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Prospectus Hit List for May 14
Hit List for May 12
Hit List for May 16
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 |  | 25 | 15 | 27.8 | 28.5 | 27.9 | .601 | .620 | 51.5% | 27.6% | 79.1% | 3.7% | 22.5% |
| Brandon Moss hit two homers, meaning if you multiplied the number of runs the White Sox scored last night by a million, Moss would still have two more runs because math doesn�t work like that. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 23 | 12 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.3 | .591 | .610 | 84.3% | 6.0% | 90.3% | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| Miguel Cabrera can crush a ball and can crush at balling. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 20 | 18 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 23.3 | .562 | .582 | 31.4% | 33.0% | 64.4% | 5.3% | 10.0% |
| Mike Trout returned home to Philly and got a standing ovation for a full 20 seconds before fans returned to throwing batteries, punching inanimate objects, and vomiting on each other. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 22 | 19 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 21.9 | .571 | .551 | 52.6% | 32.5% | 85.2% | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| A $200+ million team with a roster spot open for Chone Figgins, the Dodgers are the Bob Cratchit of baseball teams. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 19 | 19 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 19.1 | .520 | .540 | 32.9% | 15.0% | 47.9% | -4.5% | -0.2% |
| David Ortiz was 4-for-4 with two homers before striking out in the eighth inning. �BOO!� someone somewhere yelled. �Win the World Series, you idiot!� | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 25 | 15 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 22.0 | .554 | .534 | 38.0% | 42.1% | 80.1% | -0.5% | 3.5% |
| The Giants have a pitcher named David Huff who we all know is really Aubrey Huff in glasses. The 5.29 career ERA gives it away. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 20 | 20 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 19.5 | .507 | .527 | 14.7% | 10.9% | 25.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| The Blue Jays are sixth in walks but second-to-last in intentional walks, which is weird considering they�re eighth in hits but tied for last in intentional hits. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 23 | 18 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.0 | .543 | .523 | 7.9% | 24.8% | 32.7% | -4.6% | 2.1% |
| The Rockies lead baseball in balks but coming set is so much more difficult at altitude. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 22 | 16 | 20.6 | 22.5 | 22.0 | .542 | .522 | 41.2% | 16.8% | 58.0% | 4.8% | 12.5% |
| How slow is Evan Gattis? He hit his first career triple last night but PECOTA still projects him to finish the year with zero. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 17 | 23 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 19.3 | .502 | .522 | 14.7% | 11.2% | 25.9% | 3.6% | -15.4% |
| How many hits does it take to win a David Price start? If you guessed eight, you win a pair of Big Shoe Company�s combination pooper scooper/jogging shoes! | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 20 | 19 | 20.3 | 18.6 | 19.4 | .501 | .521 | 9.9% | 21.8% | 31.7% | -2.4% | -4.5% |
| On one hand Fernando Rodney blew the game, but on the other hand Mariners fans didn�t have to watch him do his stupid arrow shooting routine so call it a wash. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 19 | 19 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.5 | .497 | .517 | 26.2% | 13.3% | 39.5% | -4.3% | -8.7% |
| Derek Jeter�s new autobiography was ghost-written by Yangervis Solarte. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 20 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 20.2 | .531 | .511 | 47.1% | 18.9% | 66.0% | -3.4% | -6.2% |
| You could call Stephen Strasburg a hard luck loser but that wouldn�t be very nice. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 19 | 19 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | .490 | .510 | 6.1% | 14.1% | 20.1% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| �Are you putting on weight?� Ned Yost asked. �I am most certainly not!� And with that Mike Moustakas entered the game as defensive replacement. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 25 | 14 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.4 | .528 | .508 | 48.0% | 14.1% | 62.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Adam Dunn was out today so Mark Reynolds will be your substitute. Last night Reynolds struck out but didn�t homer or walk. He�s a crappy substitute. #BringBackDunn | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 18 | 21 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 19.3 | .481 | .501 | 5.3% | 9.6% | 14.9% | -1.8% | 3.8% |
| Sure the Indians are 12-8 at home and 6-13 on the road, but if you tell them they�re at home while they�re on the road, they�re 5-1. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 20 | 20 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.1 | .520 | .500 | 33.4% | 15.2% | 48.6% | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| Eight different players hit sixth for the Cardinals last night, though only three actually hit because the National League is a horrible abomination. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 17 | 20 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.0 | .511 | .491 | 12.8% | 7.7% | 20.5% | -4.2% | -4.0% |
| Aroldis Chapman gave up his 14th career home run and oddly they�ve all come on the special pitch he calls The Underhanded Meatball. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 20 | 17 | 17.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | .470 | .490 | 11.5% | 9.0% | 20.4% | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| His diploma reads �Tommy Hunter, BS.� Foreshadowing. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 20 | 20 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 17.2 | .470 | .490 | 7.1% | 16.9% | 24.0% | -5.2% | -7.5% |
| Hey Rangers fans, grounding out to third, grounding out to shortstop, or striking out, that�s your Choice. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 18 | 19 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.8 | .467 | .487 | 2.2% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| The Twins have the best record in baseball against the AL East. I will now pull my beard out, hair by hair. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 19 | 22 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 18.4 | .457 | .477 | 2.1% | 4.7% | 6.8% | -0.7% | -8.0% |
| Baseball: Scott Carroll lost for you guys. White Sox Fans: Right, right. [Note to self: find out who in the heck Scott Carroll is] Baseball: What? White Sox fans: Oh, nothing. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 20 | 20 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 21.9 | .471 | .451 | 2.1% | 2.7% | 4.9% | -5.5% | -6.3% |
| If, like the Dodgers, the Marlins had kept Josh Beckett, Hanley Ramirez, and Adrian Gonzalez, they�d be in first� [checks standings] never mind. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 16 | 22 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.4 | .470 | .450 | 5.2% | 4.4% | 9.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| The Pirates lead baseball in not hitting doubles, said the Pirates mom. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 19 | 19 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 16.6 | .464 | .445 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 4.4% | 0.9% |
| You could say Stephen Drew would be better than Ruben Tejada but how many hits does Drew have this year? | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 19 | 21 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 17.0 | .457 | .437 | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| It is May 14th and the Padres cleanup hitter is hitting .000. Carry on. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 13 | 25 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.9 | .451 | .431 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| The Cubs lost last night�s game on a walk-off hit-by-pitch so now all they need is losing on a messed up hidden ball trick and they�ll have the whole set. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 17 | 20 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | .448 | .428 | 4.5% | 5.4% | 9.9% | -2.7% | -5.9% |
| Three errors for Cody Asche on the day, though one could argue getting out of bed was a fourth. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 16 | 26 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 18.6 | .440 | .420 | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| When the opposition decides not to participate or just can�t get the latest Staind single out of their head, Bronson Arroyo is very effective. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 13 | 27 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 16.1 | .393 | .412 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Dallas Keuchel is the second most famous player to pitch in the state where the city he�s named for is located, behind Intercourse Jackson of the Phillies. | |||||||||||||
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