Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Final Regular Season Power Rankings

1- Jacksonville See You Now (NL) (119-43)- I'd love to jinx someone else, but when you establish a new wins record, break the era record by .18 and lead the league in fielding percentage you are the favorite.

2- Las Vegas Desperados (AL) (116-46)- 1148 runs is more than even I had guessed. That's over 7 runs a game, and the most in league history. Would have fallen 1 short of the wins record if not for Jacksonville.

3- Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) (108-54)- A balanced attack from a perfect team. 2nd in offense and no lower than 4th any major category.

4- Pawtucket Griffins (NL) (104-58)- Dominate force in the NL with just one weakness: the bullpen. Had almost as many blown saves as Jax, Vegas, and KC combined.

5- Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) (102-60)- WC1 in the NL, Cheyenne was 5th in runs scored. Nicky Cooke was all world with .331 37 117.

6- Vancouver Voodoo (AL) (96-66)- In the playoffs again, has 2 Cy Young candidates: Kurt Esposito and Horacio Moya

7- Sacramento Maters (NL) (94-68)- Didn't I tell you knine was tremendous. MWR casualty to 94 game winner in one season.

8- Durham Bulls (NL) (95-67)- WC #1 in the NL with their second consecutive 95 win season. Always plays JAX tough so he scares me.

9- Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) (90-72)- Boy it sure didn't take Cyben long to turn them in to WC#2. Had the second best pitching too!

10- Nashville BootLeggers (AL) (89-73)- Omar Gutierrez had a season for the ages. Will it be enough to lead the #3 seed past powerful Vegas and complete KC?

11- Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) (87-75)- Building talent with heavy prospect spending and a winning record at every level by Rookie ball. Will next season be the break out year?

12- Cincinnati Red Bowties (NL) (86-76)- Despite being loud in the forum, Cincinnati just record it 3 straight season of win total growth.

13- Boise Spuds (AL) (86-76)- 17 win improvement gives them the most wins for this franchise since season 2

14- Chicago Orphans (NL) (82-80) After 5 seasons lost in the woods Chicago seems ready to make it back to the playoffs next season.

15- Jackson Mudslide (AL) (82-80) Middle-of-the-road season despite Tommy Webster's efforts otherwise (.915 OPS and 50 steals)

16- Charlotte Charlotteans (NL) (83-79) Not a great season, but good enough to make the playoffs.

17- San Francisco Gothams (NL) (77-85) Will Angel Cruz's .904 OPS and 52 steals season convince voters to ignore Brewington's 50-40 season?

18- San Juan Padres (NL) (73-89) Had a tough season despite RotY candidate Benito Seanez's .307 and 40 in only 121 games.

19- Santa Cruz Designated Drinkers (NL) (79-83) Did they W11 themselves out of a decent draft pick?

20- New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) (73-89) Threatened to contend for a large portion of the season and then fell back to where the ML talent said they should be. Will be ready to win their division next season.

21- San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) (71-91) Lead the league in + plays. Not only is their record better than last season, but the underlying numbers are MUCH better.

22- Florida TIGERS (AL) (69-93) Fourth losing season in a row. Hopefully the talent accumulating in the minors will overcome that next season.

23- Richmond Fire Blitz (AL) (70-92)- This is what gets you in the playoffs in the weaker American League :)
24- Santa Fe Fire (NL) (64-98) Team lost 15 more than last season, but was active and has dominate teams in the lower minors so the franchise may be heading in the right direction.

25- Syracuse Shockers (AL) (69-93) Vegas, KC, and Jax all breathed a sigh of relief when the champs and their 2 headed monster we eliminated from the playoffs.

26- Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) (66-96) Stated the rebuild this season still had pieces to move, but is making excellent progress towards bring the franchise back to relevancy.

27- Trenton Fishermen (AL) (65-97) Big salary, declining record. Hard to see the plan form the outside.

28- Honolulu Hurricanes (AL) (63-99) Played almost .500 ball after their 5-33 start. Remarkable comeback actually.

29- Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) (65-97) Unfortunately got more attention for winning 117 in the past than anything he did this season.

30- Little Rock And Rollers (NL) (60-102) Fell off at the end, but I think they had enough success to come back and continue to build a winner

31- Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) (55-107) Only NB's late season collapse prevented them from being team #32.

32- New Britain Red Coats (AL) (54-108) We will all miss dbird. Talent wise this franchise was coming around, but the record does not reflect that.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

3rd Qtr Power Rankings

Team (Record) (Last Quarter)- Score

1-Jacksonville See You Now (NL) (88-31) (24-11)- 1.588235294

2-Las Vegas Desperados (AL) (89-30) (27-8)- 1.607843137

3-Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) (81-38) (25-10)- 3.019607843

4-Pawtucket Griffins (NL) (77-42) (22-13)- 3.784313725

5-Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) (74-45) (24-11)- 5.490196078

6-Cincinnati Red Bowties (NL) (68-51) (17-18)- 7.176470588

7-Durham Bulls (NL) (74-45) (23-12)- 8.196078431

8-Nashville BootLeggers (AL) (65-54) (18-17)- 9.490196078

9-Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) (67-52) (19-16)- 10.33333333

10-Vancouver Voodoo (AL) (64-55) (23-12)- 10.70588235

11-Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) (66-53) (3-12)- 11.41176471

12-Sacramento Maters (NL) (65-54) (16-19)- 12.60784314

13-Chicago Orphans (NL) (63-56) (19-16)- 13.92156863

14-Jackson Mudslide (AL) (64-55) (20-15)- 14.05882353

15-Boise Spuds (AL) (60-59) (17-16)- 15.19607843

16-Charlotte Charlotteans (NL) (61-58) (16-19)- 16.41176471

17-San Francisco Gothams (NL) (56-63) (12-23)- 16.78431373

18-Richmond Fire Blitz (AL) (57-62) (13-22)- 18.82352941

19-San Juan Padres (NL) (55-64) (16-17)- 19.09803922

20-New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) (54-65) (12-23)- 21.45098039

21-San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) (53-66) (13-22)- 22.90196078

22-Syracuse Shockers (AL) (50-69) (18-17)- 23.02941176

23-Santa Cruz Designated Drinkers (NL) (54-65) (18-17)- 23.76470588

24-Santa Fe Fire (NL) (46-73) (14-21)- 24.19607843

25-Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) (49-70) (11-24)- 24.60784314

26-Florida TIGERS (AL) (48-71) (11-24)- 24.92156863

27-Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) (45-74) (14-21)- 25.15686275

28-Trenton Fishermen (AL) (42-77) (16-17)- 25.60784314

29-Little Rock And Rollers (NL) (45-74) (14-21)- 26.62745098
30-Honolulu Hurricanes (AL) (44-75) (13-22)- 27.29411765

31-New Britain Red Coats (AL) (40-79) (16-17)- 29.20588235

32-Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) (40-79) (13-22)- 31.49019608