The Padres Have a Lot on the Line

[Edgy MD]

Poking as I was around beisbol history today, I found something remarkable.

If the Mets stay the course and pull off a sweep of the Padres, and the Rays were to similarly take care of business against the Tigers, the Padres would displace the Rays as the poorest performing of the active MLB franchises historically.

At least, that was true enough when I first discovered their perilous predicament earlier today and began conceiving this post. Now, as I prepare to hit submit, I realize the Rays lost this afternoon to the Tigers, 2�1, and so will retain their ignoble crown at least until the end of this series, even if they win and the Pads lose the next two. BUT ALL BETS ARE OFF THIS WEEKEND!

Below see the all-time standings for all the active teams. Note that sorting the teams by winning percentage and sorting them by games out won't get you quite the same order, due to the gross disparities in games played. But it's close enough.

Rk	Franchise	AKA	W	L	W-L%	GB	G>.500	Divs	Pnnts	WS	Playoffs	Players	HOF#
1	New York Yankees	New York Highlanders	9,970	7,537	.5695	�	2433	18	40	27	51	1604	40
2	San Francisco Giants	New York Giants, New York, Gothams	10,835	9,307	.5379	452.5	1528	8	23	8	25	1708	57
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Grooms, Brooklyn Grays and Brooklyn Atlantics	10,545	9,537	.5251	712.5	1008	13	22	6	28	1763	48
4	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Brown Stockings	10,535	9,737	.5197	817.5	798	12	23	11	27	2054	44
5	Boston Red Sox	Boston Americans	9,190	8,611	.5163	927.0	579	7	13	8	21	1741	36
6	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Orphans, Chicago Colts and Chicago White Stockings	10,563	10,112	.5109	991.0	451	5	16	2	16	2002	44
7	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Bronchos and Cleveland Blues	9,061	8,744	.5089	1058.0	317	7	5	2	11	1817	31
8	Detroit Tigers		9,059	8,771	.5081	1072.5	288	7	11	4	16	1617	21
9	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Redlegs and Cincinnati Red Stockings	10,301	9,979	.5079	1055.5	322	10	10	5	15	1907	34
10	Chicago White Sox		8,976	8,811	.5046	1134.0	165	5	6	3	9	1691	28
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	10,201	10,040	.5040	1136.0	161	9	9	5	16	1889	40
12	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Anaheim Angels, California Angels and Los Angeles Angels	4,373	4,344	.5017	1202.0	29	9	1	1	10	956	10
13	Atlanta Braves	Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees, Boston Rustlers, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters and Boston Red Stockings	10,349	10,298	.5012	1191.0	51	17	17	3	23	1898	51
14	Toronto Blue Jays		3,035	3,097	.4949	1247.5	-62	5	2	2	5	681	6
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks	1,403	1,450	.4918	1240.0	-47	5	1	1	5	400	2
16	Houston Astros	Houston Colt .45's	4,176	4,382	.4880	1319.5	-206	7	1	0	9	848	8
17	Oakland Athletics	Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics	8,667	9,104	.4877	1435.0	-437	16	15	9	26	1873	38
18	Kansas City Royals		3,589	3,823	.4842	1333.5	-234	7	3	1	8	812	4
19	Washington Nationals		3,579	3,835	.4827	1344.5	-256	3	0	0	3	863	5
20	Minnesota Twins	Washington Senators	8,549	9,246	.4804	1565.0	-697	10	6	3	14	1603	23
21	New York Mets		4,090	4,456	.4786	1399.5	-366	5	4	2	7	1003	14
22	Milwaukee Brewers	Seattle Pilots	3,545	3,875	.4778	1381.5	-330	3	1	0	4	802	5
23	Baltimore Orioles	St. Louis Browns and Milwaukee Brewers	8,472	9,313	.4764	1637.0	-841	9	7	3	13	1755	28
24	Texas Rangers	Washington Senators	4,141	4,560	.4759	1426.0	-419	5	2	0	6	1033	5
25	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Quakers	9,502	10,614	.4724	2055.0	-1112	12	7	2	14	1968	33
26	Miami Marlins	Florida Marlins	1,685	1,911	.4686	1329.5	-226	0	2	2	2	492	1
27	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies	1,684	1,916	.4678	1332.5	-232	0	1	0	3	512	0
28	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners	2,868	3,264	.4677	1414.5	-396	3	0	0	4	716	4
29	San Diego Padres	San Diego Padres	3,445	3,983	.4638	1485.5	-536	5	2	0	5	904	10
30	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1,323	1,531	.4636	1320.5	-208	2	1	0	4	377	1