Friday, May 29, 2009

May is in the books....

After stumbling out of the gates in April and early May, the season seems to be hitting stride as we head into the heart of the schedule in June. The first month of the season is in the books and we've already seen some unbelievable games. It appears as though, at a minimum, the top 6-8 teams are as evenly matched as ever.....which should make it interesting come playoff time with the new 6-team format. Here are a few early-season facts:

  • of the 17 games played so far, 8 have been decided by 2-runs or less...while 5 have been decided by 10-runs or more...
  • PCF/HH is the league's only remaining unbeaten team at 2-0...
  • 7 teams are right behind with only 1 loss...
  • 9 of the 12 teams have a record of .500 or better...although only 5 teams actually have winning records...
  • HM/RAMSA is leading the league offensively, scoring an average of 11 runs per game so far...
  • FXF is leading defensively, giving up an average of just 2.3 runs per game...

Let's hope the exciting games continue. Good luck to everyone the rest of the way!

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  1. JoshMay 29, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    One thing not mentioned in this post is the Strength of Schedule (SoS) factor. Since everyone plays everyone once, early season records go hand in hand with SoS for predicting final standings. In case you have not yet done the math, here are all 12 teams SoS so far this year (TPG has had the toughest schedule, with PEA having the easiest):

    Team Opp W Opp L Opp Winning %
    TPG 6 3 0.667
    GSA 3 2 0.600
    MGA 7 5 0.583
    KPF 7 6 0.538
    GA 5 5 0.500
    SSC 4 4 0.500
    PCF/HH 3 3 0.500
    FXF 4 5 0.444
    PP 2 3 0.400
    HM/RAMSA 5 8 0.385
    RRA/DBB 3 5 0.375
    PEA 2 4 0.333

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