Prospectus Hit List for September 16
Hit List for September 12
Hit List for September 19
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 |  | 93 | 53 | 97.9 | 103.4 | 102.7 | .680 | .675 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Cubs can go 7-10 and still win 100 games. The last time they won more than 100 games was 1910. Aren't you glad you've been eating goat meat since April? Just another month and a half, Cubs fans! | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 82 | 64 | 89.4 | 93.2 | 93.8 | .614 | .618 | 72.9% | 23.3% | 96.2% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Wednesday, Mookie Betts made a 182-foot throw at 92 mph from right field. Seems like someone has been stealing some of Joe Kelly's good stuff. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 87 | 59 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 91.0 | .617 | .612 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Nationals magic number is neither magic nor a number. Discuss. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 84 | 62 | 83.2 | 84.3 | 82.7 | .572 | .577 | 97.8% | 2.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Coco Crisp went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer on Wednesday because the baseball gods hate the A's so so much. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 82 | 64 | 81.2 | 87.4 | 87.5 | .579 | .574 | 91.4% | 8.3% | 99.7% | -0.2% | 0.1% |
| Has anyone considered pulling Dave Roberts before he gets to the mound? Or, after he takes the ball, take it back. These are just thoughts. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 80 | 66 | 81.2 | 82.6 | 83.4 | .560 | .565 | 14.1% | 56.2% | 70.3% | 10.8% | -9.8% |
| At 3-9 in September, the Blue Jays losses have come by an average of four runs. Meanwhile on the month, they are scoring an average of 3.5 runs a game. This is not good. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 78 | 68 | 79.8 | 82.0 | 82.1 | .551 | .546 | 8.6% | 71.6% | 80.2% | 10.1% | 6.7% |
| Since the All-Star break the Giants are 20-35 so, mark it down, they're winning the World Series. Just not this year. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 76 | 70 | 79.7 | 82.7 | 81.4 | .548 | .543 | 0.0% | 36.6% | 36.6% | -11.0% | -13.7% |
| The Cardinals are 8-8 against the Cubs this season despite being outscored 59-79. Even when the Cardinals are bad they're lucky. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 78 | 68 | 78.6 | 76.1 | 75.7 | .528 | .533 | 0.0% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1.4% | 26.6% |
| The Mariners have won eight straight and are 1.5 games out of a Wild Card spot with series looming against the Astros, Twins, Blue Jays, and A's. Put another way: Robinson Cano will get a gallstone and Felix Hernandez will come down with the first diagnosed case of Bilious fever in the last century. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 87 | 60 | 75.4 | 73.0 | 72.9 | .524 | .529 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| With the retirements of Vin Scully and David Ortiz, Adrian Beltre will officially take over the role of Baseball's National Treasure. Treat him appropriately. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 80 | 66 | 75.9 | 74.2 | 76.0 | .524 | .529 | 12.1% | 48.5% | 60.6% | -5.3% | 17.9% |
| "Why won't more players speak up on the important issues of the day?" [Adam Jones speaks thoughtfully and intelligently on race in baseball] "Shut up, jock! Stick to sports!" | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 78 | 68 | 73.5 | 77.3 | 76.2 | .522 | .527 | 2.2% | 24.9% | 27.1% | -8.1% | -21.4% |
| Cameron Maybin has to wear an oven mitt to protect his thumb while on the bases. Well, he says it's to protect his thumb, but teammates know it's because the cookies in the second base oven will be ready any time now. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 76 | 70 | 77.2 | 75.6 | 75.2 | .521 | .526 | 0.0% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| The Astros lost a lot when they lost Jose Altuve, but on the plus side, they don't have Carlos Gomez either. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 77 | 69 | 75.4 | 76.4 | 76.8 | .523 | .518 | 0.0% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 0.8% | 9.4% |
| Last season Yoenis Cespedes joined the Mets mid-season and his OPS jumped 112 points. This season, upon joining the Mets, Jay Bruce's OPS fell 289 points. This, in a Mets-ian kind of way, seems just and fair. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 77 | 69 | 71.5 | 73.7 | 75.7 | .510 | .515 | 0.9% | 6.0% | 6.9% | -3.2% | -5.6% |
