Saturday, May 6, 2023

S55 Updated Rankings

Richard Castle - contributing reporter


Skynet's motto, Can't Stop Won't Stop, as they keep plugging away With nearly 45 games left to play let's see how the rankings are shaking out. I won't say five of the eight divisions appear to be set with sizeable leads; but just take a look at the standings and figure that out for yourself. 


In the AL - the current leaders in the North and West currently hold 2 game leads, whereas Boston sits tied for the 3rd best record in the AL behind only Atlanta (their division leader) and Houston but will be playing as Wildcard. The second wildcard looks to be the loser of the AL North as it stands today.  

In the NL - Chicago continues to go on a tear, along with New Orleans and Pittsburgh; they all own double digit leads for their divisions. While we see the West just a single game separation. Similar to the situation in Boston, Hartford would be winning the divisions in the East and West but will be looking at the Wildcard 1 slot.  

If we look at how each team has expected to win based off recent play, here is what we'd see. Champs and Wildcard are listed based on current standings and in bold. Appears  to be a tough battle in the National League while I'd fully expect to see Atlanta vs Houston in the ALCS without a doubt. And in the division nobody wants to win, the AL West is the tightest division amongst the four teams in it, with only 4 games separating last from first. 
  1. .810 - Atlanta Expos (AL-E Champ)
  2. .675 - Chicago Gunslingers (NL-N Champ)
  3. .648 - New Orleans Smell (NL-S Champ)
  4. .639 - Houston Space Cowboys (AL-S Champ)
  5. .639 - Vancouver Canucks (NL-W Wildcard 2)
  6. .637 - Hartford Rising Stars (NL-N Wildcard 1)
  7. .609 - Oklahoma City Barons (NL-W - Champ)
  8. .577 - Pittsburgh Yinzers (NL-E Champ)
  9. .565 - Boston Baseball Team (AL-E - Wildcard 1)
  10. .563 - Philadelphia Harpers (AL-N Wildcard 2)
  11. .551 - Minnesota North Stars (AL-N Champ)
  12. .515 - Huntington Tropics (AL-S)
  13. .507 - San Juan Fudds (NL-S)
  14. .492 - Salem Bourbon Makers (NL-W)
  15. .473 - New York Empire (AL-E)
  16. .472 - Milwaukee Metronomes (AL-N)
  17. .463 - Sante Fe Surf Riders VIII (NL-S)
  18. .458 - Nashville Music Notes (AL-S)
  19. .448 - Buffalo Bisons (NL-E)
  20. .448 - Colorado Springs From My Lions (AL-W)
  21. .444 - Salt Lake City Punk! (AL-W Champ)
  22. .436 - Dover Hazmats (AL-N)
  23. .430 - Columbus Corgis (NL-E)
  24. .409 - Mexico City Staring Frogs (AL-S)
  25. .396 - Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates (NL-N)
  26. .391 - Austin Son's of Odin (NL-S)
  27. .386 - Augusta Alcoholics (AL-E)
  28. .385 - Anaheim Diablos (AL-W)
  29. .385 - Washington DC Nationals (NL-E)
  30. .382 - Tokyo Nomo (NL-W)
  31. .367 - Helena Hot Dogs (AL-W Champ)
  32. .366 - Tacoma Aroma (NL-N)
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