I know you will wonder at my sloth, but I doubt I’ll get another update done before tomorrow morning’s meeting. So today’s standings — below — are the last ones you’ll see before then.
I encourage you to view the latest Standings History graph available here. Note the way the Kangaroos and Wolverines are slowly descending in perfect order like they were a pair of Blue Angels flying over a ballpark — that’s always Canberra on top by the slimmest of margins. The Dragons add a note of fantasy and terror to this precision airshow.
Note the three teams woven into a tight braid just below (Portland, Pittsburgh, Flint Hill) like a net to catch the falling leaders. What do you suppose the Braidy Bunch intend to do with the leaders when they catch them? I don’t really want to find out.
Note the next three, in a looser cluster, mostly in good order, except the Cheese just passed the Drive. Their lines are pretty flat overall lately. Are they content with their station in life?
And then there are… is?… are? the Balk out for their test drive. The really neat thing about their position is they can improve it dramatically with one or two great hits at the drafting table.
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
RS |
RA |
Canberra Kangaroos |
30 |
18 |
.624 |
— |
236.9 |
180.2 |
Old Detroit Wolverines |
30 |
19 |
.615 |
0.3 |
268.9 |
212.5 |
Haviland Dragons |
29 |
19 |
.603 |
1 |
224.5 |
184.2 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
26 |
21 |
.560 |
3.1 |
238.3 |
210.7 |
Flint Hill Tornadoes |
27 |
22 |
.553 |
3.4 |
227.6 |
204.9 |
Portland Rosebuds |
28 |
23 |
.550 |
3.4 |
229.7 |
207.3 |
Peshastin Pears |
24 |
27 |
.471 |
7.4 |
206.0 |
219.3 |
Cottage Cheese |
21 |
26 |
.437 |
8.9 |
208.9 |
236.6 |
Kaline Drive |
21 |
27 |
.430 |
9.3 |
227.5 |
263.6 |
D.C. Balk |
13 |
35 |
.271 |
17 |
175.3 |
289.3 |
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2014
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Old Detroit Wolverines |
30 |
19 |
.615 |
— |
Boston Red Sox |
29 |
20 |
.592 |
1.1 |
Baltimore Orioles |
27 |
20 |
.574 |
2.1 |
Flint Hill Tornadoes |
27 |
22 |
.553 |
3.1 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
26 |
25 |
.510 |
5.1 |
New York Yankees |
23 |
25 |
.479 |
6.6 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
22 |
25 |
.468 |
7.1 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Canberra Kangaroos |
30 |
18 |
.624 |
— |
New York Mets |
28 |
20 |
.583 |
2 |
Washington Nationals |
29 |
21 |
.580 |
2 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
26 |
23 |
.531 |
4.5 |
Miami Marlins |
25 |
24 |
.510 |
5.5 |
Atlanta Braves |
14 |
34 |
.292 |
16 |
D.C. Balk |
13 |
35 |
.271 |
17 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
26 |
21 |
.560 |
— |
Cleveland Indians |
26 |
21 |
.553 |
0.3 |
Kansas City Royals |
26 |
22 |
.542 |
0.8 |
Chicago White Sox |
27 |
23 |
.540 |
0.8 |
Detroit Tigers |
24 |
24 |
.500 |
2.8 |
Minnesota Twins |
14 |
34 |
.292 |
12.8 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Chicago Cubs |
33 |
14 |
.702 |
— |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
28 |
20 |
.583 |
5.5 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
26 |
24 |
.520 |
8.5 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
22 |
27 |
.449 |
12 |
Cottage Cheese |
21 |
26 |
.437 |
12.5 |
Cincinnati Reds |
15 |
33 |
.313 |
18.5 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Haviland Dragons |
29 |
19 |
.603 |
— |
Seattle Mariners |
28 |
20 |
.583 |
1 |
Texas Rangers |
28 |
21 |
.571 |
1.5 |
Los Angeles Angels |
22 |
27 |
.449 |
7.5 |
Kaline Drive |
21 |
27 |
.430 |
8.3 |
Houston Astros |
21 |
28 |
.429 |
8.5 |
Oakland A’s |
21 |
29 |
.420 |
9 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
San Francisco Giants |
31 |
20 |
.608 |
— |
Portland Rosebuds |
28 |
23 |
.550 |
2.9 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
26 |
24 |
.520 |
4.5 |
Colorado Rockies |
23 |
25 |
.479 |
6.5 |
Peshastin Pears |
24 |
27 |
.471 |
7 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
22 |
29 |
.431 |
9 |
San Diego Padres |
20 |
30 |
.400 |
10.5 |