I know I should compose a paean to the Rosebuds’ ultimate dominance in the EFL pennant “race”, but I have a meeting in 5 minutes and then lunch and then another meeting and then some actual work to do… I’ll get one done, I promise, before the season is officially over.
So I’ll just note now: the Rosebud’s extended their lead beyond 2 games for the first time since July. They don’t seem inclined to give any of that lead back this time.
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EFL Standings for 2018
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Portland Rosebuds | 100 | 53 | .651 | — | 842.0 | 602.9 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 97 | 55 | .637 | 2.2 | 764.8 | 569.5 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 85 | 67 | .557 | 14.3 | 697.7 | 625.5 |
| Brookland Outs | 83 | 69 | .549 | 15.6 | 782.4 | 712.7 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 82 | 69 | .543 | 16.6 | 798.3 | 738.5 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 79 | 73 | .523 | 19.6 | 717.3 | 679.0 |
| Haviland Dragons | 77 | 75 | .505 | 22.3 | 736.7 | 720.4 |
| Cottage Cheese | 73 | 79 | .478 | 26.4 | 726.1 | 756.2 |
| Kaline Drive | 71 | 81 | .470 | 27.6 | 660.6 | 703.7 |
| Peshastin Pears | 71 | 82 | .467 | 28.1 | 661.7 | 708.5 |
| D.C. Balk | 68 | 84 | .446 | 31.3 | 646.1 | 725.7 |
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2018
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Boston Red Sox | 103 | 49 | .678 | — |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 97 | 55 | .637 | 6.2 |
| New York Yankees | 93 | 58 | .616 | 9.5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 85 | 66 | .563 | 17.5 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 79 | 73 | .523 | 23.5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 69 | 83 | .454 | 34 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 44 | 108 | .289 | 59 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 85 | 67 | .557 | — |
| Atlanta Braves | 84 | 68 | .553 | 0.7 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 73 | .517 | 6.2 |
| Washington Nationals | 77 | 75 | .507 | 7.7 |
| New York Mets | 70 | 82 | .461 | 14.7 |
| D.C. Balk | 68 | 84 | .446 | 17 |
| Miami Marlins | 59 | 92 | .391 | 25.2 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 66 | .563 | — |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 82 | 69 | .543 | 3 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 81 | .467 | 14.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 91 | .401 | 24.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 59 | 92 | .391 | 26 |
| Kansas City Royals | 52 | 100 | .342 | 33.5 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | .586 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 66 | .569 | 2.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | .549 | 5.5 |
| Brookland Outs | 83 | 69 | .549 | 5.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 74 | .510 | 11.5 |
| Cottage Cheese | 73 | 79 | .478 | 16.3 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 88 | .425 | 24.5 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Houston Astros | 95 | 57 | .625 | — |
| Oakland A’s | 91 | 61 | .599 | 4 |
| Seattle Mariners | 84 | 68 | .553 | 11 |
| Haviland Dragons | 77 | 75 | .505 | 18.2 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 75 | 77 | .493 | 20 |
| Kaline Drive | 71 | 81 | .470 | 23.6 |
| Texas Rangers | 64 | 88 | .421 | 31 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Portland Rosebuds | 100 | 53 | .651 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 68 | .556 | 14.5 |
| Colorado Rockies | 82 | 70 | .539 | 17 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 79 | 74 | .516 | 20.5 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 81 | .471 | 27.5 |
| Peshastin Pears | 71 | 82 | .467 | 28.1 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 92 | .399 | 38.5 |