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Fantasy Leagues => Franchise GM: History Books => Franchise GM => MLB Leagues => Franchise GM: Standings & Playoff Results => Topic started by: Colby on July 27, 2009, 11:49:07 AM
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Combined standings look like this at of 7/27/09
AL East - Yankees
AL Central - Indians
AL West - Rangers
AL Wildcard - Red Sox
NL East - Phillies
NL Central - Astros
NL West - Rockies
NL Wildcard - Braves
It's only been a few weeks of play, but surprising the league are the Indians and Astros. This is what happens when you start a league in the 2nd half though. The Dodgers big lead in the NL West in the first half counts for nothing. The Braves can start from scratch. The Astros, controlled by the league and making no moves, have found them with one of the best records in baseball. Meanwhile, teams such as the Nationals, Mets, Padres, Royals, and Mariners continue to struggle. Teams that need to step up: Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Tigers, Angels, and White Sox.
It will be roto-play the entire season, but the last three weeks are reserved for playoffs. I am able to view a team's accumulated stats during a period, and so are any of you under the standings tab in Fantrax.
9/13 - 9/19, Divisional Series
9/20 - 9/26, ALCS/NLCS
9/27 - 10/5, World Series
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About five weeks until the playoffs and a bunch of teams are in it...
AL East - Rays
Yankees were leading this division all along (almost) until today. This appears to be like the real AL East as a three-headed monster with the Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees.
AL Central - Indians
Unlike the real AL Central, the Indians are in it because we started this season late, and the Franchise GM team was somewhat of a buyer (relief pitching, not trading V-Mart) and a seller (DeRosa). The White Sox, Tigers, and Twins appear to be closing the gap though.
AL West - Rangers
The Angels have fallen quite a bit, but they have the firepower to take this thing over. Athletics are still in it, but I don't see how they will hold up.
AL Wildcard - Yankees
Here is how close the AL East teams are... in the combined standings today, we have:
6 Tampa Bay Rays 247.5
7 New York Yankees 245
8 Boston Red Sox 242
The Angels aren't far behind either, but it's a matter of time until they take their division, so it appears that the AL Wildcard will go to the East.
NL East - Phillies
Except for a short hot streak by the Braves, this one has been owned by the reigning champs the entire time. Just as in real life, the Marlins and Braves are behind the Phils, hoping for a shot, but the Mets and Nats are out of it.
NL Central - Astros
Another beneficiary of the late start, the league-ran Astros have held the #1 standing in this division the past month. However, the Cardinals have made up a lot of ground, and so have the Cubs. The Pirates appear to be in it, but that's just a mirage my friends!
NL West - Rockies
Rockies, in real life, have closed the gap big time with the Dodgers. Here, the team is in 1st, not 2nd, and the Dodgers are essentially tied up with the Giants and the surprising Diamondbacks.
NL Wildcard - Braves
Marlins, Dodgers, and D-Backs trail, but the closest NL Central team in the Cubs is ranked 17th.
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Four weeks to go and the picture starts to become much clearer and more aligned with MLB.
AL East - Yankees
As I said, this has been the Yankees division just as in real life, but the Red Sox and Rays are 7th and 8th in the combined standings (call em' Power Rankings), so it's not like they are running away with it.
AL Central - Indians
If the Twins could find some pitching, they could take out the surprising Indians. The Tigers have the best pitching, but they play the worst defense and are under the 100 run mark as of right now. Royals and White Sox find themselves in the middle of this as well. This will surely go down to the wire.
AL West - Athletics
One week later and the A's are leading the division while the real team is 18 games back. The Angels, led by Kendry Morales, have had one of the best offenses in the league (169.8 RC to date), but they fall victim to their opponents' better pitching. Roto probably flaws the Angels here because their 1.34 WHIP and 1.90 K/BB would fair much better if matched up with other teams in the AL. Either way, the Angels are most likely to come out on top here.
AL Wildcard - Red Sox
The same teams are battling for the wildcard: Red Sox, Rays, and Angels. I still think the Angels will take the West leading it to an NL East showdown for the wildcard.
