A short update today, due to time constraints. There’s nothing to see anyway…
EFL Standings for 2021
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
RS |
RA |
Old Detroit Wolverines |
82 |
33 |
.710 |
— |
659.6 |
421.1 |
Flint Hill Tornadoes |
76 |
39 |
.657 |
6.1 |
605.2 |
435.9 |
D.C. Balk |
73 |
42 |
.631 |
9.1 |
657.3 |
502.8 |
Peshastin Pears |
72 |
43 |
.626 |
9.7 |
570.5 |
444.4 |
Kaline Drive |
69 |
45 |
.608 |
11.9 |
606.7 |
488.6 |
Haviland Dragons |
67 |
47 |
.591 |
13.8 |
594.4 |
506.5 |
Cottage Cheese |
65 |
51 |
.559 |
17.3 |
670.3 |
610.2 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
62 |
54 |
.538 |
19.8 |
580.9 |
537.1 |
Canberra Kangaroos |
62 |
53 |
.537 |
19.9 |
586.3 |
561.5 |
Bellingham Cascades |
62 |
54 |
.535 |
20.1 |
505.8 |
469.5 |
Portland Rosebuds |
54 |
61 |
.467 |
27.9 |
596.7 |
643.5 |
Old Detroit: W, 8-2; 46PA, 6.3IP
AVG: 0.262 |
OBP: 0.326 |
SLG: 0.500 |
OPS: 0.826 |
Marcus Stroman pitched well – 1 run over 5.3 innings – and JP Crawford and Eloy Jimenez both homered (Eloy’s into a cornfield) to lead the Wolverines to another win, and thanks to an utter collapse from two Tornado pitchers, a lead that might be too big to overcome.
Flint Hill: 4-17; 43PA, 7.7IP
AVG: 0.243 |
OBP: 0.326 |
SLG: 0.541 |
OPS: 0.866 |
Yu Darvish must be injured or he really benefited from the sticky stuff…he gave up 5 runs in 2.7 innings. German Marquez was slightly better, giving up 7 runs in 4 innings. Tim Anderson won the game for the White Sox with a walk-off corn bomb, but it wasn’t worth 18 runs, sadly.
DC: “W,” 8-8; 46PA, no pitching
AVG: 0.233 |
OBP: 0.500 |
SLG: 0.500 |
OPS: 1.000 |
The Balk didn’t get any pitching, but their hitters did a nice job of creating some runs. Pete Alonso was 3 for 7 with a double, a homerun and a stolen base over two games. Sean Murphy added two hits, one a double.
Peshastin: L, 2-5; 43PA, 1.7IP
AVG: 0.162 |
OBP: 0.279 |
SLG: 0.351 |
OPS: 0.630 |
The Pears were light on pitching, though it was good, and bad on hitting, though there was plenty. Genesis Cabrera was the only pitcher to appear, tossing 1.7 scoreless innings. Ozzie Albies and Mike Zunino both homered, and WIlli Castro had two singles in 4 trips to the plate, but the team struck out 14 times.
Kaline: DNP, 6-6; 43PA, 10IP
AVG: 0.351 |
OBP: 0.442 |
SLG: 0.811 |
OPS: 1.253 |
Excellent hitting a pitching that was better than some but worst than most was a good way to spend an off day, I suppose. For a team who likes to be .500, scoring 6 runs and giving up 6 runs on an off day seems fitting. Michael Conforto and Jesse Winker had over half of the teams’ hits – WInker going 3 for 4 with a double and a home run and Conforto going 4 for 6 with a double. Aaron Judge hit two home runs into the corn. Mitch Moreland hit two home runs into the Cleveland night.
Haviland: DNP, 2-2; 27PA, 4.3IP
AVG: 0.333 |
OBP: 0.370 |
SLG: 0.500 |
OPS: 0.870 |
The Dragon hitters were on, the Dragon pitchers were off. Jake Cronenworth was 3 for 4 with a triple, and Jose Iglesias was 2 for 4 with a double. Five relivievers appeared, and 4 of them were great. Justin Gaza was not. He gave up 4 runs without getting an out. Oops.
Cottage: W, 2-(-2); 39PA, 10IP
AVG: 0.222 |
OBP: 0.282 |
SLG: 0.361 |
OPS: 0.643 |
Pitching won the day for the Cheese. Michael Fulmer, spring off the bench right before the game, tossed 2 scoreless innings, as did Collin McHugh. Shohei tossed 6 innings, giving up only 2 runs, and he also hit a double. Brandon Nimmo hit a homerun, and Kevin Newman was 2 for 4 with a double.
