Posted on 08/06/2006 1:22:50 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
Here we go....Most teams have 50 or 51 games to go after today's games.....here is how things are shaping up baseball fans....
2006 American League Standings | |||||||||||
EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
NY Yankees | 65 | 42 | .607 | - | 36-19 | 29-23 | 595 | 503 | Lost 1 | 8-2 | |
Boston | 65 | 44 | .596 | 1 | 35-17 | 30-27 | 600 | 540 | Lost 1 | 4-6 | |
Toronto | 57 | 53 | .518 | 9.5 | 35-23 | 22-30 | 574 | 545 | Lost 7 | 1-9 | |
Baltimore | 50 | 61 | .450 | 17 | 30-30 | 20-31 | 538 | 618 | Won 1 | 5-5 | |
Tampa Bay | 46 | 65 | .414 | 21 | 28-26 | 18-39 | 492 | 599 | Won 1 | 4-6 | |
CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
Detroit | 74 | 36 | .673 | - | 35-17 | 39-19 | 579 | 436 | Won 2 | 7-3 | |
Chicago Sox | 65 | 43 | .602 | 8 | 34-19 | 31-24 | 619 | 524 | Won 2 | 6-4 | |
Minnesota | 64 | 45 | .587 | 9.5 | 39-15 | 25-30 | 563 | 493 | Won 3 | 6-4 | |
Cleveland | 47 | 62 | .431 | 26.5 | 26-29 | 21-33 | 594 | 564 | Lost 2 | 3-7 | |
Kansas City | 38 | 72 | .345 | 36 | 23-32 | 15-40 | 501 | 661 | Lost 3 | 3-7 | |
WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
Oakland | 59 | 51 | .536 | - | 28-25 | 31-26 | 490 | 485 | Won 3 | 8-2 | |
LA Angels | 56 | 54 | .509 | 3 | 26-28 | 30-26 | 537 | 515 | Won 1 | 5-5 | |
Texas | 56 | 55 | .505 | 3.5 | 26-30 | 30-25 | 566 | 547 | Lost 1 | 5-5 | |
Seattle | 53 | 56 | .486 | 5.5 | 28-28 | 25-28 | 510 | 507 | Lost 2 | 5-5 | |
2006 National League Standings | |||||||||||
EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
NY Mets | 65 | 44 | .596 | - | 31-22 | 34-22 | 585 | 498 | Won 1 | 6-4 | |
Philadelphia | 53 | 56 | .486 | 12 | 27-31 | 26-25 | 563 | 569 | Lost 1 | 7-3 | |
Florida | 51 | 59 | .464 | 14.5 | 27-27 | 24-32 | 511 | 531 | Lost 2 | 4-6 | |
Atlanta | 50 | 59 | .459 | 15 | 22-28 | 28-31 | 568 | 560 | Lost 3 | 3-7 | |
Washington | 49 | 61 | .445 | 16.5 | 26-24 | 23-37 | 511 | 571 | Lost 1 | 5-5 | |
CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
St. Louis | 59 | 50 | .541 | - | 32-23 | 27-27 | 531 | 530 | Won 1 | 2-8 | |
Cincinnati | 57 | 53 | .518 | 2.5 | 29-28 | 28-25 | 541 | 562 | Won 2 | 4-6 | |
Houston | 53 | 57 | .482 | 6.5 | 30-26 | 23-31 | 503 | 520 | Won 2 | 6-4 | |
Milwaukee | 52 | 58 | .473 | 7.5 | 32-23 | 20-35 | 502 | 580 | Lost 1 | 4-6 | |
Chicago Cubs | 46 | 64 | .418 | 13.5 | 24-31 | 22-33 | 459 | 567 | Won 1 | 7-3 | |
Pittsburgh | 42 | 69 | .378 | 18 | 28-28 | 14-41 | 501 | 562 | Lost 1 | 7-3 | |
WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | STRK | L10 | |
San Diego | 57 | 53 | .518 | - | 27-31 | 30-22 | 501 | 496 | Won 1 | 4-6 | |
LA Dodgers | 55 | 55 | .500 | 2 | 31-24 | 24-31 | 558 | 517 | Won 8 | 8-2 | |
Arizona | 55 | 55 | .500 | 2 | 26-28 | 29-27 | 554 | 559 | Lost 3 | 4-6 | |
Colorado | 54 | 55 | .495 | 2.5 | 28-26 | 26-29 | 502 | 479 | Won 3 | 7-3 | |
San Francisco | 52 | 58 | .473 | 5 | 30-28 | 22-30 | 507 | 517 | Lost 2 | 1-9 | |
Glossary | |||||||||||
W: Wins, L: Losses, PCT: Winning percentage, GB: Games back, HOME: Home record, ROAD: Road record, RS: Runs scored, RA: Runs allowed, STRK: Current streak, L10: Last 10 games | |||||||||||
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Standings are updated with the completion of each game. |
The Yankees are playing well right now and are winning games when they DON'T play well. Can they keep it up? Boston has struggled a bit this week (David Ortiz is excused from this observation). I would say that the Yankees are still short on pitching, but their lineup will make games really interesting at time. The Red Sox might have the pitching to win it, but they need to get healthy quickly. Toronto is fading in the AL East and Wild Card races. They made a good run at it earlier this year, but they should aim for .500 this year and bigger things next year....
