Standings, 2015

[Edgy MD]

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Grapefruit League Fake Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
NY Mets	18	11	.621	-
Boston	15	10	.600	1.0
Pittsburgh	15	10	.600	1.0
Toronto	17	12	.586	1.0
NY Yankees	15	13	.536	2.5
Houston	11	10	.524	3.0
St. Louis	12	11	.522	3.0
Miami	13	12	.520	3.0
Tampa Bay	12	12	.500	3.5
Atlanta	13	15	.464	4.5
Minnesota	12	14	.462	4.5
Washington	10	14	.417	5.5
Philadelphia	11	16	.407	6.0
Baltimore	11	17	.393	6.5
Detroit	10	18	.357	7.5

=#00BF40]National League Spring Training Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
LA Dodgers	16	9	.640	-
NY Mets	18	11	.621	-
Pittsburgh	15	10	.600	1.0
Cincinnati	14	11	.560	2.0
San Diego	15	12	.556	2.0
St. Louis	12	11	.522	3.0
Miami	13	12	.520	3.0
Arizona	15	14	.517	3.0
Colorado	15	14	.517	3.0
Chi Cubs	14	15	.483	4.0
Atlanta	13	15	.464	4.5
Milwaukee	11	14	.440	5.0
Washington	10	14	.417	5.5
Philadelphia	11	16	.407	6.0
San Francisco	10	20	.333	8.5

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow! 18 and 11? I have to admit I haven't been paying any attention at all to the game results. I kind of sensed that the Mets had a winning record, but that's better than I expected. I know none of this matters until Monday, but it's nice to see how much winning they've been doing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

12 of their last 15. That's mo-Met-tum

[dgwphotography]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 12 of their last 15. That's mo-Met-tum

That's peaking way too early...

[Edgy MD]

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GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
NY Mets	19	12	.613	-
Toronto	19	13	.594	0.5
Boston	17	12	.586	1.0
St. Louis	13	11	.542	2.5
Miami	14	12	.538	2.5
Pittsburgh	15	13	.536	2.5
Tampa Bay	15	13	.536	2.5
NY Yankees	17	16	.515	3.0
Houston	12	12	.500	3.5
Atlanta	15	17	.469	4.5
Philadelphia	14	17	.452	5.0
Minnesota	13	16	.448	5.0
Washington	11	16	.407	6.0
Baltimore	12	19	.387	7.0
Detroit	12	20	.375	7.5

=#00BF00]NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL SPRING STANDINGS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
NY Mets	19	12	.613	-
LA Dodgers	16	11	.593	1.0
San Diego	17	12	.586	1.0
Arizona	19	14	.576	1.0
St. Louis	13	11	.542	2.5
Miami	14	12	.538	2.5
Pittsburgh	15	13	.536	2.5
Cincinnati	15	14	.517	3.0
Colorado	16	16	.500	3.5
Atlanta	15	17	.469	4.5
Chi Cubs	15	17	.469	4.5
Philadelphia	14	17	.452	5.0
Milwaukee	13	16	.448	5.0
Washington	11	16	.407	6.0
San Francisco	13	21	.382	7.5

[MFS62]

So let it be written.
So let it be done.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Notice that scratching out a tie in that last game kept Toronto from catching them in the Grapefruit Cup chase.

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[Edgy MD]

Leave it to Atlanta. Blow up the team, have more-or-less unimpressive spring training, do a blockbuster trade just as the season starts in which they shed a bunch of salary, and they come out of the gate 3-0.

Mets end the first series tied for the second Wild Card slot.

Place	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	NGB	STRK	L10	Div W	Div L	PCT	Lg W	Lg L	PCT
1	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta	3	0	1.000	�	�	W3	3-0	3	0	1.000	3	0	1.000
2	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York	2	1	.667	1.0	1.0	W1	2-1	2	1	.667	2	1	.667
T3	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadephia	1	2	.333	2.0	3.0	L3	1-2	0	0	.000	0	0	.000
T	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washington	1	2	.333	2.0	3.0	L1	1-2	1	2	.333	1	2	.333
5	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami	0	3	.000	3.0	7.0	L1	0-3	0	3	.000	0	3	.000

