Much of this post has been pre-empted by grandsons. I apologize, but I’m not as sorry as would polite.
EFL Standings for 2018
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Portland Rosebuds | 37 | 26 | .589 | — | 310.4 | 253.9 |
| Brookland Outs | 37 | 27 | .582 | 0.4 | 356.0 | 297.0 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 35 | 25 | .585 | 0.6 | 255.7 | 214.3 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 36 | 26 | .576 | 0.9 | 272.9 | 233.4 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 32 | 28 | .530 | 3.8 | 253.2 | 237.7 |
| Cottage Cheese | 33 | 31 | .511 | 4.9 | 318.0 | 312.9 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 32 | 30 | .508 | 5.1 | 327.1 | 327.4 |
| Kaline Drive | 31 | 33 | .488 | 6.4 | 277.6 | 284.5 |
| Haviland Dragons | 31 | 33 | .486 | 6.5 | 278.0 | 287.3 |
| D.C. Balk | 27 | 35 | .431 | 9.9 | 251.6 | 288.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 26 | 37 | .410 | 11.3 | 258.1 | 310.5 |
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Portland: W, 9 – 3. (.279, .354, .791; 9 ip, 3 er). Of the six Alleghenys who OPSed 1.000 or better, Paul Goldschmidt was the OPSiest: 3 for 4 with two homers, a walk, and a hit by pitch (3.083 OPS in total). Kevin Gausman had a so-so day (6.7 ip, 3 er), but a brace of relievers cleaned things up considerably.
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Brookland: “L”, 5 – 4. (.211, .348, .342; 18.3 ip, 9 er). Three starting pitchers combined for 14 ip, 7 er. They got back up from four relievers combining for 4.3 ip, 2 er. That batting line was buttressed by 7 walks and a hit batter, enough to just barely avoid a REAL loss.
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Old Detroit: W, 7 – 3. (.308, .400, .641; 5.7 ip, 2 er) Max Muncy went 1 for 1 Saturday. The hit was a homer. The other three plate appearances were walks. The other two leading Wolverine hitters were noted sluggers Nick Ahmed (3 for 5 with two doubles and a homer) and Mallex Smith (3 for 4 with a homer off a struggling King Felix that became a triple on review) (What was the point? To rob the Wolverines of an extra base! Smith scored anyway. No one benefitted from this Wolverine oppression.)
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Canberra: W, 5 – 3. (.286, .375, .486; 13 ip, 4 er). Another good day for an EFL team. It is more fun to have a good day when those above you in the standings aren’t because you can race up the table. But there should be some satisfaction at least in having a good day when your rivals are also having a good day. Think about the Rosebuds looking at those standings and realizing their really good day didn’t help them much in the standings.
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Flint Hill: W, 4 – 3. (.174, .174, .348; 15.3 ip, 6 er)
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Cottage: W, 2 – 0. (.174, .240, .217; 8 ip, 1 er). Danny Duffy pitched a good game: 7 ip, 0 er. What’s going on in Cottage?
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Pittsburgh: W, 6 – 3. (.256, .333, .372; 6 ip, 2 er).
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Kaline: L, 4 – 4. (.227, .300, .455; 8.7 ip, 3 er).
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Haviland: W, 7 – 1. (.271, .352, .500; 2 ip, 0 er).
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DC: W, 5 – 3. (.275, .362, .300; 7 ip, 2 er).
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Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2018
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 42 | 18 | .700 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 44 | 21 | .677 | 0.5 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 35 | 25 | .585 | 6.9 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 32 | 28 | .530 | 10.2 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | 34 | .460 | 14.5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | 35 | .453 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 44 | .302 | 24.5 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Washington Nationals | 36 | 26 | .581 | — |
| Atlanta Braves | 37 | 27 | .578 | — |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 36 | 26 | .576 | 0.3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 30 | .516 | 4 |
| New York Mets | 27 | 34 | .443 | 8.5 |
| D.C. Balk | 27 | 35 | .431 | 9.3 |
| Miami Marlins | 23 | 41 | .359 | 14 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 33 | 29 | .532 | — |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 32 | 30 | .508 | 1.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 31 | 35 | .470 | 4 |
| Minnesota Twins | 27 | 34 | .443 | 5.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 21 | 41 | .339 | 12 |
| Kansas City Royals | 22 | 43 | .338 | 12.5 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 39 | 25 | .609 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 37 | 24 | .607 | 0.5 |
| Brookland Outs | 37 | 27 | .582 | 1.8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 27 | .565 | 3 |
| Cottage Cheese | 33 | 31 | .511 | 6.3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 33 | .484 | 8 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 43 | .338 | 17.5 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Seattle Mariners | 40 | 24 | .625 | — |
| Houston Astros | 41 | 25 | .621 | — |
| Los Angeles Angels | 37 | 28 | .569 | 3.5 |
| Oakland A’s | 33 | 32 | .508 | 7.5 |
| Kaline Drive | 31 | 33 | .488 | 8.8 |
| Haviland Dragons | 31 | 33 | .486 | 8.9 |
| Texas Rangers | 27 | 40 | .403 | 14.5 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Portland Rosebuds | 37 | 26 | .589 | — |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | 29 | .540 | 3.1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 32 | .500 | 5.6 |
| San Francisco Giants | 32 | 32 | .500 | 5.6 |
| Colorado Rockies | 32 | 32 | .500 | 5.6 |
| San Diego Padres | 30 | 36 | .455 | 8.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 26 | 37 | .410 | 11.3 |