Cobbfather Post Gazette

Monday, August 12, 2013

Season 20 League Leaders

The regular season is in the books for Season 20, so let's take a look at the league leaders!

Offense
In the American League, Kansas City duo Joey Ryan (Batting Average, OBP and OPS) and Dustan Jackson (RBI and Runs) dominated the leader board, while Luis Alarcon also led multiple categories (Home Runs and SLG). In the National League, Greg Riley had a most impressive season, leading the NL in Home Runs, RBI, Hits, SLG and OPS. Wow! Pepe Guillen captured the batting title, while leading the NL in OBP. Here's the complete offensive league leaders.

American League

Batting Average	Joey Ryan	Kansas City	.344
Home Runs	Luis Alarcon	Colorado Springs	50
RBI	Dustan Jackson	Kansas City	140
Stolen Bases	Khalil Floyd	Helena	56
Hits	Lastings Morris	Colorado	210
Runs	Dustan Jackson	Kansas City	129
OBP	Joey Ryan	Kansas City	.433
SLG	Luis Alarcon	Colorado Springs	.619
OPS	Joey Ryan	Kansas City	.996

National League

Batting Average	Pepe Guillen	Minnesota	.326
Home Runs	Greg Riley	Texas	54
RBI	Greg Riley	Texas	159
Stolen Bases	Ken Stammen	Philadelphia	85
Hits	Greg Riley	Texas	203
Runs	Garrett Patrick	Dover	127
OBP	Pepe Guillen	Minnesota	.404
SLG	Greg Riley	Texas	.616
OPS	Greg Riley	Texas	.993

Pitching
In the American League, the dominant pitcher once again was James Haselman,who lead the league in ERA, Wins, Strikeouts, WHIP and Quality Starts. His 0.90 WHIP was the 5th best all time, and his 28 quality starts tied for 5th best all time. I think it's safe to say, a record breaking 5th Cy Young Award is in his future. Also worth a mention, Paulie Flynn tied for 2nd best all time in Complete Games with 10 and set a new record for shutouts with 5. Very impressive! In the National League, Willie Arredondo tied the mark for 5th most Wins with 23, while Rusty Hogan led the league in ERA and WHIP. Here are the complete pitching league leaders!

American League

ERA	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	2.19
Wins	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	22
Strikeouts	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	225
Saves	Allen Cox	Kansas City	40
WHIP	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	0.90
Innings Pitched	Ned Meyers	Colorado Springs	255.1
Quality Starts	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	28
Complete Games	Paulie Flynn	Atlanta	10
Shutouts	Paulie Flynn	Atlanta	5

National League
ERA	Rusty Hogan	Los Angeles	2.22
Wins	Willie Arredondo	Dover	23
Strikeouts	Lewis Peterson	Pittsburgh	232
Saves	Marvin Walsh	Pittsburgh	42
WHIP	Rusty Hogan	Los Angeles	0.93
Innings Pitched	Lyle Wallace	El Paso	252.0
Quality Starts	Groucho Leiter	Austin	26
Complete Games	Mack Porter	Washington	6
Shutouts	Ben Lincoln	Omaha	3

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Season 20 Final Regular Season Power Rankings

The Season 20 regular season is in the books and the playoffs are right around the corner, but first, let's take a look at the final power rankings. Dover took the over top spot for the third time in a row, but the best records down the stretch were pitching heavy Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, so the playoffs will be interesting for sure. These two teams came in at #8 and #6 respectively due to low offensive totals, but have to be considered strong contenders for the World Series title. And you can't forget Vancouver, who is going for a three-peat, who played well down the stretch as well. Good luck to the playoff teams, it will be fun to see who grabs the title with so many strong contenders! Here are the complete final rankings.