Place	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	NGB	STRK	L10				Lg W	Lg L	PCT
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CIN.png[/fimg] Cincinnati	3	0	1.000	+1.5	+1.5	W3	3-0				3	0	1.000
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/COL.png[/fimg] Colorado	3	0	1.000	+1.0	+1.0	W3	3-0				3	0	1.000
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta	3	0	1.000	+1.0	+1.0	W3	3-0				3	0	.000
1	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SF.png[/fimg] San Francisco	3	1	.750	�	�	W2	3-1				3	1	.750
T2	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/LAD.png[/fimg] Los Angeles	2	1	.667	�	�	L1	2-1				2	1	.667
T2	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York	2	1	.667	�	�	W1	2-1				2	1	.667
T4	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/STL.png[/fimg] St. Louis	1	1	.500	0.5	1.0	L1	1-1				1	1	.500
T4	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CHC.png[/fimg] Chicago	1	1	.500	0.5	1.0	W1	1-1				1	1	.500
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washngton	1	2	.333	1.0	3.0	L1	1-2				1	2	.333
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadelphia	1	2	.333	1.0	3.0	L1	1-2				0	0	.000
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ARI.png[/fimg] Arizona	1	2	.333	1.0	3.0	L1	1-2				1	2	.333
9	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SD.png[/fimg] San Diego	1	3	.250	1.5	6.5	L2	1-3				1	3	.250
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PIT.png[/fimg] Pittsburgh	0	3	.000	2.0	10.5	L3	0-3				0	3	.000
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami	0	3	.000	2.0	10.5	L3	0-3				0	3	.000
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIL.png[/fimg] Milwaukee	0	3	.000	2.0	10.5	L3	0-3				0	3	.000

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Shocked at all three 3-0 teams in the NL. Atlanta and Colorado swept their series on the road even.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Braves' undefeated streak ends tonight.

Does anyone else find it weird that the Braves home opener is a night game?

[Edgy MD]

Certainly weird, but I guess that the tradition to open with a day game is informed by less weather-related urgency in the Sun Belt.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And maybe they can't count on enough people taking a day off on a weekday in order to attend a baseball game.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Certainly weird, but I guess that the tradition to open with a day game is informed by less weather-related urgency in the Sun Belt.

[Edgy MD]

See, that's not a friendly way to be.

[Edgy MD]

I'll post the full standings tomorrow after the late games are in, but the NL East is all finished, and the Mets go to bed as both the division leaders and the hottest team in the National League.

[Edgy MD]

Offseason marquee teams like San Diego, Chicago, and LA � who didn't necessarily make a splash out of the gate � have made a move the last two series.

Early sinkers include Milwaukee, Philly (you're welcome), Pittsburgh, and the defending champion Giants.

San Francisco and Pittsburgh may not be that bad (but if McCutcheon is hurt, it could be a long Pittsburgh summer). Philly and Milwaukee may actually be that bad. But the Giants have lost six in a row in a division where a lot of teams are muscling up. Their on-again/off-again season pattern may continue.

The East division looks pretty nicely divided between two packs of haves and have-nots. As tied for first as the Mets may be, I'm allowing Atlanta to take the the technical division lead based on their head-to-head edge... for now.

Place	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	NGB	STRK	L10	HEAT	Div W	Div L	PCT	Lg W	Lg L	PCT
T1	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta	6	3	.667	�	�	L2	6-3	4	6	3	.667	6	3	.667
T1	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York	6	3	.667	0.0	0.0	W4	6-3	10	6	3	.667	6	3	.667
T3	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami	3	6	.333	3.0	6.0	W2	3-6	5	2	4	.000	2	4	.333
T3	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadephia	3	6	.333	3.0	6.0	L4	3-6	-1	2	4	.333	2	4	.333
T3	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washington	3	6	.333	3.0	6.0	W1	3-6	4	2	4	.333	2	4	.333

Place	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	NGB	STRK	L10	HEAT	Lg W	Lg L	PCT
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/COL.png[/fimg] Colorado	7	2	.778	+1	+1	W3	7-2	10	7	2	.778
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CHC.png[/fimg] Chicago	5	3	.625	+0.5	+0.5	W1	5-3	6	5	3	.625
DIV	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta	6	3	.667	+0.0	+0.0	L2	6-3	4	6	3	.000
1	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/LAD.png[/fimg] Los Angeles	6	3	.667	�	�	W4	6-3	10	3	3	.500
T2	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York	6	3	.667	�	�	W4	6-3	10	6	3	.667
T2	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SD.png[/fimg] San Diego	6	4	.600	0.5	0.5	W2	6-4	8	6	4	.600
T4	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/STL.png[/fimg] St. Louis	4	3	.571	1.0	1.5	W1	4-3	5	4	3	.571
T4	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CIN.png[/fimg] Cincinnati	5	4	.556	1.0	1.5	L1	5-4	4	5	4	.556
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ARI.png[/fimg] Arizona	4	5	.444	2.0	5.5	L2	4-5	2	4	5	.444
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami	3	6	.333	3.0	10.5	W2	3-6	5	2	4	.000
T6	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washington	3	7	.300	3.5	13.5	W1	3-7	4	2	5	.286
9	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadelphia	3	6	.333	3.0	10.0	L4	3-6	-1	2	4	.333
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PIT.png[/fimg] Pittsburgh	3	6	.333	3.0	10.0	L2	3-6	1	2	4	.333
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SF.png[/fimg] San Francisco	3	7	.300	3.5	14.5	L6	3-7	-3	3	7	.300
T10	[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIL.png[/fimg] Milwaukee	2	6	.250	3.5	14.5	L1	2-6	1	2	6	.250

