This is the newsletter for the Northern Virginia APBA Baseball League
Commissioner’s Corner
As June opens, STE bestrides the league like a colossus, smiting all and sundry, wreaking havoc and dismay. It is Sterling Ragnarok and we the league are merely humble field peasants, cowering behind our mounds of damp, barren soil while the monster terrible skulks upon its way.
In other news, there's actually a good race going on in the Coastal. DEL and ROS are virtually tied at the top with surprise OAK sniffing at their heels. One wonders if DEL will get in the mandatory 40 by the end of the month, so that we will have a clearer picture of that division.
I think whoever trades more effectively in the Coastal will emerge the winner there. And speaking of trades, there were none for May. Not too surprising given that MLB has yet to resume play. As of this Corner, the league and players have exchanged proposals, with both sides aiming to resume somewhere around late June to mid-July. I'm still hopeful we will have cards for next year though.
Jef will do his usual recap of how each team did in May, and what it will show is that the Druids were 14-2, matching our best ever streak of 16 games. As good as we were in May balances how bad we were in March/April. Who are the Druids really? I still don't know.
Has anybody been watching the KBO on ESPN? Not all that compelling, though I am warming to the notion of cheerleaders ��
Anyway, this is the time of year when typically people tend to slack off in the game playing. Try to maintain your pace of play if you can, leisure travel will still be limited, etc.
Stay safe!
Dwight Hamner
STANDINGS JUNE 1
Coastal Division
W
L
%
GB
Roswell
31
21
.596
--
Delphi
12
8
.600
3
Oakton
26
22
.542
3
Aliquippa
18
18
.500
5
Columbia Pike
12
20
.375
9
Aliso Viejo
18
30
.375
11
Piedmont Division
W
L
%
GB
Sterling
31
17
.646
--
Stonehenge
24
16
.600
3
Exton
15
13
.536
6
Warren County
23
25
.479
8
Plymouth
16
24
.400
11
Seacoast
14
26
.350
13
The top 6 teams are almost identical to last year, 5 of the 6 are the same teams that made the postseason last year
The lone exception is OAK is in the top 6!
ROS 0
@
OAK 4
PLY 1
@
AVV 3
STP 2
@
ALI 2
STO 4
@
CPC 0
SEA 2
@
ALI 2
AVV 0
@
STO 4
OAK 2
@
STP 2
WCR 2
@
STP 2
OAK 2
@
AVV 2
ROS 1
@
STO 3
ALI 2
@
EXT 2
PLY 1
@
SEA 3
OAK 2
@
PLY 2
SEA 2
@
STP 2
SEA 1
@
STO 3
AVV 2
@
EXT 2
ROS 2
@
WCR 2
Of the 17 series, 10 were splits, only 3 sweeps
Best records for MAY
STO went 14 and 2, 2 sweeps and took 3 of 4 from 2 others!
OAK went 10 and 6, one sweep and 3 splits
5 TEAMS played .500
STP 8 and 8, all 4 series were 2-2 splits
SEA 8 and 8, took a series, 2 splits and lost one series
ALI 6 and 6, 3 series and 3 splits
EXT 4 and 4, 2 series and 2 splits
WCR 4 and 4, 2 series and 2 splits
Some observations…………….
THESE TEAMS have the best WIN PCT vs starting pitchers 12 and up
STP .611 vs SP 12 and up
DEL .600 vs SP 12 and up
EXT .600 VS sp 12 and up
These teams have played the highest PCT vs STARTING PITCHERS 12 AND UP
DELPHI 50 pct of their games vs a SP rated 12 and up
STP 45 pct
ROS 42 pct
CPC 42 pct
PLY 40 pct.
These teams have played the lowest PCT of STARTING PITCHERS 12 AND UP
EXT has played only 21 pct of his games vs SP rated 12 and up
AVV has played only 31 pct of his games vs SP rated 12 and up
THESE TEAMS have the highest disparity between their SP and the OPP SP
STP average SP 13.4 opponent 10.9
STO 11.6 VS 10.5
EXT 9.75 vs 8.75
These teams have the highest deficit of their SP vs the OPPONENT SP
DEL average SP 8.4 VS 10.5 YET George HAS A 600 WIN PCT!