		W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Dover	109	53	1	Looking solid heading into the playoffs, offense is firing
2	Colorado Springs	99	63	7	Great down the stretch, and well balanced all around
3	Tampa Bay	102	60	3	Played very well the last 40, earning AL's top seed
4	Little Rock	94	68	2	Struggled a bit towards the end, but numbers are strong
5	Buffalo	95	67	8	Pitching very solid, and getting enough on offense
6	Pittsburgh	106	56	6	Playing great, low offense hurt ranking, a top team for sure
7	Boston	96	66	4	Great offense, but pitching is a question mark in playoffs
8	Los Angeles	95	67	10	Best record in last 40, they are hot, incredible pitching
9	Vancouver	91	71	11	Playing better, and they know how to win in the playoffs
10	St. Louis	91	71	9	Great play down the stretch resulted in division title
11	Detroit	82	80	14	Probably a little unlucky this year, put up good numbers
12	Minnesota	89	73	13	Took steps forward this season, but just short of playoffs
13	Texas	94	68	5	Not great down the stretch, but made the playoffs
14	Atlanta	87	75	12	Back in playoffs after long absence, great young team
15	Kansas City	83	79	15	They have the offense, but pitching needs an upgrade
16	Boise	82	80	17	Better pitching and they could be a playoff contender
17	El Paso	72	90	22	A bit unlucky, good, but not great numbers all around
18	Cleveland	80	82	26	Above .500 last 40, made good strides this season
19	Charlotte	79	83	18	Good young talent here, could use a bit more offense
20	Burlington	72	90	25	Team was unlucky, a few moves, and could be in the mix
21	New York	73	89	24	Decent enough pitching, but more offense needed
22	Omaha	76	86	16	Rough stretch run, after good first three quarters
23	Durham	71	91	28	Rough season, offense didn't produce like you'd expect
24	Austin	71	91	20	Really bad the last 40, and offense struggled all year
25	Syracuse	72	90	23	Pretty average across the board, but some good talent
26	Helena	66	96	19	Fell off at the end, but offense was pretty good this season
27	Philadelphia	71	91	21	Continuing to take steps forward, not a bad season
28	Colorado	61	101	27	Their pitching staff needs major help, but good offense
29	Honolulu	67	95	29	Offense wasn't bad, but pitching needs some improvement
30	Seattle	59	103	31	Offense struggled, and pitching decent, but not enough
31	Washington	52	110	32	Not the worse down the stretch, but roster looks rough
32	Florida	55	107	30	Has some good, young players, but it hasn't come together

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Season 20 Power Rankings #3

There's just 40 games to go in Season 20 and it's time to see how things are shaking out with another edition of the Power Rankings. Dover is firmly entrenched as the world's top team, continuing their stellar play this season. Little Rock stays at #2 with impressive numbers, despite falling off a bit in the win column. Their numbers say they should have a better record. Boston has the best record since the last rankings and comes in at #4, although their pitching numbers are still a cause for concern. Here's the full rankings, good luck to all down the stretch!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Dover	83	39	1	Continues to roll, offense is getting even better
2	Little Rock	72	50	2	Mediocre as of late, but still have the numbers to stay #2
3	Tampa Bay	74	48	5	Offense has really found its groove as of late
4	Boston	73	49	9	On a roll with great offense, but pitching still not great
5	Texas	74	48	6	Pitching has improved here, and are in the thick of things
6	Pittsburgh	77	45	11	Pitching good as always, and offense improved
7	Colorado Springs	71	51	3	Only .500 since last rankings, but hanging in there
8	Buffalo	69	53	4	Not great as of late, but pitching is still amongst the best
9	St. Louis	65	57	22	Have really come around, with all numbers improving
10	Los Angeles	65	57	14	Pitching is out of this world, and offense improving some
11	Vancouver	64	58	8	Pitching has come around, but bats in a bit of a slump
12	Atlanta	67	55	12	Offensive resurgence is keeping them in playoff race
13	Minnesota	68	54	10	Not playing great as of late, but team has a lot of talent
14	Detroit	60	62	7	Rough going since the last rankings all around
15	Kansas City	65	57	15	Holding steady, but pitching has been very bad this season
16	Omaha	62	60	19	Saw some improvement recently, especially on offense
17	Boise	62	60	17	Middle of the pack across the board this season
18	Charlotte	62	60	20	Playing decent, with a little more offense, they'll be solid
19	Helena	55	67	13	Pitching not great, and big bats have slumped lately
20	Austin	58	64	16	Fell off a bit as of late, offense is just not there
21	Philadelphia	55	67	28	Playing better as of late, winning record since last rankings
22	El Paso	52	70	24	Pitching has improved for this squad as of late
23	Syracuse	57	65	25	Pretty average across the board this season
24	New York	55	67	21	Numbers fell off across the board here since last rankings
25	Burlington	53	69	23	Numbers say their record should be better this season
26	Cleveland	59	63	18	Pitching is getting lit up recently, but offense is good
27	Colorado	48	74	29	Offense keeps them in games, despite horrid pitching
28	Durham	53	69	26	The wheels have fallen off this season, should be better
29	Honolulu	52	70	27	Pitching has improved as of late, and offense is not bad
30	Florida	44	78	31	Pitching is getting better, but offense struggling
31	Seattle	42	80	30	Horrible as of late, basically getting no offense at all
32	Washington	36	86	32	Holding steady all season here, that says a lot.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Season 20 All Star Coverage

