New England Professional Sports Fan and Walker Reports from Venezuela

After all #Major League Baseball games were played on the Saturday, August 11, 2018 schedule and the #dog days of summer have either ended or are still here, we have our usual questions to answer: Performance : How did the teams in the #American League #East and West do these last two weeks? Positions : Which team is in first place in the three American League divisions? How are the other teams in the AL East doing? Possibilities : How do things look regarding those four potential 100-win teams in the American League? Performance : How did the teams in the American League East and West do during the last two full weeks of July 29-August 4 and August 5-11? The first week began with the following AL East and other division statistics: Team           Wins      Losses    Score on #UBWS18 Scale Boston         73         33          ...

After all games were played on the Saturday, July 28, 2018 schedule, we have our usual questions to answer: Performance: How did the teams in the #American League East and West do these last two weeks? Positions: Which team is in first place in the three American League divisions? Potentials or Possibilities: How do things look regarding those four potential 100-win teams in the American League? Performance : How did the teams in the American League East and West do during the last two full weeks from July 15-28? 1.1 The first week began with the following #AL East and other division statistics: Team           Wins Losses Score on #UBWS18 Scale Boston         67     30        +50 Yankees       62     32        +43.6 Tampa         49      46       +07.9...

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...