To give an idea of where teams stand for the 12 additional spots, here are the records of teams in my 12 leagues that aren't in the playoffs and don't have the best record without being in the playoffs (which also advances to round 2):

League 5:
2 teams at 43-39
2 teams at 42-40

League 7
1 team at 44-38
2 t eams at 43-39

League 10
2 eams at 42-40
2 teams at 41-41

League 11
1teams at 45-37
1 team at 43-39
1 team at 42-40

League 12
2 teams at 43-39
1 team at 42-40

League 13
1 team at 42-40

League 14
1 team at 43-39

League 15
1 team at 45-37
1 team at 42-40

League 16
1 team at 43-39
1 team at 42-40

League 17
1 team at 42-40

League 19
1 team at 45-37
1 team at 44-38
1 team at 43-39

League 20
2 teams at 43-39

I am in 19 of the leagues and after going through each one, it looks like the bubble for the 12 floating teams is 43-39 at this point.  There are a bunch of teams sitting at that record that aren't in the playoffs and aren't the first teams out.  I found 6 teams that had 44 or more wins sitting in the same position.  So to me unless things change a lot, 88+ should get you in for sure.  87 is fairly safe and 86 puts you on the bubble.

Talk about a tough division - this is the National League West in League 18 after 85 Games...

San Francisco Giants 2000-01	54-31	0.635	-	-	9-1	L1	25-19	29-12	0-0	zephyr1949
2000-01 Arizona Diamondbacks	51-34	0.600	3	-	4-6	L1	26-16	25-18	0-0	id_203
2000-2001 Atlanta Braves	50-35	0.588	4	-	4-6	L1	26-16	24-19	0-0	forte4him
2000-01 Cards	32-53	0.376	22	-	4-6	W1	11-33	21-20	0-0	auggieward

Posted by thejuice6 on 11/21/2011 4:24:00 AM (view original):
Before the 82nd Game was played, I was able to go through all 20 leagues and check out the stats.  It's not much but it's something.  Here are the tournament leaders in a few of the major categories:


TEAM LEADERS:

WINS:
1886-1887 Detroit Wolverines (BEV148) and the 1930-1931 New York Giants (THEJUICE6) - 55 Victories

LARGEST LEAD:
1886-1887 Detroit Wolverines (BEV148) and the 2009-2010 St. Louis Cardinals (AUGGIEWARD) - 15 Games

HOME RECORD:
1908-1909 Detroit Tigers (DEWELCH71) - 29-11 and the 1963-1964 Cincinnati Reds (TUCKER T'S) - 30-13

RUNS SCORED:
1922-1923 St. Louis Browns (CHISOCK) - 712 Runs

HOME RUNS:
1960-1961 New York Yankees (BUDDHAGAMER) - 153

STOLEN BASES:
1886-1887 New York Giants (MLLAMA54) - 296

OPS:
1929-1930 New York Yankees (RSWIFT30) - .955

STRIKEOUTS (Pitching):
2001-2002 Arizona Diamondbacks (CHISOCK) - 784

WHIP:
1963-1964 Los Angeles Dodgers (ROBIN4) - 1.13

ERA:
1915-1916 Philadelphia Phillies (NOCOMM999) - 2.74

FIELDING PCT:
2000-2001 San Francisco Giants (ZEPHYR1949) / 2002-2003 Anaheim Angels (BYEAGS25) / 2008-2009 St. Louis Cardinals (NOCOMM999) - .994 Pct.


INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:

HOME RUNS:
1998 Mark McGwire (REDSOX666666) - 43 Bombs

RBI'S:
1928 Babe Ruth (TRIDENTRIC) - 117

STOLEN BASES:
1985 Vince Coleman (BUDDHAGAMER) - 77

BATTING AVERAGE:
1920 Tris Speaker (COACHGREAT1) - .440

OPS:
2002 Barry Bonds (BYEAGS25) - 1.424

PITCHING WINS:
1886 Lady Baldwin (BEV148) - 21

BEST W/L RECORD:
1908 Ed Walsh (DEWELCH71) - 19-3 / 1913 Chief Bender (CHISOCK) - 14-0 / 1966 Bob Gibson (DEWELCH71) - 18-2

SAVES:
1993 Rod Beck (BYEAGS25) - 31

STRIKEOUTS:
1965 Sandy Koufax (GEORGEDEER) - 189

WHIP:
2000 Pedro Martinez (ID_203) - 0.92

ERA:
1907 Mordecai Brown (BUDDHAGAMER) - 1.12

After the 120th Game was played and before the 121st Game was just played, I updated the above "Tournament Leader" Categories:



