|
 Power
Rankings Guy here. You know, Power Rankings Guy loves this
new Lucky Bastard Factor. Worth every penny spent on
acquiring the exclusive rights to use it in the BDBL. It’s
an awesome tool to show just who in the league is playing
out of their minds. It will be a regular feature for this
season from the Power Rankings Desk.
Case in point: the Ozzie
League dominance of the Eck League this year. The annual
Interleague festivities this year was tilted heavily in
favor of the Ozzie with a record of 103-81, a .559 winning
percentage. How could this be? The Eck League has won the
last 3 World Series, after all, and dominated last year
too! Well, here you go my friends: 6 of the top 7 luckiest
teams this season are in the Eck League (and we all know who
that one Ozzie League team is). On the flip side, 8 of the
10 unluckiest teams are in the Ozzie League. So what
happens when the random numbers that hate you decide to
undergo a statistical course correction? Random Number
Generator says “F You!” to the lucky team and throws the
unlucky team a bone.
Don’t worry, lucky
bastard teams. That Random Number Generator will go back to
hating on the unlucky teams again. It is, after all, so
much more fun to continue to beat on teams while they are
down.
Don’t worry, unlucky
bastard teams. The playoffs are always there to go crushing
the dreams of all those who think they actually have this
game figured out or that their lucky will continue right
onto the end.
So, now that we have
explained that butt smacking, how else have things gone in
the BDBL at the halfway mark of this season? League-wide
run scoring is still down (and is expected to remain so),
another two division leaders ran away and hid from their
competitors, 2 other divisions really tightened up, and the
Ozzie League Wild Card race remains the race for Butler
Division, 2nd place.
And now, onto the
rankings! |
|
Rank |
Prv |
Team |
Off OPS
Diff |
Def OPS
Diff |
LBF |
Record |
Pythag
Diff |
Comments |
|
We’re the Good Division Leaders |
|
1 |
1 |
Southern Cal |
21 |
67 |
88 |
56-24 |
-1 |
Plodding along with all the luck they can bring to bear.
Best run diff in the BDBL and a 13 game lead. It will take
a huge reversal of bad luck to blow that. |
|
2 |
2 |
Salem |
-13 |
30 |
17 |
52-28 |
-5 |
Most talented team in the league put the hammer down and
exploded way in front of the division. |
|
3 |
6 |
Ravenswood |
-2 |
9 |
7 |
50-30 |
+4 |
Another year, another huge division lead for the Infidels.
When is the rest of that division ever going to show their
cojones? |
|
4 |
3 |
Kansas |
-3 |
25 |
22 |
49-31 |
+3 |
Not the best of chapters for the reigning champs, but they
still have a comfortable lead, at least for another chapter. |
|
We’re Better than the Other Div Leaders |
|
5 |
5 |
Corona |
-55 |
16 |
-39 |
46-34 |
+3 |
Some big trades for the Confeds in their attempt to catch
the ‘Tippers. Big chapter to see how they new parts mesh. |
|
6 |
10 |
New Milford |
-24 |
73 |
49 |
44-36 |
+3 |
Ok, these guys are lucky and who knows how the rest of the
season will go with usage and all. But give the team their
due: they continue to stick around for the wild card. |
|
7 |
4 |
Allentown |
-24 |
31 |
7 |
45-35 |
-6 |
Ouch, a chance to catch up in their division and they laid
an egg. With their intent to go for it, there is one more
trade deadline to see how much talent the Emperor can bring
in. |
|
We’re Division Leaders (In Name Only) |
|
8 |
8 |
Chicago |
14 |
28 |
42 |
42-38 |
-1 |
“They best be aware of Akron”. Not a good chapter, and yep,
Akron is a-knockin’. |
|
9 |
14 |
Bear Country |
-20 |
-7 |
-27 |
41-39 |
-3 |
“The Jamboree are 2nd, and have some horses to
catch the Undertakers at least.” Ding-ding-ding! Damn, it
hard work to be this good with predictions. |
|
We’re the Chasers |
|
10 |
9 |
New Hope |
14 |
-16 |
-2 |
43-37 |
+1 |
This is a pivotal chapter for New Hope. Still in last
place, but 6 games above .500 so the time is now to get out
of the basement and make some real noise. |
|
11 |
11 |
St. Louis |
-25 |
89 |
64 |
43-37 |
0 |
Like father, like son apparently is the plan. Power
Rankings Guy really hopes the Apostles don’t follow through
with their plan of trading their best players, and still
trying to make the playoffs. |
|
12 |
18 |
Cleveland |
38 |
10 |
48 |
41-39 |
+4 |
Followup question: Did you call the Griffin Division the
next day? |
|
13 |
13 |
Akron |
-53 |
-7 |
-60 |
41-39 |
-1 |
Power Rankings Guy thinks this is said every year around
this time. Akron is back in the race. |
|
14 |
7 |
Los Altos |
-60 |
-12 |
-72 |
40-40 |
-2 |
Ouch, did that bad chapter hurt. Out of first and the rest
of the year will be a dogfight with Bear Country. |
|
15 |
15 |
Nashville |
-27 |
19 |
-8 |
39-41 |
-1 |
Hanging in there, and another year with a battle in the
Hrbek Division. |
|
We’re Done |
|
16 |
12 |
Manchester |
-34 |
12 |
-22 |
36-44 |
+1 |
And another year with the Irish Rebels stumbling out of it
by mid-year. Power Rankings Guy thinks that prediction
could be MONEY every season. Hey JohnnyBo, put a C-note
down for Power Rankings Guy next year. |
|
17 |
17 |
Sylmar |
-50 |
13 |
-37 |
36-44 |
+2 |
Even the stumbling by Los Altos can’t save this team. |
|
18 |
19 |
Villanova |
9 |
38 |
47 |
36-44 |
+1 |
Are they still in the league? |
|
19 |
16 |
San Antonio |
-50 |
-4 |
-54 |
35-45 |
0 |
Broncs continue their recent struggles and have to turn the
page onto next year. |
|
We Were Never In It |
|
20 |
21 |
Las Vegas |
-45 |
-25 |
-70 |
32-48 |
+1 |
|
|
21 |
22 |
Marlboro |
-34 |
-28 |
-62 |
32-48 |
0 |
Ouch, not good when the Trading Forum is named after you for
a while. Again, Welcome to the League, Nic! |
|
22 |
20 |
Great Lakes |
-70 |
-26 |
-96 |
28-52 |
-3 |
The annual fire sale is over. Like clockwork: you can count
on Manchester being done by June, and the Sphinx to have
mailed in their season. |
|
Can We Start Over? |
|
23 |
23 |
South Carolina |
-32 |
15 |
-17 |
28-52 |
0 |
Half way to being over, Tony. |
|
24 |
24 |
Atlanta |
-43 |
47 |
4 |
25-55 |
0 |
Ditto, Gene. |