The AL Central is all but wrapped up for Detroit assuming their pitching holds up. I think it will. What remains to be seen is whether or not the White Sox or the Twins can stay in contention for the Wild Card. Currently the Twins are a game back of both Sox, Red and White, who are tied for the lead. If Liriano's arm continues to cause him to miss starts, the Twins might not have the pitching to win it, but they can still make some noise (they play the White Sox 9 more times) and that may go a long way to determining which team, if any, emerges from the AL Central.
The AL West is proving to be a dog fight. Oakland is again proving itself to be a 2nd half team after winning the last 3 games and 8 of their last 10. The Angels had closed the gap but haven't quite been able to overtake the A's. Same goes for Texas and Seattle. As the division leader is nearly 7 games back of the Wild Card leaders, this is a one and done division.
The NL Central is a LOT closer than anyone would have believed at the beginning of the year. The Cardinals are leading, but they have struggled a bit recently, especially with their pitching. Who would have thought that the Red would ONLY be 3 games out (they just lost) in August? Not me and judging from some of the preseason predictions that I remember, no one else thought so either. Cincy is ALSO leading the Wild Card, but it is a very tenuous lead which they may not be able to hold. Their pitching and now their hitting are so streaky who knows what may happen. The Astros still don't have enough hitting to get back into this race, and they are wasting the probable final year of Roger Clemens.
The NL West is just as close as the AL West. The Padres are leading, but the entire division is within 5 games of the leader. Also, it should be noted that all 3 of the non-division leaders in the NL West are within 2 games of the Wild Card.
If I were to pick who wins the Wild Cards in each league, I'd go with the Yankees in the AL (with Boston winning the AL East) and I'd go with whichever team does NOT win the NL West. I think that Cincy's pitching will falter in the final month and a half of the season.
for your lists....
Do you know of anyone else who has a baseball list?
"Bless You Boys." - Go Tigers!
Let me just jump on this thread to say: LET'S GO METS!
LOL
you're welcome :)
yeah the reason for this thread is that I received a call from the Phillipines from my uncle who is vacationing there with his wife. He was asking what was going on with the Tigers :)
Where is the poster (back in May) who said the Tigers were gonna fold?....Silent...
Good thread.....
I have no idea.....
The Tigers will be tested in the Post Season. They've passed for the regular season.
They have the right manager and a good mix of pitching defense and hitting.
In my best Jim Mora voice:
"Post Season?"
Tigers having a winning record is a successful season...
Leyland is definitely AL Manager of the Year
-- sweet --
BTW Mike I think I got tixs to the Penn State game. Yippee!!!
You have a point....
LOL
Oh yeah and it isn't even a competition
Lucky you :)
I had tickets, but I ended up having to give them to my brother because my wife's sister is getting married that very same day and my wife told me that I was banned.
So, in deciding that I did NOT want to sleep on the couch for the next month, my brother will get to go.
The Sox left 2 on in the top of the 10th when Manny popped up to end the inning.
My calculations, the trend suggests that the for ALCS it will be NY Yankees (103-59) @ Detriot Tigers (109-53) and for NLCS the LA Dodgers (89-73) @ NY Mets (95-67).
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