90s(mostly)geo 2 team-Week 3 update

Games played: 39

Eastern Division--The high rent district

Montreal Jays 25-14 (13-8 for the week): Led by Fench33, the Jays are tied for the best record in the league and hold a 4 game lead in the East.

Pitching leaders: Pedro is off to a very good start posting a 6-2 record with an ERA of 2.96/WHIP of 1.06. Pedro has 107 strikeouts in 82 innings. Jeff Fassero has started six game with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 2.72/WHIP of 1.08

Hitting leaders: Larry Walker is at .325/.370/.571 with 7 home runs. Carlos Delgado has driven in 34 runs and Moises Alou has knocked in 32. An interesting player to watch is John Olerud--John played sporadically until the last 4 games. In those 4 games, John is 7 for 15 with 3 doubles and 2 walks. It will be interesting to see if John gets more at bats in the coming games.

Players demoted: 5---Dave Stieb and Tim Wallach are among the players who were removed from the active roster.

Now you know fact: Five pitchers have at least 1 save----John Wetteland (4) Tom Henke, Ugeth Urbina and Tim Scott each have 3 while Duane Ward has 1.

120 millions$$$ New York: Cabrera24 is calling the shots for the club and is 21-18 (10-11 for the week)

Pitching leaders: Interestingly, Bret Saberhagen is 3-3, Jimmy Key is 4-4 and Frank Viola is 4-4. Mariano Rivera has 4 wins and 2 saves with an ERA of 1.93. Steve Howe has an ERA and WHIP of 1.02.

Hitting leaders: Edgardo Alfonzo has a slash line of .359/.449/.479 with 12 doubles. Paul O'Neill is at .331/.441/.500.

Players demoted: Jeff Kent .213/,290/.492 in 61 at bats. Steve Farr had an ERA of 7.45/WHIP of 2.07.

Now you know fact: Cabrera24 has 5 catchers on the roster--Mike Stanley, Jorge Posada, Todd Pratt, Matt Nokes and Joe Girardi.

Bay Area Giant Athletics: KaiserWill4 and his club are in third place with a 15-24 record after having a tough week going 6-15.

Pitching leaders: Bill Swift is 3-2 with an ERA of 4.06/WHIP of 1.46. Dennis Eckersley has 4 saves with an ERA of 3.76/WHIP of 1.25.

Hitting leaders: Mark McGwire has launched 17 home runs and has driven in 35 runs--he's at at .285/.419/.694. Jason Giambi is at .317/.466/.504. Rickey Henderson was added to the roster---he's off to a great start at .366/.480/.634.

Players demoted: Bud Black 7.12/1.96, Dave Stewart 25.20/3.20 (not a mistake--his actual numbers) and Rod Beck 17.49/1.94. Although he hasn't been demoted, Barry Bonds is at .229.341/.551.

Now you know fact: Barry Bonds has 135 plate appearances--he's hit 11 home runs but only drove in 15 runs. Removing himself, his hitting has only driven in 4 runs. Also, the Giant Athletics lead the league with 27 roster moves.


Milwaukee Braves: The Braves are 12-27, 13 games off the pace--the Braves went 8-13 for the week as Fatdaddy054 attempts to recover from a tough start.

Pitching leaders: Chris Bosio has the best ERA on the staff at 4.43. Given the other starters on the roster, I suspect you could have gotten good odds if you thought Chris would have a better ERA than Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Steve Avery.

Hitting leaders: Fred McGriff has been the offensive leader--he's at .285/.364/.526 with 8 home runs and 23 RBI.

Demoted players: Mike Stanton had an ERA of 4.50/1.63 and Matt Mieske .152/.152.273 after 34 plate appearances.

Now you know fact: Javy Lopez is at .202/.266/.353; Eddie Perez .208/.256/.333, Darryl Hamilton (.212/.222/.272 and David Justice .202/.295/.357 are all underperforming even their worst year. If they return to average performance, the Braves will improve.

Central:

Texas Astrangers: The BC Manager is tied for the best record in the league at 25-14 and has the best run differential at +62. For the week, the Astrangers were 11-10.

Pitching leaders: Kevin Brown is 8-1 with impressive numbers of 1.45/.96 and Pete Harnisch is 4-13.38/1.45.

Hitting leaders Juan Gonzalez (.327/.375//646) with 13 home runs, Ivan Rodriguez (.329/.365/.576) with 10 home runs and Luis Gonzalez .333/.371/.719 are pacing the offense.

Demoted players: Doug Jones had 2 saves but was at 7.13/1.92-Dean Palmer was at .162/.220/.270 and Rusty Greer was at .167/.308/.357.

Now you know fact: The BC Manager has 3 all-star caliber first basemen, Jeff Bagwell (.287/.399/.487), Rafael Palmeiro .263/.409/.368) and Will Clark .292/.346/.500.

