Hey Hounds and fans! Happy Memorial Day!
TJ and I worked on Winnemac for 3+ hours today to fix the mound, batters boxes, and catcher’s area. It was a beautiful Memorial Day at the park. Hopefully the mound lasts for a few games. NO McDonald’s for me, in fact, no McDonald’s for the past few games or rainouts either.
Then I tried to hand pump blow up a kid pool for 1.25 hours. Totally failed. Need to buy an electric pump.
In any event, the Hounds have had a solid start to the season and ended May with a 5-2 record. Because we get 2 points for wins and 1 for a tie, and with so may rainouts, it is not always easy to tell how the team is doing relative to the rest of the league since everyone has played a different number of games. On the CMBA website ( home.earthlink.net/~rmarko/index.html) the Hounds are in first place, but I think that is a little deceptive.
So, I create my own standings, with the order based on points per game played. Based on that metric–we are solidly in third place. As you recall, the top 6 teams make the playoffs, with the top 2 teams getting a bye. My goal each year is for the Hounds to make the playoffs, but with this year being #richardsonslastyear, I think the better play is getting a bye by being in the top 2. Solid goal, and reachable.
Standings below:
*CMBA (Hounds v.)*
*W*
*L*
*T*
*G*
*TG*
*Pts*
*Pts/G*
*%*
*Runs*
*RPG*
*RA*
*RAG*
*R+/-*
*Aviators (0-0)*
3
0
0
3
27
6
2.00
1.000
42
14.00
7
2.33
11.67
*Electrons (0-0)*
3
1
0
4
26
6
1.50
.750
17
4.25
18
4.50
(0.25)
*CHICAGO HOUNDS*
*5*
*2*
*0*
*7*
23
*10*
*1.43*
*.714*
*41*
*5.86*
*29*
*4.14*
*1.71 *
*Marlins (1-0)*
5
2
0
7
23
10
1.43
.714
37
5.29
27
3.86
1.43
*Browns (1-0)*
4
2
1
7
23
9
1.29
.643
50
7.14
40
5.71
1.43
*Orioles (0-1)*
4
3
0
7
23
8
1.14
.571
54
7.71
36
5.14
2.57
*Vikings (0-1)*
2
4
0
6
24
4
0.67
.333
21
3.50
38
6.33
(2.83)
*Pirates (1-0)*
2
5
0
7
23
4
0.57
.286
40
5.71
50
7.14
(1.43)
*Red Sox (1-0)*
1
4
1
6
24
3
0.50
.250
33
5.50
45
7.50
(2.00)
*Yankees (0-0)*
1
4
0
5
25
2
0.40
.200
21
4.20
40
8.00
(3.80)
*Rangers (1-0)*
0
3
0
3
27
0
0.00
.000
3
1.00
29
9.67
(8.67)
Points in *red* indicate reduction for forfeit (- 1 = technical forfeit win, – 2 = full forfeit)
359
5.79
359
5.79
Hope all are well!