And ... they're off and running!

[Frayed Knot]

Yes it's back; the 3rd annual ocasional progress report on how the league is shaping up during the year.
The first installment shows each team as it was at their 10-game mark.
Because I had to wait for some teams to catch up, some of the records and/or 'fun-facts' associated with them a a day or three old.


NL East

Mets: 8 - 2
But we all know that they really suck

Braves: 4 - 6
No wins from starters (first time thru 10 games since '88's 0-10 start) - 6.42 Team ERA

Phils: 4 - 6
Jon Leiber: 3 GS, 16.2 IP, 17 ER, 27 H, 9.18 ERA

Marlins: 3 - 7
Mike Jacobs: .167/.268/.444 - 5 Hits, 3 HRs

Nationals: 2 - 8
Well what do you expect when they had to go against the awesome NY Mets



NL Central

Reds: 7 - 3
Bronson Arroyo: 2 HRs, Wily Mo Pena: 0 HRs

Cubs: 6 - 4
Juan Pierre: .237/.275/.316

Brewers: 6 - 4
Fewest runs scored in NL

Cardinals: 4 - 6
Jim Edmonds: .158/.267/.289

Astros: 4 - 6
Pettitte: 3 GS, 17 IP, 28 H, 2.00 WhiP, 6.35 ERA

Pirates: 3 - 7
Worst ERA in NL (6.88)


NL West

Rockies: 6 - 4
65/51 RS/RA

Giants: 6 - 4
5 team HRs: (Alou - 3, Neikro - 1, Winn - 1)

Diamondbacks: 5 - 5
Lowest OBP in NL (.318)

Dodgers: 5 - 5
Highest OBA in NL (.372)

Padres: 3 - 7
Mike Piazza: .224/.242/.355 - 1 HR





AL East

Red Sox: 7 - 3
Schilling: 3 Starts, 22 IP, 11 H, 0.64 WHiP, .147 BAA, 1.64 ERA

Blue Jays: 6 - 4
B.J. Ryan: 4 IPs, 1 H, 1 BB

Yankees: 5 - 5
Giambi OBP = .550

Orioles: 5 - 5
One-time NYM love interest Ramon Hernandez: .533/.583/.667

Devil Rays: 4 - 6
Kazmir: 1-0, 5.68 ERA, 1.89 WhiP



AL Central

Tigers: 6 - 4
Chris Shelton:.512/.535/1.293 - 21 Hits, 15 XBH!

Indians: 6 - 4
Travis Hafner: .378/.500/.919 - 6 HR

White Sox: 5 - 5
Team ERA = 6.00

Twins: 5 - 5
Rondell White: 4-for-43

Royals: 2 - 8
Fewest runs in AL


AL West

Mariners: 5 - 5
Ichiro: .200 BA

Angels: 5 - 5
Vlad Guerrero: 17 hits, 16 singles

A's: 5 - 5
Frank Thomas: 2-for-25, 1 2B, 1 HR

Rangers: 3 - 7
Brad Wilkerson: .182/.200/.295

[Guest vtmet]

Aren't we 9-2?

On edit: never mind, I re-read what you wrote and noticed the "10 game mark" part...sorry...

[Frayed Knot]

The stragglers have all now hit the 25 game mark.
Records shown are as they were after each team's 25th game.

TEAM	25 Games
METS	17 - 8
BRAVES	11 - 14
PHILLIES	11 - 14
NATIONALS	8 - 17
MARLINS	7 - 18
REDS	17 - 8
CARDINALS	17 - 8
ASTROS	16 - 9
CUBS	14 -11
BREWERS	14 - 11
PIRATES	7 - 18
ROCKIES	15 - 10
GIANTS	13 - 12
DODGERS	12 - 13
D'BACKS	12 - 13

RED SOX	14 - 11
YANKEES	14 - 11
BLUE JAYS	13 - 12
ORIOLES	13 - 12
D-RAYS	11 - 14
WHITE SOX	18 - 7
TIGERS	16 - 9
INDIANS	13 - 12
TWINS	9 - 16
ROYALS	5 - 20
RANGERS	13 - 12
A's	13 - 12
ANGELS	12 - 13
MARINERS	10 - 15

[Frayed Knot]

