Gehrig World

Monday, March 1, 2010

Season 15 Wrap-up

The San Juan Myrmidons won their third Gehrig World series after beating the Vancouver NewMoneyManiacs four games to one. Freddy Garcia got 2 of the 4 wins for San Juan, providing a fitting end to a season that saw Garcia win his 6th NL Cy Young.

The Myrmidons cruised to the title, winning 8 of the next 10, after struggling to beat the Salem Witchhunt in five games of the Division Championship Series.

Congratulations to doontristy and the Myrmidons management on another wonderful season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 9. Ottawa Sundragons (sundragons) - NL

Season 10. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 11. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Season 12. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Season 13. Durham Donkeyfish (armst24) - AL

Season 14. Scranton Schrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 15. San Juan Myrmidons (doontristy) - NL

Breakdown:
AL - 8 World Series
NL- 7 World Series

Sunday, February 28, 2010

100 Win Seasons: Update

Season 15 went to the San Juan Myrmidons, giving doontristy his 3rd WS title in Gehrig. This marks the 7th season that a team with 100+ wins has taken the title home, with San Juan accounting for 3 of the 7 teams.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

A New Era

The end of the PED era has meant a strong reduction in the amount of offense, as seen specifically in Runs scored (R) and Home Runs (HR) hit. But just how much of an adjustment and how does any of this compare to the MLB numbers the last 15 years (1995-2009 seasons)?

First off, the MLB averages for R, HR, stolen bases (SB), Slugging percentage (SLG), and On base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS) have not varied that much over the last 15 years. This may make you wonder whether that is because we are still in the PED era.

On the other hand, the end of the PED era in Gehrig has taken a dramatic hit. The catch comes in that we have only played about half a season (76 games exactly) in Gehrig, but so far the trends are dramatic. Averages for runs scored are down from 5.21 per game on season 14 to 4.55 per game this season. Average HRs are down from 1.44 per game, season 14, to 0.93 per game this season. SLG is down from 0.443 on season 14, down to 0.396 this season, whereas OPS is down from 0.780 to 0.730 this season.

A statistic that should not be affected by PEDs, at least in Gehrig, SBs remains pretty constant from the last few seasons.

A cursory look at other numbers like 2Bs (1.44 per game season 14, 1.39 this season) and 3Bs (0.167 per game season 14, 0.145 this season), also suggest that the main effect is being seen in HRs, but not in other extra base hits. This is somewhat interesting in that if the ball is kept in the park more, maybe extra base hits would have been expected to at least move up a bit.

The take home point? It's a great year to be a pitcher.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

100 Win Seasons: Update

Season 14 saw the Schrutes become the 6th team to win the World Series after posting a 100+ win season.

Season 14 Wrapup

The Scranton Schrutes are back atop the Gehrig world after finishing up another stellar season by defeating the San Juan Myrmidons in 6 games. The Series got off to a wild start with the Schrutes, courtesy of Damon Prinz, throwing a no hitter in Game 1. Game 2 saw more of the same with the Myrmidons being shut out. But doontristy's boys made it a series with a 3-hit shutout in Game 3. However, mookie79's boys were too much and after taking a commanding 3-1 game lead, the Schrutes closed the deal in Game 6.

This is the Schrutes second WS title, and only the first back-to-back WS titles for the AL since Season 5. It was a nice ending to a season that saw the Schrutes win 109 games and claim the #1 seed in the AL.

Congrats to the Schrutes and their management on a great season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

100 Win Seasons: Update

Winning 100 games in a season is a great achievement, but it does not always translate into winning the World Series. In Gehrig only 5 of the 13 previous WS champions won 100+ games during the regular season.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Season 13: Wrapup

Season 13 ended, for the second year in a row, in a memorable World Series that went to a game 7 between the Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Durham Donkeyfish. The Donkeyfish, a Gehrig world original franchise, were coming into the season 13 with high expectations after losing the season 12 WS in seven games. The AL #2 seed Donkeyfish, had to come back to defeat the Rochester North Stars in the ALDS and the Jacksonville Betelnut in the ALCS before facing the #1 NL seed Hoosiers. The Hoosier ran up to a 3-2 series lead before losing the Donkeyfish in 7. This is armst24's first WS title. The win brings the hardware back to the AL after the NL had won the previous 5 WS.

Congrats to the Donkeyfish and their management on a great season.

Season 1. San Juan Clementes (mazz993) - AL

Season 2. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 3. Scranton Shrutes (mookie79) - AL

Season 4. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 5. Jacksonville betelnut (cpkung) - AL

Season 6. Wichita Wallabies (jdbkaput) - NL

Season 7. Seattle Pilots (threester) - AL

Season 8. Monterrey Pepper Jacks (tooly_mctool) - NL