Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:45 pm
I'm no Franky when it comes to league wide assessments, but I'll give it a shot for League 1 as we head towards game 100:
East
Colormeimpressed: 54-45, +6 from drop zone
Giving himself a real shot to reach the FInals, still limited margin for error. Not exactly a star studded offensive attack but getting nice production from Mincher with 25 HR's, 14 from Menke who appears to be playing SS so that is always nice. He's also made astute pickups from other team's rejects in Morgan and Staub to bolster the attack.
SteadyEddie33: 52-47, +16
Doing exactly what he needs to, avoiding a total disaster and his ticket to the FInals looks safe barring a serious collapse. He's sporting the 3rd worst OBP in the league but 2nd in slugging. He's gotten quality starting pitching from Peterson, Lary, WIse, and Pierce who give him a shot each night. No shortage of bombers on this team with McCovey, Powell, Allen, Pinson, and Maris all with 22+ HR's.
Hallerose, 51-48, -6
He's just outside the top 12 right now. He has a quality team and a real shot to get in. His biggest problem is probably his division. All 4 teams in the East have been pretty competitive. He's gone with the low cost junk baller SP and it's worked out pretty well, Al McBean is an impressive 10-3 with a 2.94 ERA. Like with SteadyEddie, the Heroes rely on the long ball, tied for the league lead. Several guys with 20+ HR"s from Kaline, Wynn, Banks, Cepeda, and Howard. SB"s are not their forte as they've been successful on just 6/18 attempts!
Stratorat, 47-52, -10
With 63 games left, the math is beginning to look difficult. It's certainly not over, but he will surely need to get very hot and probably at least make it to the league Finals. The other 3 teams in the division are over .500 so the path won't be easy. He's playing in a bomber park, Atlanta Stadium, and has 138 HR's. Not terrible, but in that park you're probably hoping for a little more power to the carry the team. Tony Perez is going crazy with 36 HR's, he pulled Berra, Koufax, and Clemente out of the pool that were rejects from others and gotten nice production from them. He did drop Haller, Staub, and White who are all playing regularly elsewhere, but White's not exactly setting the world on fire.
Central
mburatti76, 52-47, +17
Yours truly, doing what I need to and avoiding total disaster. Playing in Fenway, the pitching has been pretty terrible all around. 1st in runs scored, last in ERA.
Ed1447, 49-50, +10
Looking in pretty good shape to reach the FInals. Hovering around .500 in a weak division. He could easily come back and overtake me for the division. He's bottom 3rd in runs score, middle of the pack in ERA. Aaron leads the offensive charge with 34 HR's. Surprising production from Clarke $.97 batting .346 over 188 AB's. Whitey Ford has been a nice ace with a sparkling 2.58 ERA, and Klippstein has been lights out on the backend with 18 saves is 22 opps and a 2.71 ERA.
MochaDog, 44-55, -30
His FInals hopes are on life support. His current life line is the weak Central Division. He's 8 games out of 1st place. He definitely needs to find a way to come back and win the division and then steal the Championship to make it. Only 105 HR"s in DC Stadium with a 4.58 ERA. He's gone through a multitude of pitchers so far. Drysdale, Bunning, and Jenkins were all kicked to the curb with 6+ ERA's and that seems to tell the story of his season. Killebrew has been the main cog offensively with 26 HR"s.
pwoelfle22, 39-60, -25
If Mochadog is on life support, pwoelfle22 has coded and they're trying to shock his FInals hopes back to life. He also will need to win the Championship to make it but 13 games out of 1st place with 63 games to play is a big ask. The offense has been a challenge all season slashing just 242/302/381 as a team. Frank Robinson and Bob Gibson have both been solid, but at 19+ million you need them to be dominant and that has not materialized to date.
West
Lee300, 61-38, +9
The Hammers are hammering the rest of League 1. They are 9 games clear in the division, so they are pretty much assured to reach the Finals. Playing small ball in Dodger Stadium, they by far and away have the best ERA in the league. He was able to settle his SP early with Marichal, Kaat, Spahn, and Nash all with 128+ IP and ERA;s 3.40 or lower. Shantz has been dominant on the back end with 24 saves and a 1.77 ERA. The offense isn't particularly remarkable, it looks like they do just enough to win but Minosso has been the leader slashing 330/423/531. Wills 34 SB's are higher than 10 other teams in the league total for season.
davehaller, 52-47, +8
Currently sitting in 10th place which keeps him out of the tenuous 11th and 12th place spots which could potentially be knocked out by a team further down winning a Semi Championship. His team is performing well so I"m sure he's cautiausly optimistic but clinching a playoff spot may be needed. He's 9 back in the division but tied for the WC. Petrocelli clearly on '69 is carrying the offense with sold contributions from Diety and Stargell, Not much help beyond that though.
canauscot, 49-50, -19
Another team that is running out of time but still has hope. He's only 3 out of the WC. Playing in a LH Bomber Park Candlestick, he has 140 HR's. I'm sure he was hoping for more slugging than that. The OBP is only .305 which has left him in the middle of the pack in runs scored. The pitching has been sparking with a team ERA of 3.77 second best in the league. Faily low cost SP's with Veale, Moose, Duren, RIchert give him a shot most night. Bailey with 27 HR"s out of the catcher is nice and Eddie Mathews producing well with 25 bombs.
sphilipp8, 44-55, +49
Just a formality really and just playing to see if he gets the 1st or 2nd pick in the Finals draft. He has several teams to try to jump to get the WC and he has a 4 point lead on Franky for the overall MT lead, so the top pick could be in jeopardy. Mantle in a rarity in this set is having a nice season with 36 HR's. A trade for Jackson seems to be working out as he's slashed 247/370/500 since coming over.