NL East - Braves
The Braves won't quit thanks to a hammering offense (sans McLouth). This is the Phillies division, but their #2 standing is actually due to their pitching. Marlins are hanging around.
NL Central - Astros
This division has fixed itself, so that the Cubs and Cards are right behind the Stros. The Brew Crew is out of sight thanks to bad pitching. Who knows if Cliff Lee alone is enough to help this team. My Pirates have fallen to the bottom as usual. :-\
NL West - Dodgers
The Dodgers are starting to heat up again and are tied with the Rockies today, but the tiebreaker (overall) goes to the Dodgers. Giants and Diamondbacks are still a threat, but the Giants will need to do more than just pitch well to take this one.
NL Wildcard - Marlins
Roto-combined standings as of today for NL teams
Braves - 308
Marlins - 274
Dodgers - 272
Phillies - 269
Rockies - 251
The Braves have a heck of a lead here, and with the Phillies expected to take the East, I don't see how the Marlins or Rockies could make the wildcard. However, a 30 point swing in the combined standings in one month can happen. I like the Braves to take the NL Wildcard with the Rockies and Fish trailing close behind.
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Division leads changed in a day with the Red Sox, Rangers, and Cubs taking over for the Yankees, A's, and Astros, respectively.
POWER RANKING (Combined Standings)
1 Atlanta Braves 295
2 Philadelphia Phillies 287
3 New York Yankees 282
4 Boston Red Sox 275
5 Colorado Rockies 265
6 Los Angeles Dodgers 252
7 Los Angeles Angels 242
8 Tampa Bay Rays 241
9 Florida Marlins 234
10 Oakland Athletics 217
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Hey Colby, I have not seen where you get the combined standings at. Is it viewable on fantrax or something you created?
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Hey Colby, I have not seen where you get the combined standings at. Is it viewable on fantrax or something you created?
Fantrax -> Standings -> Combined Tab
We will use that to determine the Wildcard teams for the playoffs.
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Three headed monster in both of the Eastern divisions...
Rank Team Score
1 New York Yankees 298
2 Atlanta Braves 292
3 Florida Marlins 289
4 Philadelphia Phillies 270
5 Tampa Bay Rays 260
5 Boston Red Sox 260
What hurts the Phillies here compared to real life is the lack of Cliff Lee.
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Four weeks to go and the picture starts to become much clearer and more aligned with MLB.
NL Central - Astros
This division has fixed itself, so that the Cubs and Cards are right behind the Stros. The Brew Crew is out of sight thanks to bad pitching. Who knows if Cliff Lee alone is enough to help this team. My Pirates have fallen to the bottom as usual. :-\
plenty of time left, don't count us out yet!
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plenty of time left, don't count us out yet!
The Brew Crew is charging forward as a contender with the latest standings...
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Three and a half weeks to go, and the Central divisions are starting to look a bit more clear.
AL East - Yankees
Rays and Red Sox still trail by a slim margin. Blue Jays are out of sight alongside the Orioles.
AL Central - Twins
Twins are racing ahead of the Indians, but the White Sox and Royals are not completely out of it. The most intriguing team is perhaps the Tigers. They could jump ahead of everyone if it wasn't for their position players playing poorly (Ryan Raburn had three errors at third the other night).
AL West - Angels
Jake's (lp815) Angels are tied with the Rangers for the division lead, but currently have the tiebreaker with the overall lead in the combined standings. This will be a two-team race until September 13th with the A's and Mariners all but out of it.
AL Wildcard - Red Sox
Eric's (EK) Sox still have the wildcard in their hands. Rays and Rangers are the next leading candidates, but as I said all along, this will go to the AL East as usual.
NL East - Marlins
Now it is turn for Jorge's (JMGC) fish. This has turned into quite a race, and it appears that the real-life Phillies trade for Cliff Lee has kept them at the top whereas this version of the squad is floating in 2nd/3rd place.
NL Central - Cardinals
Where Cliff Lee did end up going was to the Brewers. This has done a lot for the team as they went from the bottom half of the NL Central to the top half. Currently three points out of first, Ben's (Brewers GM) Brew Crew is looking solid to steal the division. The presence of the Cubs remains, but the inactivity of the GM (fantasy and in real life) limits this team's ceiling.
