I am writing this between bouts of dozing in a DC hotel lobby. My red-eye flight was made even more so by a nice but squirmy kid in the next seat. I got to the hotel at 8 am. I can’t get into my room until 1:00. So why not patch together a statement to match my mental state? Intermittent.
EFL Standings for 2018
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Portland Rosebuds | 39 | 27 | .589 | — | 327.0 | 269.2 |
| Brookland Outs | 39 | 28 | .584 | 0.2 | 377.8 | 314.0 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 36 | 26 | .583 | 0.7 | 265.9 | 224.0 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 38 | 28 | .569 | 1.3 | 289.0 | 250.8 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 33 | 29 | .534 | 3.8 | 260.8 | 243.7 |
| Cottage Cheese | 34 | 33 | .514 | 4.9 | 332.1 | 324.5 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 33 | 32 | .505 | 5.5 | 334.5 | 337.5 |
| Kaline Drive | 33 | 34 | .492 | 6.4 | 289.1 | 294.3 |
| Haviland Dragons | 31 | 36 | .467 | 8.1 | 286.9 | 306.2 |
| D.C. Balk | 29 | 37 | .438 | 9.9 | 273.4 | 308.7 |
| Peshastin Pears | 28 | 38 | .419 | 11.2 | 271.3 | 321.0 |
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Portland: W, 6 – 4. (.263, .364, .368; 8 ip, 4 er)
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Brookland: W 2, L 2; 32 – 25. (.244, .358, .267; 8.7 ip, 10 er) The daily stats don’t look that good, but when you play a quadruple header, the stats you have stored up can affect your outcome more that what you did that particular day.
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Old Detroit: “L”, 5 – 4. (.278, .316, .500; o pitching).
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Canberra: W 2, L 1; 12 – 11. (.190. .286. .429; 2 ip, 0 er). Ehire Adrianza was the offensive stud: 3 for 4 with a homer from the banjo-hitting infielder. Scott Kingery almost matched him: 1 for 2 with a homer and a walk. Will the impending Kangaroo advance be fueled by big-hitting middle-infielders?
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Flint Hill: W, 4 – 3. (.238, .289, .429; 8 ip, 3 er).
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Cottage: W 2, L 2; 16 – 12. (.278, .333, .667; 10.7 ip. 2 er). Joc Pederson: 3 for 4 with two doubles and a homer. The Dodgers won. Mike Tr0ut went 3 for 5 with two homers. The Angels lost. There’s probably a lesson in there somewhere.
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Pittsburgh: W, 4 – 3. (.182, .260, .205; no pitching). That’s across 49 plate appearances, so it’s a hefty bad day.
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Kaline: L, 1 – 3. (.146, .234, .171; 12 ip, 4 er). Chase Anderson had a great day ( 7 ip, 0 er).
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Haviland: L, 5 – 6. (.143, .351, .321; 8.7 ip. 6 er). Bryce Harper walked twice, got hit twice, and got excoriated by an anonymous baseball executive as an “overrated”, “selfish, losing player.” I dunno. I’d love a guy who gets on base every time, even if his batting average for the day was 0.000. I mean, if that anonymous baseball executive happens to be John Johnson, I’ll be happy to talk to him. I think there might be a line of people in front of me, though.
Haviland: L, 5 – 6. (.143, .351, .321; 8.7 ip. 6 er). Bryce Harper walked twice, got hit twice, and got excoriated by an anonymous baseball executive as an “overrated”, “selfish, losing player.” I dunno. I’d love a guy who gets on base every time, even if his batting average for the day was 0.000. I mean, if that anonymous baseball executive happens to be John Johnson, I’ll be happy to talk to him. I think there might be a line of people in front of me, though.
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DC: W 2, L 1; 17 – 17. (.300, .429, .500; 7 ip, 6 er). Nice hitting — an Edgar Martinez Day! The only one in the EFL yesterday. Unfortunately the pitching was of about the same absolute value, mostly because of Daniel Mengden’s 4 ip, 6 er.
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Peshastin: W, 7 – 6. (.294, .333, .618; 2 ip, 3 er). Mitch Haniger! has to be player of the day. He hit as many homers as Mike Trout, plus he got a walk, in one fewer plate appearance. And he nailed a runner at second from deep in the right field with a stunning throw (and a Javier-Baez-class tag by Jean Segura). Although his OBP was not 1.000, like Bryce Harper’s…
MLB + EFL Standings for 2018
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 43 | 19 | .694 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 22 | .676 | — |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 36 | 26 | .583 | 6.8 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 33 | 29 | .534 | 9.9 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 31 | 35 | .470 | 14 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 30 | 37 | .448 | 15.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 47 | .288 | 26 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Atlanta Braves | 38 | 28 | .576 | — |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 38 | 28 | .569 | 0.5 |
| Washington Nationals | 36 | 28 | .563 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 30 | .531 | 3 |
| New York Mets | 28 | 35 | .444 | 8.5 |
| D.C. Balk | 29 | 37 | .438 | 9.1 |
| Miami Marlins | 25 | 42 | .373 | 13.5 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 35 | 30 | .538 | — |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 33 | 32 | .505 | 2.2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 29 | 34 | .460 | 5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 31 | 37 | .456 | 5.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 23 | 42 | .354 | 12 |
| Kansas City Royals | 22 | 45 | .328 | 14 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 40 | 27 | .597 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 38 | 26 | .594 | 0.5 |
| Brookland Outs | 39 | 28 | .584 | 0.9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 29 | .554 | 3 |
| Cottage Cheese | 34 | 33 | .514 | 5.6 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 35 | .478 | 8 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 43 | .358 | 16 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Seattle Mariners | 43 | 24 | .642 | — |
| Houston Astros | 43 | 25 | .632 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 37 | 31 | .544 | 6.5 |
| Oakland A’s | 34 | 33 | .507 | 9 |
| Kaline Drive | 33 | 34 | .492 | 10 |
| Haviland Dragons | 31 | 36 | .467 | 11.7 |
| Texas Rangers | 27 | 42 | .391 | 17 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Portland Rosebuds | 39 | 27 | .589 | — |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 37 | 29 | .561 | 1.8 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 32 | .515 | 4.8 |
| San Francisco Giants | 33 | 34 | .493 | 6.3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 32 | 34 | .485 | 6.8 |
| San Diego Padres | 32 | 37 | .464 | 8.3 |
| Peshastin Pears | 28 | 38 | .419 | 11.2 |