All the stragglers finally reached the Quarter-Pole over the weekend.
Teams shown as they were at their 10th, 25th, and 40th games

TEAM	10 Games	25 Games	40 Games
METS	8 - 2	17 - 8	24 - 16
PHILS	4 - 6	11 - 14	22 - 18
BRAVES	4 - 6	11 - 14	20 - 20
NATIONALS	2 - 8	8 - 17	13 - 27
MARLINS	3 - 7	7 - 18	11 - 29
CARDS	5 - 5	17 - 8	28 - 12
REDS	7 - 3	17 - 8	23 - 17
ASTROS	6 - 4	16 - 9	22 - 18
BREWERS	6 - 4	14 - 11	21 - 19
CUBS	6 - 4	14 - 11	17 - 23
PIRATES	3 - 7	7 - 18	13 - 27
PADRES	3 - 7	10 - 15	22 - 18
GIANTS	5 - 5	13 - 12	22 - 18
D'BACKS	5 - 5	12 - 13	22 - 18
DODGERS	5 - 5	12 - 13	20- 20
ROCKIES	6 - 4	15 - 10	20 - 20

TEAM	10 Games	25 Games	40 Games
RED SOX	7 - 3	14 - 11	25 - 15
YANKS	5 - 5	14 - 11	23 - 17
BLUE JAYS	6 - 4	13 - 12	23 - 17
ORIOLES	5 - 5	13 - 12	18 - 22
D-RAYS	4 - 6	11 - 14	16 - 24
TIGERS	6 - 4	16 - 9	27 - 13
WHITE SOX	5 - 5	18 - 7	26 - 14
INDIANS	6 - 4	13 - 12	19 - 21
TWINS	5 - 5	9 - 16	17 - 23
ROYALS	2 - 8	5 - 20	10 - 30
A's	5 - 5	13 - 12	21 - 19
RANGERS	3 - 7	13 - 12	21 - 19
MARINERS	5 - 5	10 - 15	17 - 23
ANGELS	5 - 5	12 - 13	17 - 23

[Frayed Knot]

All the teams reached the 54 game mark this past weekend.
Not only is that the official 1/3 mark but it's also the first good time to start projecting full season stats.

Each team is shown where they were at the 54 game mark along with a selected full season projection.


NL East

Mets: 33-21
Jose Reyes: 555 Outs

Braves: 28-26
Jeff Francouer: 699 Plate Appearances - 9 walks

Phils: 28-26
Ryan Howard: 57 HRs, 12 2Bs

Nationals: 22-32
Soriano: 57 HRs, 114 RBIs

Marlins: 20-34
Dontrelle Willis: 229 IPs, 255 Hits, 78 BBs



NL Central

Cardinals: 34-20
Albert Pujols: 75 HRs, 195 RBIs, .310 / .444 / .755

Reds: 30-24
Adam Dunn: 177 Ks, 135 BBs

Astros: 27-27
Pettitte: 36 HRs allowed

Brewers: 26-28
Rickie Weeks: 33 HBPs

Cubs: 22-32
Carlos Zambrano: 229 IPs / 141 BBs

Pirates: 20-34
Roberto Hernandez: 69 G, 70 IPs, 51 H, 54 Ks, 36 BBs


NL West

Dodgers: 31-23
Nomar: 150 Hits, 48 2Bs, 18 HRs, (.357 / .417 / .614)

Padres: 29-25
Mike Piazza: 411 ABs, 21 2Bs, 24 HRs, .263 / .333 / .489

Giants: 28-26
Bonds: 510 PAs, 90 H, 21 HRs, 63 IWs

Rockies: 27-27
Todd Helton - 12 HRs

Diamondbacks: 27-27
Brandon Webb: 269 IPs, 30BBs

[Frayed Knot]