NL West - Dodgers
The Diamondbacks appears to have dropped out of the race. Now it is down to the Giants and Rockies to upset Mike's (mjmezzetti) Dodger blue.
NL Wildcard - Braves
It appears the NL wildcard will go to its East division as well. The next time behind the Phillies are the Rockies who have drifted even further from the WC hunt.
Power Rankings
Rank Team Score
1 Florida Marlins 303
2 New York Yankees 298
3 Atlanta Braves 291
4 Philadelphia Phillies 279
5 Boston Red Sox 263
6 Tampa Bay Rays 254
7 Los Angeles Angels 253
8 Colorado Rockies 237
9 Los Angeles Dodgers 223
10 San Francisco Giants 213
Race for the #1 pick?
30 New York Mets 82
29 Pittsburgh Pirates 98
28 Washington Nationals 112
27 Baltimore Orioles 113
26 San Diego Padres 115
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Woot, my Marlins are doing much better than I expected. Hopefully we can keep this up and get into the play offs.
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actually, where do we have the playoff rules posted?
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actually, where do we have the playoff rules posted?
No where for right now. The rules may be different next year, but it will always be division based with a playoff format the same as MLB.
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No where for right now. The rules may be different next year, but it will always be division based with a playoff format the same as MLB.
So for this year, will we follow a typical head-to-head playoffs with the same scoring categories/weighting? One week per series?
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Twelve more days, but if the playoffs happened today, the match-ups would be the following.
Phillies vs. Braves*
Dodgers vs. Brewers
Yankees vs. Red Sox*
Angels vs. Twins
*wildcard
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The playoffs start on Saturday, and everything seems to be wrapped up although the Cardinals could steal the NL Central (as they do deserve it in real life). Of course, the Franchise GM Cardinals do not have Matt Holliday to help their offense out. The Marlins and Rays are even more qualified, but there is only one wildcard each in baseball, and those will probably go to the Red Sox of the AL and the Braves of the NL.
Meanwhile, the first three picks of the draft look set in stone with the Mets, Orioles, and Pirates topping off the bottom.
Rank Team Score
1 New York Yankees 310 - AL East
14 Minnesota Twins 186 - AL Central
7 Los Angeles Angels 246 - AL West
3 Boston Red Sox 293 - AL Wildcard
2 Philadelphia Phillies 301 - NL East
10 Los Angeles Dodgers 227 - NL West
3 Atlanta Braves 293 - NL Wildcard
8 Milwaukee Brewers 239 - NL Central
Rank Team Score
5 Florida Marlins 274
6 Tampa Bay Rays 247
9 St. Louis Cardinals 229
11 Colorado Rockies 223
12 Arizona Diamondbacks 197
13 San Francisco Giants 191
15 Texas Rangers 174
15 Seattle Mariners 174
17 Oakland Athletics 164
18 Toronto Blue Jays 162
19 Cleveland Indians 154
20 San Diego Padres 148
21 Chicago Cubs 147
22 Houston Astros 143
23 Kansas City Royals 137
24 Chicago White Sox 126
25 Cincinnati Reds 123
26 Washington Nationals 118
27 Detroit Tigers 113
28 Pittsburgh Pirates 101
29 Baltimore Orioles 87
30 New York Mets 53
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Anything could happen in the AL West tonight, the Rangers are all over the standings every night. Driving me crazy. :-)
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Anything could happen in the AL West tonight, the Rangers are all over the standings every night. Driving me crazy. :-)
They have been all over the map. I think the biggest surprise is the NL Central. This is the Cardinals' division this year, but this version lacks the addition of Matt Holliday. I guess the pitching tandem of Carpenter and Wainwright is not enough?
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I will do this after tomorrow, but I wanted to see how all of the teams would stack up if you transformed the data to wins and losses. Now, obviously the Yankees will not have six times as many wins as the Mets. Those points are a matter of how teams stack up against each other overall. What I did to get the following was divide each team's score by the average score (186). This was the number of wins each team had after July 1st (when we started this league). The most wins a team could have at that point was 81 since it is halfway through the season. I then noticed that there were about five teams with 100 wins or more and four teams with 100 losses or more. I felt that this was too much and the distribution needed to be squeezed slightly. I then took the 2nd half wins and raised it to an exponent of 75%. Adding this to a 0.500 score for the 2nd half gave the following.
