Runs thru 23 games | Runs allowed thru 23 games | RD thru 23 games | Record thru 23 games | Season Record | Season RD | |
1899 Cleveland Spiders | 77 | 179 | -102 | 3-20 | 20-134 | -719 |
2003 Detroit Tigers | 52 | 118 | -66 | 3-20 | 43-119 | -337 |
2010 Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 161 | -79 | 10-13 | ? | ? |
Clearly, the Pirates have fared much better than the other two teams in the wins column, and they're on top of this heap in runs scored as well. Things aren't even quite as bad as they seem in the RA column; remove their staff's three worst outings this year, and that number shrinks from 161 down to 109. Omitting these outliers would give 2010 Pittsburgh an RD of -27, moving them up from #15 to #12 in the Championship Standings. All this to say, the 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates are not a good baseball team, but they're not among the worst teams of all time.
In fact, they might not even be the worst team in baseball this season -- the hapless O's of Baltimore have an RD of -40, and they haven't allowed more than 9 runs in a game. Pirates pitching without the outliers has given up 5.45 runs per game; the Orioles have allowed 5.5 on average, and their offenses have also produced at an identical pace. Playing as the only Championship club in the AL East while Pittsburgh cavorts in the Championship-rich NL Central should permit Baltimore to surpass the Pirates in mediocrity as the season progresses. Be Brave, Bucs faithful -- it's only May 1st.
PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS:
POSITION | TEAM | GAMES PLAYED | WINS | LOSSES | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFF | Win PCG | Last Week |
#1 | Tampa Bay Rays | 24 | 17 | 7 | 146 | 80 | 66 | 0.708 | #1 |
#2 | San Francisco Giants | 23 | 14 | 9 | 107 | 66 | 41 | 0.609 | #5 |
#3 | New York Yankees | 23 | 15 | 8 | 124 | 86 | 38 | 0.652 | #2 |
#4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 16 | 8 | 111 | 76 | 35 | 0.667 | #6 |
#5 | Minnesota Twins | 24 | 15 | 9 | 122 | 92 | 30 | 0.625 | #4 |
#6 | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 13 | 10 | 125 | 99 | 26 | 0.565 | #3 |
#7 | Colorado Rockies | 24 | 11 | 13 | 122 | 101 | 21 | 0.458 | #7 |
#8 | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 12 | 13 | 119 | 112 | 7 | 0.480 | #11 |
#9 | Texas Rangers | 24 | 12 | 12 | 108 | 102 | 6 | 0.500 | #12 |
#10 | Florida Marlins | 24 | 12 | 12 | 114 | 111 | 3 | 0.500 | #8 |
#11 | Toronto Blue Jays | 25 | 12 | 13 | 113 | 112 | 1 | 0.480 | #9 |
#12 | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 10 | 14 | 95 | 104 | -9 | 0.417 | #13 |
#13 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 9 | 14 | 117 | 129 | -12 | 0.391 | #10 |
#14 | Boston Red Sox | 24 | 11 | 13 | 112 | 131 | -19 | 0.458 | #14 |
#15 | Los Angeles Angels | 25 | 12 | 13 | 101 | 125 | -24 | 0.480 | #15 |
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
POSITION | TEAM | GAMES PLAYED | WINS | LOSSES | RUNS SCORED | RUNS ALLOWED | RUN DIFF | Win PCG | Last Week |
#1 | San Diego Padres | 23 | 15 | 8 | 106 | 77 | 29 | 0.652 | #1 |
#2 | New York Mets | 24 | 14 | 10 | 105 | 83 | 22 | 0.583 | #3 |
#3 | Oakland Athletics | 25 | 13 | 12 | 110 | 102 | 8 | 0.520 | #2 |
#4 | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 15 | 10 | 123 | 115 | 8 | 0.600 | #7 |
#5 | Seattle Mariners | 24 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 87 | -2 | 0.458 | #5 |
#6 | Milwaukee Brewers | 23 | 9 | 14 | 126 | 129 | -3 | 0.391 | #4 |
#7 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 24 | 11 | 13 | 139 | 145 | -6 | 0.458 | #6 |
#8 | Washington Nationals | 24 | 13 | 11 | 101 | 115 | -14 | 0.542 | #10 |
#9 | Chicago White Sox | 24 | 10 | 14 | 99 | 117 | -18 | 0.417 | #9 |
#10 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 12 | 12 | 109 | 132 | -23 | 0.500 | #13 |
#11 | Cleveland Indians | 23 | 10 | 13 | 82 | 108 | -26 | 0.435 | #8 |
#12 | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 10 | 14 | 103 | 131 | -28 | 0.417 | #11 |
#13 | Houston Astros | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 109 | -38 | 0.348 | #12 |
#14 | Baltimore Orioles | 24 | 6 | 18 | 87 | 127 | -40 | 0.250 | #14 |
#15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 10 | 13 | 82 | 161 | -79 | 0.435 | #15 |
Remember, true standings (against teams within the Premiership and Championship) will be released on a less regular basis due to small sample sizes and (frankly) effort involved. Coming soon, opinion pieces on the game, Cubs fandom, and the nature of strategy in Premiership Baseball.
*I was surprised to learn in my research that this team had neither the worst offensive production nor the worst pitching/defense in the majors that season. Those ignoble honors go to the LA Dodgers (574 runs scored) and the Texas Rangers (969 RA). Of course, the Dodgers had the best staff in baseball that year with 556 RA, and the Rangers were 8th in baseball with 826 runs.
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