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Review and Analysis
WBL Mid-Season - Year 2036[/color]
At the halfway mark, no real changes in the NL as Goliath still rules. However, the Cincinnati franchise sits 13 games back from the playoff chase and with some shrewd moves, the Bengals could sneak in. It’s doubtful yet with a .580 win % - if injuries hit Goliath, there is life for the Bengals (unlike the rest of the NL).
The AL is displaying another tight race and the WBL should expect a true grit all out battle for a post-season date with Goliath. Four teams are separated by 4 games. Leading the way are the vets of Washington who still carry the big guns to make the playoffs. The Hendersons’ experience shall be forthcoming come the last days. Boston leads in several offensive categories as a team. Then again, Seattle has a pitching staff to match NL’s Goliath tandem. The dark horse is Baltimore. A team who has surprised the AL but may bow out early due to not being as talented as the top 3 AL teams. The OG;s do get All-Star C L. Star Quest back which will help. Let's not leave out the New York Bobcats who are 9 back from 1st place with Oakland and Chicago still in the hunt.
Hitting is down slightly in the AL. Whereas Goliath continues to dominate the news cycle with its stats and super power teams. Only a massive amount of injuries will push one of them to the side … and still a difficult (but achievable) path to the post-season for Cincinnati.
TEAM STATS
Individual StatsHome Runs
AL – (BOS) 105, (SEA) 87
NL – (STL) 115. (MON) 94
Runs Batted In
AL – (BOS) 401, (BALT) 389
NL – (MON) 493, (STL) 488
Batting Average %
AL – (BOS) .267, (DET) .265
NL – (SEA) .300, (MON) .296
OPS %
AL – (BOS) .770, (SEA) .747
NL – (STL) .844 (MON) .835
Runs Scored
AL – (BOS) 413, (BALT) 398
NL – (MON) 507, (STL) 501
Doubles
AL – (BOS) 123, (BALT) 122
NL – (MON) 152, (STL) 134
Triples
AL – (SEA) 35, (WASH) 30
NL – (MON) 27, (LAN) 24
Stolen Bases
AL – (OAK) 127, (SEA) 93
NL – (STL) 168, (MILW) 125
Pitching ERA
AL – (SEA) 3.30, (WASH) 3.76
NL – (MON) 2.71, (SD) 2.83
WHIP
AL – (SEA) 1.18, (WASH - BOS) 1.28
NL – (MON) 1.10, (STL) 1.29
Complete Games
AL – (CHI) 8, (OAK - BOS) 6
NL – (STL) 14, (MILW) 12
Saves
AL – (WASH - BOS) 27
NL – (CIN) 25, (STL) 24
Blown Saves
AL – (OAK) 18, (BALT) 11
NL – (PITT) 18, (LAN - BRO) 15
Fielding %
AL – (NYA - BALT) .988
NL – (PITT) .990, (MILW) .987
Double Plays
AL – (CHI) 76, (BALT) 72
NL – (CIN) 65, (STL) 60
Wins
AL – (WASH) 48, (BOS - SEA) 47
NL – (STL) 61, (MON) 60
2nd HalfHome Runs
AL – (NYA) B. Gene 23, (DET) M. Brower 18, (CHI) S. Donnelly 17
NL – (STL) B. Peters 21, (MON) D. Dwyer 18, 2 tied with 16
Runs Batted In
AL – (DET) J. Gill 60, (CHI) S. Donnelly 59, (WASH) R. Swanson 59
NL – (STL) B. Bow 69, (STL) B. Peters 65, 2 tied with 62
Batting Average %
AL – (BOS) D. Walker .345, (DET) P. Nelson .330, (WASH) O. Shank .330
NL – (STL) T. Dorsey .348, (MON) F. Cimorelli .341, (MON) S. Macon .337
On-Base %
AL – (BOS) D. Walker .436, (WASH) O. Shank .413, (DET) P. Nelson .393
NL – (STL) T. Dorsey .433, (MON) F. Cimorelli .429, (MON) L. Reynolds .422
OPS %