New York Yankees 100-62 (0.617)
Philadelphia Phillies 99-63 (0.611)
Boston Red Sox 97-65 (0.599)
Atlanta Braves 97-65 (0.599)
Florida Marlins 95-67 (0.586)
Tampa Bay Rays 91-71 (0.562)
Los Angeles Angels 90-72 (0.556)
Milwaukee Brewers 89-73 (0.549)
Los Angeles Dodgers 88-74 (0.543)
St. Louis Cardinals 88-74 (0.543)
Colorado Rockies 87-75 (0.537)
Arizona Diamondbacks 83-79 (0.512)
San Francisco Giants 82-80 (0.506)
Minnesota Twins 81-81 (0.500)
Texas Rangers 79-83 (0.488)
Seattle Mariners 79-83 (0.488)
Oakland Athletics 77-85 (0.475)
Toronto Blue Jays 77-85 (0.475)
Cleveland Indians 76-86 (0.469)
San Diego Padres 75-87 (0.463)
Chicago Cubs 74-88 (0.457)
Houston Astros 74-88 (0.457)
Kansas City Royals 73-89 (0.451)
Chicago White Sox 71-91 (0.438)
Cincinnati Reds 70-92 (0.432)
Washington Nationals 69-93 (0.426)
Detroit Tigers 68-94 (0.420)
Pittsburgh Pirates 66-96 (0.407)
Baltimore Orioles 63-99 (0.389)
New York Mets 56-106 (0.346)
The Mets, Cardinals, Rangers, and Tigers performed worse than expected for the year. The entire AL Central was horrible with the division leader (Twins) coming into the playoffs with a 0.500 record. The Nats did better than expected thanks to that 0.500 first half. The Red Sox, Rays, Padres, Diamondbacks, and Marlins did much better than expected. The Red Sox made a couple of moves this year, and so did the Padres, Marlins, and Tigers. The Rangers had issues in their front office, and the Cardinals didn't take advantage of an open trade marker where Holliday ended up going to the Angels.
ENJOY the analysis.
(BTW, this is the type of stuff I expect to see in next year's MLFB Blog)
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Playoffs start tomorrow!
Indians pulled ahead of the Twins in the AL Central.
Brewers have a slight lead over the Cardinals in the NL Central.
Marlins closed the gap on the Braves in the NL Wildcard.
ALL OF THESE COULD CHANGE AFTER TONIGHT!
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FYI, four games left in the night to decide the playoffs, but it appears that the Indians and Twins are tied in the division. Tiebreaker is decided by combined standings. Also, the Marlins are currently two points off of the Braves for the wildcard.
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Screenshots below...dates say the 12th, but I updated the images as of this morning.
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Playoff races are set... first round is from today to the 19th! To see how your team does, go to the standings and look for the stats between the 13th and 19th of September. I will post the results here on the forum!
Yankees vs. Twins
Angels vs. Red Sox
Phillies vs. Dodgers
Brewers vs. Marlins
The Twins took back the division by tying it up, but they are ahead in the combined standings. The Marlins pulled ahead of the Braves in the final minutes of all of the games last night! Congrats GMs!!!!
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After Day 1/7...
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 1 - 1.219 - 11.8 - 0.5 - 1.25 - 7
Minnesota Twins - 1 - 1.242 - 7.3 - 2.33 - 1.5 - 5
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.937 - 7 - 2.5 - 0.82 - 12
Los Angeles Angels - 0.944 - 0.686 - 2.4 - 1 - 1 - 0
Philadelphia Phillies - 1 - 0.615 - 4.5 - 99.99 - 2 - 9
Los Angeles Dodgers - 0.97 - 0.592 - 2 - 4.5 - 1.54 - 3
Florida Marlins - 0.958 - 1 - 4.6 - 1.2 - 2.33 - 4
Milwaukee Brewers - 1 - 0.753 - 2.5 - 4 - 0.89 - 8
Twins-Yankees series is already lighting it up... Red Sox pummel the Angels in the first "game"... Jorge's fish hope to stay alive against the red-hot Brew Crew... and the Phillies put up consistent, not flashy, numbers to continue their winning ways from last year.