[Centerfield]

Lots of great things in 2015 so far. Mets are in first (tie anyway), Nats are in last, MFY's are in last.

Let's keep it up.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

2006 club had many more stars than 2015 but I already like this club so much better. For one thing this team has more than twice the homegrown talent that club did and what it lacks in starpower it makes up for with a huge advantage in depth.

'06 club was so strung together, threadbare beyond the glossy outer shell (itself a problem because bums like Wagner had no capable replacements), a single injury to a relief pitcher in July basically doomed the club. This team has already absorbed the loss of a starting pitcher and a closer and you can't even tell.

On the way to 102!!!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I agree. (Maybe not about the 102 wins, but about the rest of it.) I'd like to see the Mets play at about a .550 pace during the weeks that Wright is out. If they can do that, it will mean that they have the depth to weather his absence.

This is an amazingly home-grown team. Look at all of the prominent players who have never been in a big league game for any team other than the Mets: Wright, Duda, Murphy, d'Arnaud, Flores, Harvey, Niese, deGrom, Gee, Lagares, Familia, Tejada, Montero.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This team has already absorbed the loss of a starting pitcher and a closer and you can't even tell.

Starter, closer, the guy slated to be the main LHR (Edgin), still waiting on rehabs from the previous closer and a set-up man (Parnell & Black), and now the 3Bman.
No one hit (assuming Wright's injury is relatively short) should be critical enough to torpedo a whole club, but that's a lot to absorb considering it's been from just ST plus the first nine games.

Heavy division component to the early part of the season -- they neither leave the eastern time zone nor play a non-East (NL or AL) team until mid-May -- also makes this early part of the calendar most interesting than in most years.

[Edgy MD]

Parnell, Edgin, Black, Mejia. Four relievers � including the first and second closer choices � missing from this bullpen. Five if you count Gene F. Walter. And they're absorbing it. They haven't even launched Operation Leathersich* yet.

Folks decry that Sandy hasn't done anything to upgrade the pen. But he's been doing it for years. Open your eyes, jackass!

*2 2/3 innings in Las Vegas
1 hit
7 seven strikeouts
0 walks.

[Edgy MD]

Atlanta had the night off, so guess who just took over the division?

[Centerfield]

Woo hoo!

There may be no superstars in this lineup but 1-8 can take you deep and hurt you at any time. Good things so far.

Suggested slogan: 2015 Mets. We go deeper.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Suggested slogan: 2015 Mets. We go deeper.

I think any slogan that can be followed up by; 'That's what she said' should be automatically approved.

[Ceetar]

Going back a bit, the Mets are playing .500 baseball over their last 272 games.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ceetar wrote: Going back a bit, the Mets are playing .500 baseball over their last 272 games.

That's what SHE said!

#LOL

Wait.

[Edgy MD]

Centerfield wrote: Woo hoo! There may be no superstars in this lineup but 1-8 can take you deep and hurt you at any time. Good things so far. Suggested slogan: 2015 Mets. We go deeper.

The Mets have exactly one home run each from every player in their regular starting lineup, save one.

c � d'Arnaud: 1
1b � Duda: 1
2b � Murphy: 1
3b � Wright: 1
ss � Flores: 1
lf � Cuddyer: 1
cf � Lagares: 0
rf � Granderson: 1

And just to keep things straight, they have exactly one home run from the reserves, courtesy of John Mayberry, Jr.

That's the sort of picket fence I can get behind. Go Laggy.

[Guest sharpie]

Granderson doesn't have a home run. If Mayberry were subbing in for him then that list would be right.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, you're right!

Get with the granderprogram, Curtis!

[Frayed Knot]

Today's standings are led by your 'Best Record in NL' New York Mets
They're 1/2 game up on the Braves, Rockies, & Dodgers (in all three cases they have an extra win).