The Season 20 All Star Game is upon us, coincidentally on the same day as the MLB All Star Game. The AL team is led by 5 Colorado Springs players and 4 Tampa Bay players. One of those Tampa Bay players being James Haselman who is making his 9th consecutive All Star appearance to start his career. Amazing! Honorable mention goes to Yamid Montanez, who is making his 8th appearance and Elston Lloyd, who is making his 7th. 13 players on the AL squad are making their first All Star appearance.

On the NL side, the team is led by 6 players from the top team in the most recent rankings, Dover, which seems appropriate. 5 players from Minnesota made it, followed by Little Rock with 4. Andres Candelaria has the most appearances for this season's NL squad, this being his 8th. Jung Hasegawa and Al James are making their 7th appearances. 12 players on the NL squad are making their first appearance.

Here are the complete rosters, although home field in the World Series is not on the line, it should still be a great game!

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Vic Martinez	Burlington	2nd
1B	Eugene Brantley	Tampa Bay	5th
2B	Gerald Jacobsen	Tampa Bay	1st
3B	Roberto Bennett	Vancouver	5th
SS	Benito Beltre	Vancouver	2nd
LF	Donaldo Javier	New York	1st
CF	Aaron Kennedy	Boston	2nd
RF	John Pickett	Helena	1st
DH	Joey Ryan	Kansas City	2nd

Pitchers

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
P	James Haselman	Tampa Bay	9th
P	Arthur Camilli	Colorado Springs	6th
P	Allen Cox	Kansas City	6th
P	Paulie Flynn	Atlanta	1st
P	Ned Meyers	Colorado Springs	4th
P	Thomas Hutchinson	Atlanta	1st
P	Walt White	Charlotte	1st
P	Alex Satou	Colorado Springs	2nd
P	Jonathan Lawton	Cleveland	1st
P	Jo-jo Strickland	Cleveland	1st
P	Allie Dunham	St. Louis	1st
P	Hipolito Estrada	Tampa Bay	2nd
P	Juan Belliard	St. Louis	1st

Reserves

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Elston Lloyd	Vancouver	7th
1B	Luis Alarcon	Colorado Springs	2nd
2B	Yamid Montanez	Boston	8th
3B	Carlos James	Kansas City	3rd
SS	Edgar Castro	Colorado	2nd
LF	Theo Waters	Charlotte	1st
CF	Vic Crowe	Colorado Springs	1st
RF	Lastings Morris	Colorado	1st

AL All Stars by Team

Colorado Springs	5
Tampa Bay	4
Kansas City	3
Vancouver	3
Atlanta	2
Boston	2
Charlotte	2
Cleveland	2
Colorado	2
St. Louis	2
Burlington	1
Helena	1
New York	1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Stan Dickens	Dover	2nd
1B	Pascual Hernandez	Buffalo	2nd
2B	Calvin Decker	Little Rock	3rd
3B	Pepe Guillen	Minnesota	3rd
SS	Albert Pineda	Dover	4th
LF	Andres Candelaria	Minnesota	8th
CF	Andrew Roberts	Minnesota	1st
RF	Cap Rivera	Syracuse	3rd