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Ive got my money on the Brewers, they are a great sleeper team.
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Ive got my money on the Brewers, they are a great sleeper team.
I am thinking Yankees, Angels, Phillies, and Brewers will all move on to the ALCS / NLCS.
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don't jinx me guys!
;D
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BTW I'm loving the updates Colby, thanks for all of the hard work!
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BTW I'm loving the updates Colby, thanks for all of the hard work!
Thanks! Here is how the playoffs are shaping up mid-way through the week.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 1 - 1.119 - 26.8 - 0.88 - 1.35 - 8
Minnesota Twins - 1 - 1 - 15.2 - 2.43 - 1.36 - 4
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.88 - 11.5 - 2.83 - 0.83 - 12
Los Angeles Angels - 0.969 - 0.677 - 9.2 - 2.8 - 1.32 - 0
Philadelphia Phillies - 1 - 0.729 - 9.6 - 99.99 - 2 - 6
Los Angeles Dodgers - 0.982 - 0.716 - 10.8 - 3.2 - 1.26 - 6
Florida Marlins - 0.97 - 0.95 - 11.8 - 1.75 - 2.09 - 4
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.973 - 0.67 - 7 - 2.31 - 1.28 - 8
The real-life Red Sox have been on a tear as of the last four games which is helping Eric surprisingly shutout the Angels thus far. The AL bouts are all about the AL East pummeling its opponents whereas the NL has the tight matchups. The Phillies will need to pick up their innings to actually win the pitching categories though.
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What are the tie-breakers during the playoffs? Is it still based on which team is leading in the Combined Standings?
What are the weekly requirements for AB/IP?
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What are the tie-breakers during the playoffs? Is it still based on which team is leading in the Combined Standings?
What are the weekly requirements for AB/IP?
There is no official tie-breaker, but it will be based on which team had the home-field advantage (better seed). The home teams are your Brewers, Phillies, Yankees, and Angels. There is no setting on Fantrax for min AB/IP, but to prevent some team from really taking advantage of the pitching ratios, I am enforcing a minimum IP of 10 innings.
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.991 - 1.061 - 31.8 - 1 - 1.28 - 7
Minnesota Twins - 1 - 0.98 - 20 - 2.56 - 1.43 - 5
The Twins are struggling, but have managed to tighten up the series with good defense, and better than what it appears pitching (2.56 K/BB). Their pitching staff is struggling right now though, so it remains to be seen how long that will last. If they can take FLD%, K/BB, and WHIP then they will upset the Yankees 8-4!
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.845 - 15.9 - 2.71 - 1.14 - 9
Los Angeles Angels - 0.97 - 0.763 - 17.5 - 2.67 - 1.26 - 3
The most interesting series continues to be in the Red Sox favor as the real-life Red Sox beat up on the real-life Angels. The Red Sox are doing it all right now. They are fielding perfectly, sporting a team OPS in the mid 800's, and have a 2.71 K/BB and 1.14 WHIP. The Angels' stats are good, but not that good, but there are three days left.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.991 - 0.721 - 14 - 2.2 - 1.5 - 5
Los Angeles Dodgers - 0.984 - 0.734 - 12.9 - 4.67 - 1.22 - 7
The series remains tight and the Dodgers lead thanks to sick pitching ratios - 4.67 K/BB, 1.22 WHIP.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Florida Marlins - 0.979 - 0.895 - 15.3 - 1.91 - 1.82 - 5
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.979 - 0.657 - 10.2 - 2.62 - 1.21 - 7
The Marlins are not pitching as great as the Brew Crew, and they can't afford a tie here as the wildcard team. Their only chance is to improve the K/BB ratio, keep hitting and field well for the rest of the week.
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I still think the Phillies are going to advance, but that Red Sox - Angels series is very one-sided. Eric hasn't messed with the winning formula of his predecessor, Theo Epstein, and this could lead them to another historic ALCS against the Yankees!
