League Updates

If Ever A-Wevver a Wiz There Was…

…the Wizard of Whidbey is one because,

because, because, because, because, because

Because of the wonderful things he does.

EFL Standings for 2017
EFL
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB RS RA
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 64 33 .660 559.2 395.2
Haviland Dragons 65 34 .653 0.4 608.7 442.7
Cottage Cheese 65 36 .648 0.6 555.5 403.8
Flint Hill Tornadoes 63 38 .625 2.9 523.2 405.1
Portland Rosebuds 60 40 .601 5.5 593.1 474.1
Kaline Drive 58 41 .589 6.7 503.6 418.1
Peshastin Pears 56 44 .564 9.2 490.0 436.6
Old Detroit Wolverines 49 52 .487 16.9 480.4 482.1
Canberra Kangaroos 46 51 .472 18.2 451.4 480.9
D.C. Balk 36 61 .368 28.3 466.4 613.7
Pittsburgh:  W, 8 – 2. (.308, .345, .654; 1 ip, 0 er) Pittsburgh’s good day at the plate was supplemented by correcting a commissioner’s office error that undercounted Nick Castellanos’ stats.
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Haviland: W, 5 – 5. (..231, .394, .500; 10 ip, 4) Kevin Gausman pitched 6 scoreless innings but is only allocated at 70%, so the Dragons were saddled with 4.8 runs.
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Cottage:  W 2, L 2 ; 19 – 16. (..100, .152, .133;  0.3 ip, 1 er)  The time lords are tormenting the Cheese again, this time by suddenly inflicting a quadruple header on a day when the Cheese got shredded at the plate and never really showed up on the mound.
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Flint Hill: W, 8 – 6. (.323, .333, .710; 1.3 ip, 0 er).  If only the Tornados had stepped up on the mound like they did at the plate. They probably should trade for Tyler Skaggs to beef up that rotation. Skaggs will be off the DL any time now…
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Portland: L, 4 – 7. (.259, .355, .407; 4 ip, 4 er). Yasiel Puig famously embodies mercuriality. The Rosebuds loved his 2 for 3 with a triple. I’ve never heard that Antonio Senzatela was particularly mercurial, but he did burst onto the scene senzationally,  got  benched for awhile, then was reactivated earlier this month.  Yesterday he allowed 4 er in 4 ip. So maybe mercurial is as mercurial does.
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Kaline: “L”, 3 – 1.  (.171, .250, .314; 9 ip, 0 er) .  There was a period late in June, while James Paxton was struggling, when I could have traded Corey Kluber for Paxton straight up. I dithered, Paxton had a couple of good starts, and the Wizard withdrew the offer. Last night Paxton confirmed the wizdom of the Wizard, again, with 7 shutout innings.

Peshastin: “L”, 6 – 5. (.250, .314, .625;  2 ip, 4 er). The Pears would have lost were it not for ex-Wolverines.   Sure, Hunter Renfroe blasted a pair of homers without the benefit of even a hint of ex-Wolverinity. But so did Carlos Santana – who did one left handed and the other one right handed, and threw in a walk.  Plus Jackie Bradley Jr. went 2 for 3.  Jose Iglesias went 0 for 5, but the ex-W’s overall went .364, .416, .909, while the rest of the Peshastin roster went .200, .273, .500

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Old Detroit: “L”, 6 – 6. (.341, .357, .488; 8 ip, 5 er). A good day at the plate — every Wolverine who appeared got at least one hit, and Josh Bell got three! — was only enough to just barely cancel Clayton Richard’s latest crummy outing: 8 ip, 5 er.
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Canberra: W 1, L (-1);  5 – (-4). (.367, .387, .700; 14 ip, 6 er).  First round draft pick Alex Bregman went 3 for 5 with a homer and two doubles to lead the Kangaroo offense.  Martin Perez and Blake Snell spun identical 7 ip, 3 er pitching performances. As a result the ‘Roos had the best day in the EFL Sunday.
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DC: DNP,  (-3) – (-4). (.174, .208, .304; 5 ip, 0 er). If it weren’t for Patrick Valaika’s pinch-hit homer, the Balk would have gone .136, .174, .136 at the plate.  That’s a .300 OPS.  But with the homer, and 5 scoreless innings from Balky relievers, DC came away with what amounted to a narrow win.
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Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2017
AL East
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Flint Hill Tornadoes 63 38 .625
Boston Red Sox 55 46 .545 8.1
New York Yankees 51 46 .526 10.1
Tampa Bay Rays 51 49 .510 11.6
Old Detroit Wolverines 49 52 .487 13.9
Baltimore Orioles 48 51 .485 14.1
Toronto Blue Jays 45 54 .455 17.1
NL East
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Washington Nationals 59 38 .608
Atlanta Braves 47 51 .480 12.5
New York Mets 46 51 .474 13
Canberra Kangaroos 46 51 .472 13.2
Miami Marlins 45 52 .464 14
D.C. Balk 36 61 .368 23.3
Philadelphia Phillies 34 63 .351 25
AL Central
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 64 33 .660
Cleveland Indians 52 45 .536 12.1
Kansas City Royals 51 47 .520 13.6
Minnesota Twins 49 49 .500 15.6
Detroit Tigers 45 53 .459 19.6
Chicago White Sox 39 57 .406 24.6
NL Central
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Cottage Cheese 65 36 .648
Milwaukee Brewers 53 48 .525 12.5
Chicago Cubs 51 47 .520 13
Pittsburgh Pirates 50 50 .500 15
St. Louis Cardinals 48 51 .485 16.5
Cincinnati Reds 41 58 .414 23.5
AL West
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Houston Astros 66 33 .667
Haviland Dragons 65 34 .653 1.3
Kaline Drive 58 41 .589 7.7
Seattle Mariners 50 51 .495 17
Los Angeles Angels 49 51 .490 17.5
Texas Rangers 48 51 .485 18
Oakland A’s 44 55 .444 22
NL West
TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 69 31 .690
Portland Rosebuds 60 40 .601 8.9
Arizona Diamondbacks 57 42 .576 11.5
Colorado Rockies 58 43 .574 11.5
Peshastin Pears 56 44 .564 12.6
San Diego Padres 43 56 .434 25.5
San Francisco Giants 38 63 .376 31.5