AL East

Red Sox: 33-21
Jonathan Papelbon: 60/60 Sv/Opp, 84 IPs/39 Hits

Yankees: 33-21
Chien Ming-Wang: 224 IPs / 81 Ks

Blue Jays: 31-23
B.J. Ryan: 80 IPs/39 Hits, 96 Ks/15 BBs

Orioles: 25-29
Miguel Tejada - 36 GiDPs

Devil Rays: 22-32
Ty Wigginton: 588 ABs, 36 HRs, 135 Ks



AL Central

Tigers: 36-18
Placido Polanco: 606 PAs, 6 BBs

White Sox: 33-21
Jose Contreras: 192 IPs, 141 Hits allowed

Indians: 27-27
Grady Sizemore: 15 3Bs

Twins: 25-29
Johan Santana: 267 Ks

Royals: 14-40
Jeremy Affeldt: 131 IPs, 174 Hits, 87 BBs



AL West

Rangers: 29-25
Gary Mathews Jr.: 633 PAs - 90 XBHs

A's: 25-29
"Moneyball" star Nick Swisher: 48 HRs, 93 Bbs

Angels: 24-30
Jeff Weaver: 187 IPs / 132 Ers

Mariners: 22-32
Sexson: 192 Ks

[Elster88]

Never mind.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I was quizzical also.

They're 162-game projections, for the next quizzical poster to stumble into this thread.

[Elster88]

Yeah I should really read the posts before responding.

[MFS62]

That projection of Adam Dunn puts him near Jim Thome territory.

Fun stuff.

Later

[Willets Point]

We're at the halfway point, so I'm bumping this for when Frayed Knot is ready.

[Frayed Knot]

The remaining teams should hit their 81-game mark tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

[u:b1c584d8f3]Half-Way Home[/u:b1c584d8f3]

All teams have now reached the half-way point.
The chart shows each team's number of wins by game 81, their projected full-season record, and then how that projection compares to last year's finish.

TEAM

WINS thru 81

Proj Season

+/- Last Year

[Guest Rotblatt]

Man, the NL sucks this year.

[Willets Point]

- 22.

[Frayed Knot]

Check out the fact that the ChiSox are projected to nab the Wild Card ... with 106 wins!!!

That likely won't happen as the Central-vs-Central contests were where the AL really gained their edge during the Inter-League period. Now that they'll have to play each other more often over the next 3 months some more losses will get tossed in there ... although it still could take an upper-90s win total to get the WC in the AL this year while the West winner sneaks in with 80-something.


The NL WC, on the other hand, prolly won't require even 90 wins.

[Willets Point]

The Fickle Finger of Fate will see to it that the NL wins the All-Star Game and the World Series.

[Theoldmole]

How will the Braves finish ahead of the Marlins with 4 fewer wins?

I knew they were evil.

[Frayed Knot]

All teams have now reached (or passed) the 108 game mark (2/3 of the season).
Shown here are the teams' records at the 108 game mark, plus how many wins they racked up in the first 54 games compared to the 2nd 54.

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Team	Record	1st 54	2nd 54	Diff
METS	64 - 44	33	31	-2
PHILS	53 - 55	28	25	-3
MARLINS	51 - 57	20	31	+11
BRAVES	50 - 58	28	22	-6
NATLs	48 - 60	22	26	+4
CARDS	58 - 50	34	24	-10
REDS	55 - 53	30	25	+5
ASTROS	51 - 57	27	24	-3
BREWERS	51 - 57	26	25	-1
CUBS	44 - 64	22	22	---
PIRATES	40 - 68	20	20	---
PADRES	56 - 52	29	27	-2
D'BACKS	55 - 53	27	28	+1
DODGERS	53 - 55	31	22	-9
ROCKIES	53 - 55	27	26	-1
GIANTS	52 - 56	28	24	-4

Team	Record	1st 54	2nd 54	Diff
YANKS	66 - 42	33	33	---
RED SOX	65 - 43	33	32	-1
BLUE JAYS	57 - 51	31	26	-5
ORIOLES	49 - 59	25	24	-1
D-RAYS	44 - 64	22	22	---
TIGERS	72 - 36	36	36	---
WHITE SOX	65 - 43	33	32	-1
TWINS	63 - 45	25	38	+13
INDIANS	47 - 61	27	20	-7
ROYALS	38 - 70	14	24	+10
As	57 - 51	25	32	+7
ANGELS	55 - 53	24	31	+7
RANGERS	54 - 54	29	25	-4
MARINERS	53 - 55	22	31	+9

[Elster88]

Do the Twins do that every year? The A's do.

[Guest Giant Squidlike Creature]

Bump to save for the next update.