New England Professional Sports Fan and Walker Reports from Venezuela

The American League teams have finished the first two weeks of their July schedule, and it is time for the All-Star Game festivities. As we prepare for the rest of the regular season and anticipate the postseason, we have some main questions to answer: a. Performance (How did the teams in the American League do these last two weeks, especially in the East?) b. Positions (What team is in first place in each AL division? What are the positions of the teams in the AL East?) c. Potential Record (How do things look regarding those four potential 100-win AL teams?) 1. Performance of American League teams these past two weeks (How did the teams in the American League do these last two weeks, especially in the East?) 1.1 At the Beginning of the Month of July 1.1.1 In the AL East Division The Boston Red Sox are still in first place ahead of the New York Yankees. (I could not resist including this sentence here.) The first week of July began with the fol...

In the American League (AL) East and West Division pennant races, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, the Houston Astros, and the Seattle Mariners battle with the additional incentive of possibly winning at least one hundred (100) games. According to Wikipedia, "the 100-win threshold remains the hallmark of the best teams in a given season" and "To date, there have never been four 100-win Major League teams in a single season, and never more than two in a single league." In order to achieve at least one hundred (100) victories, a team would need at least a +38 score on the UBWS18 scale. At the end of June, these four teams had the following scores: Boston Red Sox         (+43.6 on the UBWS18 scale) New York Yankees    (+42.4 on the UBWS18 scale) Houston Astros          (+39.2 on the UBSW18 scale) Seattle Mariners        (+37.6 on the UBWS18 scale) As you can see, all four of t hese...

Four Teams Midway Through MLB's 2018 Season  With a +38 #UBWS18 Score What is more exciting than just watching the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees battle for the American League (AL) East Division pennant once again?  First, both teams have the realistic possibility of winning not only the East Division but also at least one hundred games!  Secondly, the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners are also battling in the West Division of the same league, with both these teams also having the realistic possibility of winning not only the West Division but also at least one hundred games?  What is so great about all this? According to Wikipedia, "...the 100-win threshold remains the hallmark of the best teams in a given season...." "...To date, there have never been four 100-win Major League teams in a single season, and never more than two in a single league." I celebrated July 1 by spending my day, among other things, reviving my pr...