CincyCle Red Indians: LM Bombers has the club in second place with a 21-18 record, 4 games off the pace after going 13-8 for the week.

Pitching leaders: Pete Schourek leads the starting staff with a 4-0 record. Jeff Shaw has delivered 8 saves.

Hitting leaders: Kenny Lofton leads the team with 28 runs scored and an impressive slash line of .350/.433/.466 with 18 stolen bases. Albert Belle is at .303/.345/.552 while Hal Morris is at .348/.398/.571.

Demoted players: Albie Lopez was demoted after contributing 7.47/1.92. Paul Shuey was at 8.21/2.67 and Jose Mesa 7.70/2.14.

Now you know fact: With two top flight shortstops, LM Bombers has been juggling Omar Vizquel and Barry Larkin. Barry has converted 17 of 18 X chances into outs while Omar is at 22 for 26 X chances into outs.

SoCal Dodging Angels: Bigdinkent has the club at 20-19 going 12-9 for the week.

PItching leaders: Hideo Nomo is off to a 6-2 start with an ERA of 4.44/1.16. Bryan Harvey has 7 saves while Troy Percival has an ERA of 1.04/1.27.

Hitting leaders: Mike Piazza is at .293/.358/.541 with 9 home runs and 39 runs knocked in. Brett Butler has contributed a .309/.414/.434 slash line with 12 stolen bases.

Demoted players: Mark Langston (5.85/1.80) and Orel Hershiser (6.00/1.74) were both 2-4.

Now you know fact: With an abundance of quality outfielders, Jim Edmonds is the primary first baseman. Jim is at .261/.338/.457 with 5 home runs. This allowed playing time for Brett Butler, Raul Mondesi and Tim Salmon.

Boston-Pittsburg Bombers: Led by Burley Norseman, the Bombers are 18-21 after going 12-9 for the week.

Pitching leaders: Roger Clemens has a stellar line of 2.22/1.07 but is only 4-5. Estaban Loiza is 4-0 with an ERA of 2.66/1.25.

Hitting leaders: Jason Kendall is off to a great start at .337/.382/.485. Mo Vaughn has delivered .321/.389/.443 while driving in a team high 24 runs.

Demoted players: Burley has shown extreme patience--no moves have been made.

Now you know fact: The Bombers feature two players--Jeff King and Gary Redus. One has 91 plate appearances and is at .329/.374/.447. The other has 104 plate appearances and is at .130/.231/.337. Surprisingly, Jeff King is the owner of the .130 stat line.

Western Division

DWG has the San Diego Tigers in first place with a record of 21-18 after going 11-10 for the week.

Pitching leaders: Andy Benes is 4-0 with an ERA of 4.03/1.25 while Trevor Hoffman has a 2-0 record and 10 saves in 33 innings and has 48 strike outs.

Hitting leaders: Bobby Higginson leads the club with 12 home runs and a slash line of .276/.331/.675. Tony Gwynn is delivering a .331/.353/.534 slash line.

Demoted players: Joey Hamilton went 2-3 with a 6.75/1.50 while Mike Henneman pitched 7 innings with an ERA of 10.29 2.00.

Now you know fact: The Tigers have multiple players who can drive in runs. Three players have driven in 17 runs--Mickey Tettleton, Travis Fryman and Phil Nevin. Cecil Fielder has driven in 18 runs. Tony Gwynn leads the team with 37 RBI followed by Bobby Higginson with 33.

The More Philly Oriolephils are one game out of first place with a record of 20-19 after going 12-9 for the week under the guidance of JJB92.

Pitching leaders: Danny Jackson is 4-2 2.98/1.13. Curt Schilling is at 3-3--3.91/1.22.

Hitting leaders: Dave Hollins leads the team with 26 runs batted in but his slash line is only .236/.325/.415. Darren Daulton is at .283/.395.414.

Demoted players: Jeff Hammonds was at .162/.225/.243 before being released.

Now you know fact: It has not been a good start for Len Dykstra---he's at .147/.283.241 in 137 plate appearances.

Ron4Yanks has the Chicago CubSox at 19-20 going 10-11 for the week.

Pitching leaders: Jack McDowell is off to a great start--he's at 6-2 with a 2.76/.98

Hitting leaders: Sammy Sosa has launched 14 home runs and has a slash line of .271/.321/.604. Frank Thomas is at .294/.386/.579 with 13 doubles.

Demoted players: Ron4Yanks has not made any roster moves this season.

Now you know fact: The shortstop position has been a major success for the club--Ozzie Guillen is at .302.333/.387 and Shawon is at .405/.488/.622.

NewGuy1912 and his Seattle RockieMariners are 17-22 going 8-13 for the week.

Pitching leaders: Playing in Coors field will make it tough on any pitcher but Erik Hanson is 4-1. However, his numbers don't quite match the win/loss result--he's at 6.47/1.91. Bobby Ayala has an ERA of 2.45/1.52 in 25 innings.

