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Prospectus Hit List for July 10
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Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49 | 40 | 53.1 | 58.6 | 58.2 | .592 | .611 | 85.3% | 5.5% | 90.8% | -4.1% | 7.9% |
| Miguel Cabrera homered. Boring. Wake me when he wins the quintuple crown or something. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 55 | 37 | 54.6 | 53.9 | 53.4 | .562 | .582 | 66.5% | 22.9% | 89.4% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| David Ortiz went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a homer. David Ortiz is irrepressible. He's not repressible either. Might be pressable though. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 51 | 40 | 51.1 | 53.8 | 54.1 | .554 | .573 | 22.3% | 41.0% | 63.3% | 4.2% | 18.1% |
| The Rays have won 10 of 11. I know you can look that up yourself but it sounded spectacular so I thought I'd mention it here with a joke. David Hasselhoff. There. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 53 | 37 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.0 | .554 | .573 | 52.7% | 32.6% | 85.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Adrian Beltre went 4-for-4 with two home runs which isn't as good as 2-for-2 with four home runs but whatevs. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 54 | 37 | 52.5 | 51.9 | 50.4 | .548 | .568 | 46.2% | 39.0% | 85.2% | 3.7% | 9.7% |
| The best thing about the A's having a winning season is now Brad PItt can buy a new pickup truck. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 54 | 34 | 57.3 | 56.5 | 54.9 | .579 | .559 | 56.6% | 39.7% | 96.2% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Adam Wainwright has a 2.25 ERA and is hitting .125. How would Adam Wainwright fare against himself? A) Whatever computer boy, B) Hush, Stats-face, C) Shut it, Pimply Basement-dweller, D) Not well. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 43 | 46 | 44.2 | 46.0 | 44.8 | .529 | .548 | 1.1% | 7.8% | 8.9% | -3.6% | -4.5% |
| Joe Blanton: five innings, six runs, three walks, three strikeouts, four homers allowed, one and a half years left on his contract. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 50 | 40 | 51.4 | 53.0 | 53.2 | .564 | .544 | 16.4% | 65.7% | 82.0% | -1.4% | -7.6% |
| Joey Votto has not walked in 43 of his 90 games. The thousands of people to witness that filth feel helpless, empty. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 48 | 42 | 44.3 | 41.1 | 41.5 | .518 | .538 | 6.2% | 18.2% | 24.4% | -7.3% | -4.2% |
| Travis Hafner in April: .318/.438/.667; Travis Hafner since May 1: .178/.255/.308. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 52 | 38 | 54.5 | 54.7 | 52.6 | .555 | .535 | 85.5% | 5.6% | 91.1% | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| If you were designing a super hero duo for the 21st century, it would have to be the Upton brothers, right? Oh, I forgot to mention that you're also their mom. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 47 | 43 | 46.7 | 44.7 | 45.4 | .501 | .521 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 25.9% | 5.1% | -15.1% |
| In eight starts since June 1, Ubaldo Jimenez has an ERA below 3.00. Call 1-800-JIM-ENEZ! Operators are standing by ready to believe you! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 53 | 36 | 49.4 | 48.7 | 50.3 | .539 | .519 | 27.1% | 61.7% | 88.8% | -0.3% | -5.3% |
| Pedro Alvarez came up three times. He homered and struck out twice. He�s a three true outcomes hitter with only two outcomes. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 44 | 45 | 42.1 | 44.2 | 43.3 | .537 | .517 | 45.7% | 2.4% | 48.1% | 6.5% | 14.9% |
| Can acquiring Ricky Nolasco change your season? If your season is one game long, yes! | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 49 | 42 | 47.3 | 45.9 | 46.6 | .494 | .514 | 4.8% | 16.1% | 20.9% | -4.7% | -16.7% |
| Manny Machado homered. That counts as two doubles, right? | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 43 | 46 | 43.6 | 41.4 | 43.3 | .494 | .514 | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | -1.0% | -2.8% |
| Poor Josh Johnson. He pitched so well but got the loss anyway. I wonder what will now come of his career? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 43 | 44 | 44.6 | 38.6 | 39.3 | .475 | .495 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| James Shields' first inning vs. Yankees: one run, four singles, three outs. James Shields' next six innings vs. Yankees: no runs, one single, 18 outs. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 46 | 44 | 43.5 | 41.9 | 41.8 | .514 | .494 | 11.7% | 13.5% | 25.2% | -3.2% | 5.8% |
| The Nationals have been hit by only 16 pitches all season, 32 fewer than first place Pittsburgh. What's wrong, Washington? Don't you want to be more like Pittsburgh? | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 40 | 50 | 38.5 | 42.2 | 42.5 | .466 | .486 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| Brad Miller has five hits in nine at-bats against Boston. Is he for real? Yes! You can touch him and everything! | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 47 | 43 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 43.9 | .506 | .486 | 40.1% | 4.1% | 44.2% | -5.5% | 11.7% |
| Ian Kennedy is 3-5 with a 5.31 ERA. Hey, looks like the Yankees were right about him after all! | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 40 | 48 | 44.1 | 45.6 | 45.5 | .486 | .466 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| The Cubs hit five home runs. The CUBs hit five home runs... THE CUBS HIT FIVE HOME RUNS! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 40 | 49 | 39.5 | 42.8 | 43.9 | .486 | .466 | 4.4% | 0.4% | 4.8% | -1.9% | -8.8% |
| On the bright side Barry Zito struck out five and pitched six innings. On the dark side everything else. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 43 | 48 | 45.6 | 46.9 | 44.8 | .483 | .463 | 8.3% | 0.9% | 9.2% | 0.7% | -12.1% |
| 22,733 fans attended Petco to see last night's Rockies/Padres game. If four of them who aren't related to the Rockies could name three Rockies in the starting lineup, I'd be shocked. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 35 | 52 | 36.9 | 37.8 | 36.2 | .442 | .462 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| Justin Verlander started. The White Sox scored 11 runs. Both happened in the same game! Isn't baseball amazing? | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 39 | 48 | 40.2 | 39.1 | 38.9 | .470 | .451 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Yes, Marlon Byrd is slugging over .500, but his on-base percentage is wait why am I doing analysis this is the Hit List Marlon Byrd drugs not good poop joke done! | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 37 | 50 | 37.9 | 39.3 | 39.7 | .430 | .450 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| There was a brief period where Mars was in its outer orbit and Saturn was behind Jupiter that we thought maybe, just maybe, this season wouldn�t be a total mess for the Twins. *sigh * Something to tell the grandkids about, for sure. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 45 | 46 | 40.7 | 41.9 | 42.0 | .468 | .448 | 2.4% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| In a one-run game in the ninth, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was without his $13 million closer. The Phillies won. Interesting. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 37 | 52 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 41.8 | .460 | .440 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Wily Peralta threw the Brewers' first complete game since April 2011. Ryan Braun was not suspended. Good day. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 41 | 50 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 39.9 | .454 | .435 | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| Stults �stonished stammering stands-dwellers with stupefying non-stilt-standing stunts. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 32 | 58 | 31.2 | 26.3 | 28.4 | .354 | .372 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Down 9-1 in the ninth, the Astros scored four runs. Gamers or number-padders? You decide! | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 32 | 57 | 33.3 | 30.6 | 31.2 | .380 | .361 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Marlins have lost six in a row and it�s looking like if they don�t do something soon their season may start circling the drain. | |||||||||||||
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