AL – (WASH) O. Shank .989, (BOS) D. Walker .981, (NYA) B. Gene .966
NL – (STL) B. Peters .996, (MON) L. Reynolds .983, 2 tied with .958
Runs Scored
AL – (BOS) D. Walker 58, 3 tied with 54
NL – (MON) F. Cimorelli 73, (STL) T. Dorsey 68, (MON) D. Dwyer 66
Doubles
AL – (CHI) D. Cregan 21, (SEA) D. Mitchell 20, (WASH) O. Shank 20
NL – (MON) F. Cimorelli 20, 6 tied with 19
Triples
AL – (SEA) A. Biggio 10, (OAK) J. Fletcher 8, (BOS) S. Lohr 7
NL – (CIN) F. McLaughlin 6, (PITT) M. Luciano 6, (LAN) K. Hammett 6
Stolen Bases
AL – (OAK) B. Williams 30, (WASH) J. McPhail 22, (WASH) C. François 18
NL – (STL) R. Rosenthal 31, (STL) T. Dorsey 30, (MON) F. Cimorelli 29
Pitching Wins
AL – (SEA) R. Gardella 14, (WASH) P. Ochovidros 14, (NYA) S. Couch 10
NL – (STL) A. Schanz 14, (MON) B. Calzini 13, (MON) M. Lewk 12
Pitching ERA
AL – (WASH) P. Ochovidros 2.34, (SEA) R. Gardella 2.68, (CHI) S. Landis 2.74
NL – (MON) M. Lewk 1.70, (STL) A. Schanz 1.70, (MON) B. Calzini 2.12
WHIP
AL – (SEA) R. Gardella 1.00, (BOS) S. Kilkenny 1.02, (NYA) B. Sturdy 1.04
NL – (MON) M. Lewk 0.87, (MON) B. Calzini 0.90, (CIN) R. Ott 1.04
Innings Pitched
AL – (WASH) M. Carey 138.1, (WASH) P. Ochovidros 131.0, (SEA) R. Gardella 127.2
NL – (MILW) A. Pitula 141.0, (STL) A. Schanz 137.1, (CIN) R. Ott 135.0
Strikeouts
AL – (NYA) B. Sturdy 120, (BOS) E. Mills 116, (WASH) M. Carey 113
NL – (MILW) A. Pitula 126, (STL) C. Scott 114, (CIN) R. Ott 112
Saves
AL – (BOS) J. Allen 24, (BALT) L. Serrano 22, (OAK) A. Purtell 18
NL – (STL) G. Nordyke 19, (MILW) D. Gilmor 12, (BRO) C. Siwy 10
Blown Saves
AL – (OAK) A. Purtell 8, (BOS) J. Allen 7, (OAK) P. Plutonium 6
NL – (BRO) C. Siwy 7, (PITT) M. Embrey 5, 4 tied with 4
Complete Game Shutouts
AL – (WASH) M. Carey 3, 10 tied with 1
NL – (STL) A. Schanz 3, (STL) C. Scott 2, 8 tied with 1
Errors
AL – (OAK) J. Fletcher 14, (DET) M. Brower 12, (OAK) B. Williams 11
NL – (STL) T. Dorsey 11, (BRO) M. Guzman 11, (SD) D. Pryor 11
In recent games, Montreal has taken a slight hit with All-Star Matt Forefyve out for July and parts of August. Plus, the Goliath is aging with some players not performing up to All-Star standards. The decline fr father-time? With the new Trade Block feature, it seems easier to be un-wavered to massive trade submittals for other teams star players. While it can make sense to replenish the minors (or majors), the NL has a pool of talented youth. A team like the LA Metal Gods are just one or two seasons away fr breaking the curse … well, it’s American to dream big, right?
The 2036 AL season will go down as one of the great races in the history of the WBL. The top three teams are pretty much even on paper. Head-to-Head: Baltimore is 15-21 vs. the top 3 … Washington is 18-18 vs. the chasers, Seattle is 17-16 vs. the chasers, and Boston is 19-14 vs. the chasers. What is most intriguing are the OG’s who are 2nd in team runs scored in the AL, but no individual players leading the AL in offensive categories. This AL race should be legendary.
Playoff Predictions
AL: Seattle vs. Boston (wc) – Winner Seattle
NL: Montreal vs. St. Louis (wc) – Winner Montreal
WBL Series winner Montreal