Hitting leaders: Vinnie Castilla has hit 15 home runs and is at ..329/.371/.658 while Alex Rodriguez is at 307/.382/.636.

Demoted players: Ken Griffey Jr. was demoted but recently returned to the active roster. He's at .163/.276/.225 in 57 plate appearances.

Now you know fact: Randy Johnson is 0-5 and has walked 59 batters in 62 innings. He's at 4.94/1.71.

Games played: 60

A look at some interesting team stats after an update on the division races.

East Division

The Montreal Jays led by Fench33 continue their winning ways and now have a record of 40-20 after going 15-6 for the week. The Jays are on a 5 game winning streak and have a 7 game lead in the division.

Cabrera24 and his 120 Million$$$ New York club is in second place with a record of 33-27, going 12-9 for the week. The club is currently on a 4 game losing streak. Interestingly, the New York club has the best run differential in the division at +71 which could be good news for Cabrera24 in the coming days.

The Bay Area Giant Athletics with KaiserWill4 at the helm are 24-36 going 9-12 over the past 7 days.

The Milwaukee Braves led by Fatdaddy 054 are 22-38 after going 10-11 for the week.

Central Division

The Texas Astrangers continue to lead the division under the direction of The BC Manager. The Astrangers are 37-23 going 12-9 over the last week. The club has the best run differential in the league at +74.

LM Bombers has guided the CincyCle Red Indians into second place, just one game off the pace with a record of 36-24. The Indians went a league best 15-6 for the week.

Bigdinkent and his So Cal Dodging Angels are 31-29 going 11-10 for the week. The Angels are 6 games off the pace.

Burley Norseman and the Boston-Pittsburg Bombers are 27-33 after going 9-12 over the past 7 days. The Bombers, along with the 4 Western Division teams will be adding a player from the undrafted teams (St. Louis/Kansas City, Minnesota/Florida)--the new player will be eligible to play starting with game 82, one week from today.

West Division

More-Philly Oriolephils seized the division lead despite going 10-11 for the week and now having a record of 30-30.

DWG and his San Diego Tigers are one game behind with a record of 29-31 after going 8-13 for the week.

Ron4Yanks and the Chicago Cubsox are two games off the pace with a record of 28-32 going 9-12 for the week. The CubSox have the best run differential in the division at +8.

NewGuy1912 and the Seattle RockieMariners are at 23-37 after going a league worst 6-15 for the week.

Team stats of interest:

Team leading the league in runs scored:

CincyCle Red Indians: 374 runs scored or 6.23 runs per game.
120 Million$$$ New York: 360 runs scored or 6 runs per game
Texas Astrangers: 325 runs scored or 5.41 per game

Offensively challenged teams:

Boston-Pittsburg Bombers: 256 runs scored or 4.26 per game
Milwaukee Braves: 268 runs scored or 4.46 per game
Bay Area Giant Athletics: 283 runs scored or 4.71 per game---This is a surprising statistic considering the club features Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and Rickey Henderson

Fewest runs allowed:

Texas Astrangers have allowed just 251 runs or 4.18 runs per game
Montreal Jays: 262 runs allowed or 4.36 runs per game
So Cal Dodging Angeles: 272 runs allowed or 4.53 runs per game

Most runs allowed:

Seattle RockieMariners (playing Coors field) have allowed 397 runs or 6.61 runs per game
Milwaukee Braves have allowed 357 or 5.95 runs per game
Bay Area Giant Athletics have allowed 347 or 5.78 runs per game.

One Run games:

Montreal Jays--14-6

Losing the close ones

Chicago CubSox 6-14

Bring on the left handed starter!

Montreal Jays are a stellar 21-9 (.700) versus left handed starters

Left handed starters are not welcome here

Milwaukee Braves are 7-20 (.259) and the Bay Area Giant Athletics are 5-14 (.263) versus left handed starters

Enjoying the homefront:

The Texas Astrangers are an impressive 22-8 (.733) at home while the Montreal Jays check in at 21-9 (.700)

Road Warriors:

The Montreal Jays lead the league with a 19-11 (.633) record.

Home field advantage is lacking

Seattle RockieMariners are 14-19 at home--.424

Team leader in home runs:

CincyCle Red Indians--110 home runs.

Fewest home runs:
Boston Pittsburg Bombers: 56 home runs

Best on base percentage:

120 Millions$$$ New York: .367

Lowest on base percentage:
More-Philly Oriolephills: .330

Most Stolen bases:

Chicago CubSox 57

Lowest: San Diego Tigers 11

Team Strikouts:

More-Philly Oriolephills: 514

Fewest--Bay Area Giant Athletics: 327

Most saves:

Montreal Jays 24

Most blown saves:
Seattle Rockie Mariners 13

Most complete games:

Chicago CubSox: 31. (Next closest club is 13-Texas and New York)

Fewest complete games:

Bay Area Giant Athletics: 2