Tidbits today. You all are getting a little plump in baseball terms.
EFL Standings for 2019
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Portland Rosebuds | 47 | 22 | .682 | — | 418.9 | 287.1 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 42 | 25 | .634 | 3.6 | 434.2 | 329.6 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 38 | 29 | .567 | 8 | 382.8 | 330.4 |
| Peshastin Pears | 36 | 33 | .529 | 10.6 | 355.8 | 335.6 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 36 | 33 | .527 | 10.7 | 383.2 | 364.7 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 35 | 32 | .515 | 11.6 | 314.8 | 304.3 |
| Kaline Drive | 33 | 36 | .473 | 14.4 | 278.7 | 294.4 |
| Haviland Dragons | 32 | 37 | .457 | 15.5 | 340.8 | 369.8 |
| Cottage Cheese | 30 | 38 | .446 | 16.2 | 368.8 | 407.9 |
| Bellingham Cascades | 29 | 38 | .440 | 16.6 | 322.2 | 367.8 |
| Brookland Outs | 27 | 41 | .401 | 19.3 | 331.4 | 408.1 |
| D.C. Balk | 25 | 44 | .360 | 22.2 | 290.3 | 386.8 |
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Portland: L, (-1) – 4; (35 PA, .206, .229, .294; 0 ip, 2 er, Infinite ERA).
I love the “Infinite ERA” part. Thank you, Fernando Romero. More of that, please!! But I also love the weenie offense. Whatever you did Thursday, Mark, keep doing it! (As long as it wasn’t really a bad day for you in other departments of your life. I mean, I do have some perspective.)
Flint Hill: L, 4 – 7; (36 PA, .200, .333, .300; 7 ip, 4 er, 5.14 ERA).
Old Detroit: W, 9 – 5. (42 PA, .324, .405, .622; 5 ip, 1 er, 1.80 ERA).
A Wolverine pitcher did well!! Yusei Kikuchi pulled off 5 good innings. He had to quell a bases-loaded rally… but he did it. It’s a miracle!
Peshastin: “L”, 7 – 5. (30 PA, .333, .400, .407; 9.3 ip, 4 er, 3.86 ERA).
Canberra: W, 9 – 2. (21 PA, .350, .381, .850; 6.7 ip, 1 er, 1.35 ERA).
Everything the W’s did Thursday, the ‘Roos did better. They hit better, they pitched better. Their middle infielders (ss Beckham, 2b Lopez) put up identical lines: 2 for 4 with a homer, 1.750 OPS. Michael Pineda went 5.7 good innings with 1 earned run. The W’s gained 0.4 games on the Rosebuds, about 5% of the gap. The ‘Roos gained 0.6 games, or a bit over 5%, which means they’re on pace to catch the Rosebuds a little before the Wolverines do. This will be sometime in July; no need to hold one’s breath. Oh, and I suppose it is possible the Rosebuds won’t heed my pleas to keep up their Wednesday style-of-play.
Pittsburgh: W, 6 – 4. (27 PA, .208, .296, .500; no pitching)
Speaking of identical lines: Michael Chavis and JD Martineze put up identical 1 for 4 with a homer lines, too, to co-lead the Alleghenys’ OPS with Pete Alonso (2 for 4 with a double, which is also 1.250 OPS).
Kaline: DNP, 2 – 5. (32 PA, .143, .250, .250; 6 ip, 1 er, 1.50 ERA).
Haviland: DNP, 3 – 5. (25 PA, .348, .360, .565; 0 ip, 4 er, even BIGGER Infinite ERA!).
Like son, like father… except even bigger on the infinite ERA! (Although it is risky to talk about different sizes of infinity in the presence of a mathematician.) One of the deepest satisfactions of family life is to watch proudly as all your work training up your parent pays off in achievement beyond one’s own. Right, Mark?
Cottage: DNP, 8 – 2. (30 PA, .400, .500, .680; 5 ip, 3 er, 5.40 ERA).
Shohei Ohtani hit for the cycle Thursday. That’s a 1.000, 1.000, 2.500 line for 3.500 OPS. He was the first Japanese player to achieve the cycle. I am proud of my former Wolverine, and also appreciative of the satisfying aesthetics of .400, .500, .680.
Bellingham: L, 6 – 7. (25 PA, .333, .360, .667; 1 ip, 0 er, 0.00 ERA).
Brookland: DNP, 5 – 0. (43 PA, .341, .349, .805; no pitching.)
Manny Machado hit two homers. So did Cody Bellinger. The Outs used their offday to beef up their offensive numbers considerably.
DC: L, 2 – 8. (33 PA, .226, .226, .226; 7 ip, 6 er, 7.71 ERA.) Yikes! A very picturesque but also sub-replacement batting line matched with an above replacement ERA.
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2019
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 42 | 25 | .634 | — |
| New York Yankees | 41 | 26 | .612 | 1.5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 41 | 27 | .603 | 2 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 38 | 29 | .567 | 4.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 36 | 34 | .514 | 8 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 25 | 43 | .368 | 18 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 47 | .309 | 22 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Atlanta Braves | 40 | 29 | .580 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 30 | .559 | 1.5 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 36 | 33 | .527 | 3.6 |
| New York Mets | 33 | 34 | .493 | 6 |
| Washington Nationals | 31 | 37 | .456 | 8.5 |
| Miami Marlins | 24 | 42 | .364 | 14.5 |
| D.C. Balk | 25 | 44 | .360 | 15.1 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Minnesota Twins | 45 | 22 | .672 | — |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 35 | 32 | .515 | 10.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 34 | 33 | .507 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 33 | 34 | .493 | 12 |
| Bellingham Cascades | 29 | 38 | .440 | 15.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 25 | 40 | .385 | 19 |
| Kansas City Royals | 22 | 46 | .324 | 23.5 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 39 | 29 | .574 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 38 | 30 | .559 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 33 | .500 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 36 | .455 | 8 |
| Cottage Cheese | 30 | 38 | .446 | 8.7 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 38 | .433 | 9.5 |
| Brookland Outs | 27 | 41 | .401 | 11.7 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Houston Astros | 46 | 23 | .667 | — |
| Texas Rangers | 36 | 32 | .529 | 9.5 |
| Oakland A’s | 35 | 34 | .507 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 34 | 35 | .493 | 12 |
| Kaline Drive | 33 | 36 | .473 | 13.3 |
| Haviland Dragons | 32 | 37 | .457 | 14.5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 29 | 43 | .403 | 18.5 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Portland Rosebuds | 47 | 22 | .682 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 23 | .667 | 1.1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 37 | 33 | .529 | 10.6 |
| Colorado Rockies | 36 | 32 | .529 | 10.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 36 | 33 | .529 | 10.6 |
| San Diego Padres | 33 | 36 | .478 | 14.1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 28 | 38 | .424 | 17.6 |