TEAM LEADERS:

Wins:
DEWELCH71:  1927-1928 New York Yankees - 81

Largest Lead (in First Place):
DEWELCH71:  2007-2008 Cleveland Indians / DEWELCH71:  1927-1928 New York Yankees – 19 Games

Home Record:
ZEPHYR1949:  1943-1944 New York Yankees / DEWELCH71:  1908-1909 Detroit Tigers – 41-17

RUNS:
CHISOCK:  1922-1923 St. Louis Browns - 1024

HR:
CHISOCK:  2001-2002 Arizona Diamondbacks - 234

SB:
MLLAMA54:  New York Giants 1886-1887 - 473

OPS:
RSWIFT30:  1929-1930 New York Yankees - .950

FIELDING PCT:
BYEAGS25:  2002-2003 Anaheim Angels / WOODY5254:  2009-2010 Philadelphia  Phillies / NOCOMM999:  2008-2009 St. Louis Cardinals - .993

SO:
CHISOCK:  2000-2001 Arizona Diamondbacks - 1161

WHIP:
MSHEAF1:  1964-1965 New York Yankees – 1.17

ERA:
BEV148:  1907-1908 Chicago White Sox – 2.77

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

HR:
TRIDENTRIC:  Babe Ruth (1928) - 56

RBI:
DEWELCH71:  Lou Gehrig (1927) - 177

SB:
BUDDHAGAMER:  Vince Coleman (1985) - 106

AVG:
COACHGREAT1:  Hugh Duffy (1894) – .429

OPS:
URBAND:  Barry Bonds (2002) – 1.499

WINS:
BEV148:  Charlie Ferguson (1886) - 34

Best W/L Record:
BEV148:  Charlie Ferguson (1886) – 34-11
BUDDHAGAMER:  Greg Maddux (1994) – 25-2

SV:
RIZITOS:  Bernie Boland (1915) - 40

SO:
GEORGEDEER:  Sandy Koufax (1965) - 276

WHIP:
ID_203:  Pedro Martinez (2000) /ROBIN4:   Sandy Koufax (1964) – 0.90

ERA:
ROBIN4:  Sandy Koufax (1964) – 1.68

 

Some of the above stats that amaze me:


1024 Runs in 120 Games - that's over 8 and a half runs a game...every game!  Way to go Brownies!

I know Greg Maddux is "the Man" but 25-2?  Geesh...

Bonds' real-life numbers when on the juice were amazing - but an OPS of nearly 1.5?

After 122 Games played, with 40 Games left to go, the teams that have a good shot at making the playoffs are the ones who currently have 67+ wins at this point.  It looks like League 7 will be the toughest league to earn a spot in the next round at the current rate.  If these numbers hold up, a team from League 7 will have to finish with at least 92 wins to advance to the second round.  Leagues 10 and 14 appear to be the easiest to advance at the current rate - a team in those leagues may only need 85+ wins to advance on.

Overall, when the regular season is completed, I'm predicting that any team that finishes with 88 or more wins should earn a spot.  Anything below 88 is going to be luck of the draw.

Of course, stranger things can happen and all of this could change...

Charlie Ferguson now 37-11! and Wolverines 88 wins thru 128 games with a 21 game lead!

Bev, as you know, that particular league is very top heavy.  Lots of divisions with large leads including my Orioles.  Not bad, I have only 2 teams in this tournament.  At least 1 of them will advance barring a huge collapse.  I can't believe how bad my Dodger's pitching is!!  Don Drysdale, both of them, really stinks.

Being at the top of a draft may not be that good as it is a snake draft. Might be better to be a little lower in order for round 2 leagues?

I don't know about that.  I jumped in really early with this tournament because I wanted this Orioles team badly.  If you know a team (or playa) is going to be good, it might be best to be at the top of the draft. :)

Getting the top pick or two of teams is good but then having to wait for the 25th pick may not be good. Time to start the homework I guess.

I'm starting the homework myself.  I have 12 teams in this tournament.  2 of them are basically eliminated, 5 of them would be advancing right now and the other 5 are right there for either their division, WC, or best record without being in the playoffs.  I'm not really sure where I want to be in the drafts, but there are some years where either the offense or pitching is so good that I would love to be at the top of the draft to get them.  I guess it depends on the league to know what your options are.

14 in a row to go to 93-40 with a 23 game lead. Will this be the jinx now?

No jinx yet- 15 in a row now.