| Since the trade deadline, the Yankees are doing everything they can to disprove the correlation between winning and talent. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 73 | 73 | 72.7 | 72.8 | 72.0 | .497 | .492 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Jose Fernandez threw at another Braves batter. Does this strike anyone else as the baseball equivalent of killing a nat with a laser-guided missile from a nuclear powered submarine? | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 63 | 83 | 70.5 | 73.5 | 75.7 | .484 | .489 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| In his first three seasons, Brad Miller hit 29 homers. This season he has 28. Check out the big game on Brad! | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 69 | 77 | 73.2 | 73.5 | 72.8 | .494 | .489 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| On paper the Rockies are a .500 team, information which could lead to another potentially dangerous redesign of Coors Field this winter. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 71 | 75 | 70.4 | 68.5 | 69.1 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Tuesday the White Sox had 1,122 dogs at the park to break a World Record, and that doesn't even count their bullpen. Woof! | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 71 | 74 | 71.2 | 67.3 | 67.1 | .477 | .472 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| Before he was a talkshow host, David Letterman was a weatherman who once predicted 'hail the size of canned hams.' What, would you rather this comment was about Gerrit Cole? | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 74 | 72 | 69.0 | 64.1 | 64.2 | .465 | .470 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -3.6% |
| The Royals opted not to bring back Billy Butler. How are they getting to the World Series without a large, mostly powerless DH who looks much like a beaver? Is Sean Casey coming through that door? | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 63 | 83 | 68.6 | 61.4 | 62.6 | .438 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Are the Angels wasting Mike Trout? Only if you define baseball teams by winning and losing. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 66 | 81 | 67.0 | 65.0 | 64.4 | .446 | .441 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Reportedly the Brewers are still hoping to trade Ryan Braun for Yasiel Puig, though they are also interested in obtaining Bugs Bunny or Spaceman Spiff. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 64 | 82 | 62.5 | 62.4 | 63.0 | .431 | .436 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| We all know Billy Butler is going to hit 10 homers in his first 15 games as a Yankee, right? Good, okay, you can go to the grocery store now. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 62 | 84 | 59.9 | 60.9 | 62.0 | .419 | .414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| You can't blame impending nuclear armageddon, global warming, the rise in beer prices, or the continuation of Justin Bieber's career on Tony LaRussa. We know because he's been too busy ruining the Diamondbacks. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 55 | 92 | 60.3 | 62.3 | 62.7 | .409 | .414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| FROM: Twins PR. SUBJECT: Added enticements to taking Twins Team President job [PRE-EDITED LIST]: 1. Ice fishing more fun that it looks! 2. Fargo filmed nearby! 3. [Something about Steve Buscemi] COMMENTS: This is hard! | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 62 | 84 | 65.5 | 58.1 | 58.4 | .418 | .413 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| More funkiness from the Padres concerning a player's medical records. Come on, guys, what are you running for President? | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 56 | 90 | 57.0 | 62.6 | 62.3 | .407 | .402 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Braves acquired pitchers Josh Collmenter and Joe Wieland, which should really signal the end of Atlanta's 'Make Your Pet GM For The Day' promotion. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 62 | 83 | 60.4 | 53.9 | 54.2 | .397 | .393 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Reds 2017 schedule is out so you can get a head start planning which games you won't be interested in seeing. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 65 | 82 | 56.0 | 54.2 | 54.4 | .391 | .386 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Former Phillie Carlos Ruiz took out an ad on a highway billboard to thank Philadelphia for his time there. Ryan Howard is both furious and looking into the cost of repainting City Hall. | |||||||||||||
It's so hard to say 'Hit List' to yesterday.