Halfway There
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 18:45(keep reading past the statistics you big silly faces)
National League
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF NY Mets 53 46 .535 - 28-18 25-28 481 446 +35 Won 1 8-2 37.7 6.9 44.7 Philadelphia 53 46 .535 - 27-23 26-23 492 417 +75 Lost 2 5-5 46.5 7.6 54.1 Florida 52 47 .525 1 28-22 24-25 476 505 -29 Lost 1 6-4 10.8 3.1 14.0 Atlanta 47 52 .475 6 31-20 16-32 440 412 +28 Won 1 5-5 4.9 1.7 6.6 Washington 38 61 .384 15 20-30 18-31 379 482 -103 Won 2 4-6 0.1 0.1 0.1 CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF Chicago Cubs 58 40 .592 - 37-12 21-28 518 407 +111 Won 1 6-4 57.2 23.1 80.3 Milwaukee 56 43 .566 2.5 31-17 25-26 470 440 +30 Won 5 7-3 24.5 27.9 52.4 St. Louis 57 44 .564 2.5 30-22 27-22 481 451 +30 Lost 1 6-4 17.9 27.1 45.0 Cincinnati 48 53 .475 11.5 28-22 20-31 445 495 -50 Lost 2 5-5 0.4 1.5 1.9 Houston 46 52 .469 12 24-22 22-30 420 469 -49 Lost 1 5-5 0.1 0.3 0.4 Pittsburgh 44 54 .449 14 29-22 15-32 469 556 -87 Lost 5 3-7 0.1 0.1 0.2 WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF Arizona 48 50 .490 - 28-21 20-29 435 432 +3 Lost 1 5-5 37.5 0.3 37.8 LA Dodgers 48 50 .490 - 25-24 23-26 406 395 +11 Won 1 5-5 55.1 0.3 55.4 Colorado 43 57 .430 6 29-21 14-36 447 516 -69 Won 4 5-5 5.1 0.1 5.1 San Francisco 40 58 .408 8 17-31 23-27 392 464 -72 Lost 3 1-9 2.3 0.1 2.3 San Diego 38 62 .380 11 23-30 15-32 376 475 -99 Won 1 3-7 0.1 0.0 0.1
American League
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF Tampa Bay 58 40 .592 - 39-15 19-25 449 401 +48 Won 1 3-7 34.5 22.2 56.7 Boston 57 43 .570 2 36-11 21-32 503 416 +87 Lost 3 5-5 49.7 20.3 70.0 NY Yankees 54 45 .545 4.5 31-22 23-23 461 421 +40 Won 4 7-3 12.4 12.7 25.1 Baltimore 48 50 .490 10 28-18 20-32 468 474 -6 Won 1 4-6 0.8 1.5 2.3 Toronto 48 51 .485 10.5 27-20 21-31 416 396 +20 Lost 1 6-4 2.5 3.1 5.7 CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF Chicago Sox 55 43 .561 - 33-16 22-27 480 407 +73 Lost 3 4-6 56.2 7.8 64.0 Minnesota 55 44 .556 .5 34-19 21-25 488 463 +25 Lost 2 5-5 37.3 10.9 48.2 Detroit 49 49 .500 6 28-20 21-29 474 468 +6 Won 1 5-5 4.8 2.3 7.1 Kansas City 45 54 .455 10.5 22-24 23-30 419 475 -56 Won 2 6-4 0.4 0.1 0.5 Cleveland 43 54 .443 11.5 26-22 17-32 443 434 +9 Won 2 6-4 1.2 0.4 1.7 WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF LA Angels 60 38 .612 - 29-20 31-18 429 396 +33 Won 5 7-3 78.7 4.6 83.3 Texas 52 48 .520 9 25-21 27-27 547 580 -33 Won 2 6-4 4.5 2.4 6.9 Oakland 51 48 .515 9.5 31-24 20-24 415 362 +53 Lost 6 3-7 16.7 11.7 28.4 Seattle 38 60 .388 22 20-29 18-31 390 454 -64 Lost 2 3-7 0.1 0.1 0.1
Now, I hear journalism is making a new comeback by replacing facts and story lines with smug opinions and blowhard poppycock. So what story about baseball wouldn't be complete without the writer's predictions on what his worthless guess is for the remainder of the season. So I give you Skinny's Picks of Naked Statistics:
First and foremost, of course the Cubs are going to take it (duh), but to make all involved happy in the short term we'll finish off with who I think will be leaving this year's NL playoffs early. The Cards have put forth a great effort this year (damn that was hard to type) despite how lackluster their lineup is without Albert Pujols, but through it all, and I'm counting on this week's four-game series against the Brewers to prove it to all, the Cardinals simply don't have what it takes to be playing in the postseason. I don't think the Brewers can up the Cubs, but with a second place finish in the Central Division they're all but certain the Wild Card.
As for the East... gag! I'm still picking the Dodgers to win this series, but with the worst record they'd pit them against the Cubs... so really what's the point? All that hard work to be humiliated.
However in the West, things aren't so easy to state. The Phillies and the Mets especially have had quite the surge as of recent, and neither show any signs of letting up. It'll make for another interesting race in baseball, but I foresee the Phillies taking the division. Since when are the Mets capable of greatness?
Still calling a Brewers / Cubs NL Title game, but i say Cubs in 4. Whether they win it all in Wrigleyville or Wrigley North, there will still be quite a party.
In the AL, who cares? They're just going to be gunning for a certain loss to the World Champion Chicago Cubs. Oh you do care? You don't like the Cubs? Well fine then, let me help make your life more miserable:
Angels... no-brainer... they'll be there.
Sox... good luck against those surging Twins... but no way... ain't happening. Twinkies take it.
And then there's that wacky wild East Division. Yankees, Red Sox and now... the Rays? Although I hate the Yankees, and can't stand every day I have to hear my die-hard Yankee-fan co-worker, I'm just not fortunate enough to see them NOT make it in, not in the final year of Yankee Stadium. That would make me happy, so clearly it isn't going to happen. Yankees in the Wild Card. As for the stamina and ability and talent that it takes to actually WIN that division... I ask you: Who has the best possible chance of finishing 2008 strong? Sox or Rays?
If you said Rays, you're out of your frigging mind! Red Sox win it, then probably blow it to the Yankees (in Yankee Stadium no doubt... the media has an orgasm) and still nobody cares because the Cubs will win it all and life can finally stop spinning completely out of control. No more war, no more famine, no more starving children. Cubs win, Cubs win, holy cow.
Reader Comments (1)
I found my Jack Brickhouse "HEY HEY" shoulder patch. Might be an omen.