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.991 - 1.061 - 31.8 - 1 - 1.28 - 7
Minnesota Twins - 1 - 0.98 - 20 - 2.56 - 1.43 - 5
The Bronx Bombers are still holding on strong with 31.8 runs created, a ridiculous 1.061 OPS, and a 1.28 WHIP.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.83 - 18.5 - 2.91 - 1.24 - 3
Los Angeles Angels - 0.973 - 0.72 - 19 - 3 - 1.11 - 9
Wow, this series has turned around. The Angels were being shut out in the categories all week long, but the categories were all within their grasp. Not much separates these teams at all. This will come down to tomorrow night's final games for sure.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.993 - 0.697 - 16.7 - 3.5 - 1.16 - 8
Los Angeles Dodgers - 0.984 - 0.72 - 12.7 - 5 - 1.21 - 4
The Phillies are pitching very well, hitting a bit better than the Dodgers and fielding well. However, the Dodgers are not that far behind either.
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
Florida Marlins - 0.983 - 0.858 - 17.9 - 2 - 1.74 - 6
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.982 - 0.677 - 11.8 - 2.71 - 1.18 - 6
The problem for Mr. Moneyball (Marlins GM Jorge) is that his team needs to pitch. Under next year's scoring layout, the fish would actually have an advantage as pitching wouldn't be 50% of the scoring. As long as the Brewers hold the pitching categories, they will advance to the NLCS.
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Good luck Red Sox, you're gonna need it!!! :-)
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.988 - 1.026 - 41.9 - 2 - 1.2 - 7
Minnesota Twins - 1 - 0.975 - 27.5 - 2.27 - 1.255 - 5
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.821 - 28.5 - 2.56 - 1.216 - 12
Los Angeles Angels - 0.977 - 0.64 - 20.9 - 2.23 - 1.219 - 0
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.995 - 0.751 - 25.5 - 3.13 - 1.151 - 8
Los Angeles Dodgers - 0.979 - 0.817 - 23.7 - 3.44 - 1.327 - 4
Florida Marlins - 0.988 - 0.877 - 25.7 - 2.25 - 1.434 - 6
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.977 - 0.685 - 18.8 - 2.73 - 1.14 - 6
More commentary will follow later, but the Brewers advance thanks to home field advantage.
ALCS: Yankees vs. Red Sox
NLCS: Phillies vs. Brewers
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Good series Brewers, hopefully we make it back next year. Good luck to the rest of the teams left.
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Same to you, doesn't get much close than that...
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Great sportsmanship! ;D
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 1 - 0.677 - 5.2 - 1 - 1.655 - 4
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.878 - 10.5 - 0.75 - 1.4 - 8
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.958 - 0.95 - 4.2 - 6 - 0.75 - 6
Milwaukee Brewers - 1 - 1.139 - 10.1 - 5 - 1 - 6
The Red Sox and Brew Crew are averaging five runs per game here. The Phillies pitching stays ahead of the game, keeping them ahead of the visiting Brewers.
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The Red Sox and Brew Crew are averaging five runs per game here. The Phillies pitching stays ahead of the game, keeping them ahead of the visiting Brewers.
A Bush meltdown and a great day by the Phils might be enough to bring our season to an end... going to take some great pitching by my Phillies (Lee and Pedro) to make a comeback.
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.977 - 0.795 - 12 - 1.13 - 1.786 - 4
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.758 - 12.6 - 1 - 1.167 - 8
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.987 - 0.675 - 9.3 - 3.67 - 1.105 - 8
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.985 - 0.932 - 12.5 - 1.67 - 1.7 - 4
The Yankees just need to close the gap in runs to take this one. The Phillies are all pitching right now. That and solid defense will push them to another NL pennant. Meanwhile, the Brewers will need to win one of the pitching categories to move on.