ALI 8.2 vs 9.7
SEA 9.0 vs 10.0
ROS 10 v 10.6
THESE teams have the highest AVG rating for their SP
This is the newsletter for the Northern Virginia APBA Baseball League
ReplyDeleteCommissioner’s Corner
As June opens, STE bestrides the league like a colossus, smiting all and sundry, wreaking havoc and dismay. It is Sterling Ragnarok and we the league are merely humble field peasants, cowering behind our mounds of damp, barren soil while the monster terrible skulks upon its way.
In other news, there's actually a good race going on in the Coastal. DEL and ROS are virtually tied at the top with surprise OAK sniffing at their heels. One wonders if DEL will get in the mandatory 40 by the end of the month, so that we will have a clearer picture of that division.
I think whoever trades more effectively in the Coastal will emerge the winner there. And speaking of trades, there were none for May. Not too surprising given that MLB has yet to resume play. As of this Corner, the league and players have exchanged proposals, with both sides aiming to resume somewhere around late June to mid-July. I'm still hopeful we will have cards for next year though.
Jef will do his usual recap of how each team did in May, and what it will show is that the Druids were 14-2, matching our best ever streak of 16 games. As good as we were in May balances how bad we were in March/April. Who are the Druids really? I still don't know.
Has anybody been watching the KBO on ESPN? Not all that compelling, though I am warming to the notion of cheerleaders ��
Anyway, this is the time of year when typically people tend to slack off in the game playing. Try to maintain your pace of play if you can, leisure travel will still be limited, etc.
Stay safe!
Dwight Hamner
STANDINGS JUNE 1
Coastal Division
W
L
%
GB
Roswell
31
21
.596
--
Delphi
12
8
.600
3
Oakton
26
22
.542
3
Aliquippa
18
18
.500
5
Columbia Pike
12
20
.375
9
Aliso Viejo
18
30
.375
11
Piedmont Division
W
L
%
GB
Sterling
31
17
.646
--
Stonehenge
24
16
.600
3
Exton
15
13
.536
6
Warren County
23
25
.479
8
Plymouth
16
24
.400
11
Seacoast
14
26
.350
13
The top 6 teams are almost identical to last year, 5 of the 6 are the same teams that made the postseason last year
The lone exception is OAK is in the top 6!
ROS 0
@
OAK 4
PLY 1
@
AVV 3
STP 2
@
ALI 2
STO 4
@
CPC 0
SEA 2
@
ALI 2
AVV 0
@
STO 4
OAK 2
@
STP 2
WCR 2
@
STP 2
OAK 2
@
AVV 2
ROS 1
@
STO 3
ALI 2
@
EXT 2
PLY 1
@
SEA 3
OAK 2
@
PLY 2
SEA 2
@
STP 2
SEA 1
@
STO 3
AVV 2
@
EXT 2
ROS 2
@
WCR 2
Of the 17 series, 10 were splits, only 3 sweeps
Best records for MAY
STO went 14 and 2, 2 sweeps and took 3 of 4 from 2 others!
OAK went 10 and 6, one sweep and 3 splits
5 TEAMS played .500
STP 8 and 8, all 4 series were 2-2 splits
SEA 8 and 8, took a series, 2 splits and lost one series
ALI 6 and 6, 3 series and 3 splits
EXT 4 and 4, 2 series and 2 splits
WCR 4 and 4, 2 series and 2 splits
Some observations…………….
THESE TEAMS have the best WIN PCT vs starting pitchers 12 and up
STP .611 vs SP 12 and up
DEL .600 vs SP 12 and up
EXT .600 VS sp 12 and up
These teams have played the highest PCT vs STARTING PITCHERS 12 AND UP
DELPHI 50 pct of their games vs a SP rated 12 and up
STP 45 pct
ROS 42 pct
CPC 42 pct
PLY 40 pct.
These teams have played the lowest PCT of STARTING PITCHERS 12 AND UP
EXT has played only 21 pct of his games vs SP rated 12 and up
AVV has played only 31 pct of his games vs SP rated 12 and up
THESE TEAMS have the highest disparity between their SP and the OPP SP
STP average SP 13.4 opponent 10.9
STO 11.6 VS 10.5
EXT 9.75 vs 8.75
These teams have the highest deficit of their SP vs the OPPONENT SP
DEL average SP 8.4 VS 10.5 YET George HAS A 600 WIN PCT!
ALI 8.2 vs 9.7
SEA 9.0 vs 10.0
ROS 10 v 10.6
THESE teams have the highest AVG rating for their SP
STP 13.4 killer staff!
CPC 11.8
STO 11.6