Pittsburgh: L, 3-5; 28PA, 14.3IP
AVG: 0.269 |
OBP: 0.321 |
SLG: 0.308 |
OPS: 0.629 |
Kyle Muller undid great work by two other pitchers – Logan Webb and Vlad, Gr. (get it?) combined for 12 innings pitched and one run – but Muller allowed 6 runs in 2.3 innings. Dominic Smith and Dansby Swanson both collected two hits apiece.
Canberra: W, 8-3; 38PA, 5.3IP
AVG: 0.333 |
OBP: 0.395 |
SLG: 0.545 |
OPS: 0.940 |
A great day from both sides of the ball led to a solid win. JD Davis and Carter Kieboom each had 3 hits, and Wander Franco hit a home run. Caleb Smith did all of the pitching damage, not giving up an earned run in over 5 innings pitched.
Bellingham: W, 8-3; 23PA, 2IP
AVG: 0.333 |
OBP: 0.478 |
SLG: 0.778 |
OPS: 1.256 |
Excellent hitting from Jonathan India (NL ROY???), who went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run, was the main catalyst for the win. Kyle Farmer hit a home run (not into corn, though that would have been apropos), and the team had more walks (5) than strikeouts (3). AJ Minter tossed 2 scoreless innings.
Portland: W, 12-6;
AVG: 0.438 |
OBP: 0.471 |
SLG: 1.000 |
OPS: 1.471 |
A great, and I mean great, day at the plate led the way for the Rosebuds. Luis Urias (Ron will love this), went 5 for 6 with 3 doubles and 2 home runs! Only two other hitters got a hit, so the win truly was due to Urias.
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2021
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Old Detroit Wolverines |
82 |
33 |
.710 |
— |
Flint Hill Tornadoes |
76 |
39 |
.657 |
6.1 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
70 |
45 |
.609 |
11.7 |
Boston Red Sox |
66 |
51 |
.564 |
16.7 |
New York Yankees |
63 |
52 |
.548 |
18.7 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
62 |
52 |
.544 |
19.2 |
Baltimore Orioles |
38 |
75 |
.336 |
42.7 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
D.C. Balk |
73 |
42 |
.631 |
— |
Canberra Kangaroos |
62 |
53 |
.537 |
10.8 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
60 |
55 |
.522 |
12.6 |
New York Mets |
59 |
55 |
.518 |
13.1 |
Atlanta Braves |
59 |
56 |
.513 |
13.6 |
Washington Nationals |
50 |
65 |
.435 |
22.6 |
Miami Marlins |
48 |
67 |
.417 |
24.6 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Chicago White Sox |
68 |
48 |
.586 |
— |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
62 |
54 |
.538 |
5.6 |
Bellingham Cascades |
62 |
54 |
.535 |
5.9 |
Detroit Tigers |
57 |
60 |
.487 |
11.5 |
Cleveland Indians |
55 |
58 |
.487 |
11.5 |
Minnesota Twins |
50 |
65 |
.435 |
17.5 |
Kansas City Royals |
49 |
64 |
.434 |
17.5 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Milwaukee Brewers |
70 |
46 |
.603 |
— |
Cottage Cheese |
65 |
51 |
.559 |
5.2 |
Cincinnati Reds |
62 |
54 |
.534 |
8 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
58 |
56 |
.509 |
11 |
Chicago Cubs |
52 |
65 |
.444 |
18.5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
41 |
74 |
.357 |
28.5 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
Kaline Drive |
69 |
45 |
.608 |
— |
Houston Astros |
68 |
46 |
.596 |
1.3 |
Haviland Dragons |
67 |
47 |
.591 |
1.9 |
Oakland A’s |
67 |
48 |
.583 |
2.8 |
Seattle Mariners |
61 |
55 |
.526 |
9.3 |
Los Angeles Angels |
58 |
58 |
.500 |
12.3 |
Texas Rangers |
40 |
75 |
.348 |
29.8 |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PCT. |
GB |
San Francisco Giants |
74 |
41 |
.643 |
— |
Peshastin Pears |
72 |
43 |
.626 |
2 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
69 |
46 |
.600 |
5 |
San Diego Padres |
66 |
51 |
.564 |
9 |
Portland Rosebuds |
54 |
61 |
.467 |
20.3 |
Colorado Rockies |
51 |
64 |
.443 |
23 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
36 |
80 |
.310 |
38.5 |