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.979 - 0.784 - 14.6 - 2 - 1.624 - 6
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.802 - 19.1 - 1.89 - 1.722 - 6
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.982 - 0.709 - 14.1 - 4.5 - 1.148 - 11
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.978 - 0.828 - 13.6 - 1.5 - 1.703 - 1
The ALCS is as close as you can get. The Red Sox need pitching, but the Yankees aren't that impressive with their 1.6 WHIP. Really, only the Phillies are pitching well. As long as they hold their ground, the Phillies will advance to the World Series against the Yankees or Red Sox. My money is on the currently leading New York Yankees.
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The Red Sox have been the victors over the Yankees this decade. They are a couple days away from their third World Series appearance in as much time. The 2004 and 2007 champs are projected to face the 2008 champs, the Philadelphia Phillies. One dynasty running into another...
TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.979 - 0.784 - 14.6 - 2 - 1.624 - 0
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.855 - 25.6 - 2.7 - 1.556 - 12
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.978 - 0.733 - 18.9 - 3.5 - 1.229 - 9
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.982 - 0.801 - 17.1 - 1.5 - 1.575 - 3
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I don't think it gets much closer than that Phils... good luck in the WS!
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New York Yankees - 0.98 - 0.846 - 30.9 - 2.65 - 1.261 - 10
Boston Red Sox - 1 - 0.782 - 28.9 - 2.06 - 1.788 - 2
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.978 - 0.678 - 23 - 3.21 - 1.295 - 6
Milwaukee Brewers - 0.98 - 0.845 - 25.3 - 2.56 - 1.303 - 6
Congrats to the Yankees and Phillies who advance to the World Series! The Yankees' offense picked it up and took the show away from the Red Sox. Congratulations!
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Bronx Bombers do it again! :o
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.985 - 1.015 - 12.6 - 3.67 - 0.667 - 7
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.989 - 0.861 - 15.3 - 2.1 - 1.64 - 5
Tight series... and it is unwritten in the rules (playoffs need to be a bit more defined, but they follow the MLB rules to the T) but the Yankees have home-field advantage since the AL won the Allstar game. Phillies pitching has been rock solid throughout the playoffs though, so this one could turn on a dime!
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.988 - 0.945 - 15.5 - 2.63 - 1.161 - 9
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.984 - 0.936 - 23.2 - 2.27 - 1.483 - 3
It is still a very tight series, and the Phils can control their pitching, then they will start to run away with this one. They have already put 23 runs on the board in four days!
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.988 - 0.945 - 15.5 - 2.63 - 1.161 - 9
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.986 - 0.896 - 26.4 - 2.27 - 1.469 - 3
We are still waiting for the Phillies to start pitching better, but it's tough to oust the Yankees' performance right now.
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TEAM - FLD% - OPS - RC - SO/BB - WHIP - SCORE
New York Yankees - 0.985 - 0.863 - 24.5 - 2.57 - 1.374 - 7
Philadelphia Phillies - 0.991 - 0.805 - 32.8 - 1.72 - 1.589 - 5
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2009 World Champion New York Yankees! The team had the fire power all year long, and beat the reigning NL and World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies with pitching and defense, something that led the Phillies to both their championship last year and their World Series berth this year.
Jim Coombs, jcoombs16, hardly had to manage the team as the offense was loaded and the pitching was sound. Jim made a few FA moves and trades, but the only two players that contributed down the stretch were the lesser known names of their acquisitions. Bud Norris (2.20 K/BB, 1.273 WHIP in playoffs) and Russ Springer (4.00 K/BB, 1.364 WHIP) only pitched just over 14 innings in the playoffs, but their strong peripherals helped net the Yanks three winning weeks in a row. The players that provided the most were the big names that came in over the winter. In the playoffs:
Mark Teixeira: 1.170 OPS, 18.4 RC, 0.993 FLD%
C.C. Sabathia: 1.54 K/BB, 1.310 WHIP in 23.2 IP
A.J. Burnett: 2.80 K/BB, 1.417 WHIP in 24 IP
Once again, congrats to Jim for a job well done. I look to see some big moves by all this winter. The first season was a success, and there is a lot that we can build on in this league!
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Well done Yankees, don't get to thinking you'll have it as easy in 2010! ;D
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Congrats PHI for a great run and NYY for taking home the trophy...
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Thank you! ;D Hopefully, the Bronx Bombers will do it in real life this year!