The 2046 Daily Keg - Week 3

[Matt]

04/30/2046

How about those Bats. They went 7-0 with sweeps of Batavia and Denver, took the Stout lead back, and come in first in the Power Rankings. Other big weeks were had by Wilmington and California who went 6-1 while Seattle and Pittsburgh went 5-2. Those Bulls had a rough week at 0-7 while Carolina, Hartford, Batavia, and Toronto all went 2-5. Some team leaders for the week: Pittsburgh hit .328, California posted an ERA of 1.57, Washington slugged 14 home runs, and Philly K'd 74 batters.

Power Rankings

1) Washington Bats (139.0, ++)
2) California Kodiaks (133.0, +)
3) Pittsburgh Millers (123.0, +)
4) Los Angeles Dinos (114.7, --)
5) Philadelphia Freedom (112.0, +)
6) Montreal Exports (109.0, o)
7) Pawtucket Patriots (105.0, --)
8) New Orleans Voodoo (100.2, --)
9) Seattle Pilots (99.7, ++)
10) Wilmington Clowns (97.0, ++)
11) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (95.0, ++)
12) Phoenix Roadrunners (90.0, --)
13) Baltimore Bulldogs (82.0, ++)
14) Windy City Blues (82.0, ++)
15) New York Knights (80.3, --)
16) Maine Guides (76.8, +)
17) Indianapolis Racers (76.0, ++)
18) Dallas Drillers (74.8, --)
19) Syracuse Snappers (74.8, -)
20) Batavia Red Jackets (70.8, --)
21) Carolina Tobs (69.0, --)
22) Hartford Whalers (55.0, o)
23) Toronto Canadians (53.0, --)
24) Denver Bulls (46.0, --)

Performance of the Week

SS Dusty Schmidl - The ageless one is still going strong at 39 years old and turned in the 5th best performance of the season on April 29th against Toronto. In five at bats he tallied four hits, one home run, drove in four and scored three times in a 16-7 victory. Not bad for the 5x All-Star, 3x DD, 1x DWI, and 2036 BLB champion.

Prospect of the Week

DH Amric Robinson - Taken with the 22nd pick of the 2043 draft the now 20 year old has moved up to the 33rd ranked prospect in the league. He can't run, he can't play a lick of defense, but he has the potential to be a game changing slugger. He's crushing the ball in 11 single A games this year and could be moving up to AA or even AAA shortly.

Game of the Week

Apr 25, 2046: Box Score | Game Log | Season Series

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 8 0 W: C. Wittmeyer L: A. Thompson HR - UNC: K. Adams Notes: C. Wittmeyer strikes out 16, C. Wittmeyer pitches a no-hitter

We travel out to North Carolina for the GOTW as the potential #1 pick in the upcoming BLB draft, Cayden Wittmeyer, once again showed why he should be the first taken. The 20 year old with the rocket arm mowed down batter after batter as he struck out 16, walked two, and never allowed a base runner past first. Wittmeyer threw five different pitches on the night, hit 99 on gun several times, and proved he has the stamina to start and finish games. On the season he's now 3-1 with a 1.81 ERA in 10 starts.

Five Things We Think We Think

1.Who does Derek Bell think he is...Christian Vines? In four starts this season the 31 year old is 3-0 with a 1.03 ERA and 44 K's. Is it possible to be a 3x Pale Ale winner and go to five All-Star games and be underrated?

2. Batavia currently checks in with 353 prospect points, almost 200 points more than second place Toronto. To put it in perspective though the Red Jackets have more points than the 12th through 24th teams...combined.

3. Richie 'Powder' van Luik now leads the league with 10 stolen bases and is on pace for 85 on the season. At 650 career swipes he's now only 18 away from setting the all-time record. Another guy that should break the record as well is 34 year old Erwijn 'Moriarity' de Jong for the Bats. He currently has 615 career stolen bases but hasn't stolen a base yet this season. He stole 51 in 2044 and 41 last season so he needs to get on his horse again.

4. Is David 'Skeeter' McCullough the new JD 'Hurricane' Rice for the Bulldogs? McCullough currently leads the Bulldogs with six home runs and in the four game series against Seattle this week hit one out in three of the games and two in the other. Rice did that back in 2037 when he hit one out in six straight games, so McCullough has a few games to go. 'Skeeter' is winning the battle of the sluggers though as 'Hurricane' is only hitting .242 with 2 HR's for the Knights.

5. We have a few good early season match-ups to look forward to this week. Both in the Domestic there is a battle of first place teams (Montreal at Pittsburgh) and a battle of second place teams (New Orleans at Pawtucket). With no one really setting themselves apart from the pack yet in either league lets see if we can get an idea of who the real contenders (and pretenders) are this season.

Trivia of the Week

Who are the record holders for home runs in consecutive games?

Spoiler

1. Charles Farris, 9 - Seattle, 2040
2. Robert Jessee, 8 - Philadelphia, 2043
2. Brendan Matson, 8 - New Orleans, 2038
4. Johnny Swope, 7 - Seattle, 2033
4. CJ Vigar, 7 - Kansas City, 2021

Stat of the Week
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Worst Record While Outscoring The Opposition (Top 25 Teams)

Team Year W L Pct Finish RF RA RDiff New Orleans Dukes 1996 75 87 .463 4th 741 731 10 Pittsburgh Millers 2003 75 87 .463 3rd 734 724 10 California Kodiaks 1994 76 86 .469 4th 786 767 19 Montreal Exports 2038 76 86 .469 5th 763 754 9 Philadelphia Freedom 2035 76 86 .469 6th 659 645 14 Windy City Playboys 2002 76 86 .469 2nd 596 586 10 Wilmington Wildcats 1984 77 85 .475 3rd 813 773 40 Carolina Tobs 1994 77 85 .475 4th 799 783 16 Dallas Snappers 1985 77 85 .475 2nd 784 742 42 Baltimore Bulldogs 2010 77 85 .475 3rd 747 730 17 Denver Bulls 1999 77 85 .475 3rd 730 704 26 Los Lunas Javelinas 1984 77 85 .475 3rd 720 715 5 Syracuse Slammers 2015 77 85 .475 3rd 701 672 29 Hartford Whalers 2019 77 85 .475 6th 691 659 32 New York Knights 2034 77 85 .475 5th 680 661 19 Phoenix Roadrunners 2040 77 85 .475 5th 678 626 52 Los Alamos Amigos 2016 77 85 .475 3rd 670 617 53 Sin City Gamblers 1981 78 84 .481 3rd 798 765 33 Pittsburgh Millers 2031 78 84 .481 4th 777 753 24 Pittsburgh Millers 1997 78 84 .481 4th 770 768 2 Syracuse Slammers 1986 78 84 .481 3rd 745 731 14 Baltimore Bulldogs 2002 78 84 .481 4th 720 712 8 California Kodiaks 2005 78 84 .481 3rd 710 702 8 Baltimore Bulldogs 2004 78 84 .481 4th 701 687 14 Los Angeles Dinos 2015 78 84 .481 3rd 666 637 29

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[PaulC]

Two former Kodiaks in trivia of the week... Nice!!

Wittmeyer is starting to look like Vines leading up to his draft... Yikes!!