
Seattle Mariners | 43 | 42 | .506 | 10.9 |
Oakland A’s | 36 | 49 | .424 | 17.9 |
Los Angeles Angels | 35 | 50 | .412 | 18.9 |
Kaline Drive | 35 | 51 | .410 | 19.2 |
NL West | ||||
TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
San Francisco Giants | 54 | 33 | .621 | — |
Portland Rosebuds | 54 | 33 | .616 | 0.4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 48 | 39 | .552 | 6 |
Peshastin Pears | 45 | 42 | .523 | 8.5 |
Colorado Rockies | 38 | 46 | .452 | 14.5 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | 49 | .437 | 16 |
San Diego Padres | 37 | 48 | .435 | 16 |