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Jakeydude18 · 05-28-2017, 03:35 PM

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017- A week after the IBC and it’s time to go back to Minsk. The Mustangs remain in fourth, seven games behind leaders Moscow. Our division is still the worse division in the entire world, but that means we still have an outside shot at making the playoffs this year. With around 100 games left in the season, anything is possible. Sariyah Ishaq remains the team leader in ERA, Wins, and K’s (13 W, 3.61 ERA, 164 K’s, 25 Games). He really is the only bright spot in our rotation with everyone else having an ERA about 4. I am looking to significantly better our pitching in the offseason. That is my number 1 priority. On the offensive side of things, Suljo Prpos leads the team in Batting AVG and HR with a .295 avg and 33HR. he’s also second in RBI’s with 87. Five of our players have over 20 HRs.

Before the IBC started I looked at three divisions and decided to compare them before and after IBC to see if the tournament has had any implications on the WBL regular season. The Eastern European Division is as follows:
Moscow 82-86
Tallinn ...82-86
Kiev ......79-89 3GB
Minsk ....75-93 7GB
Chisinau 72-96 10GB

Moscow and Tallinn remain in the top 2 spots after the tournament, and even closer than when the tournament had started. Kiev is still in third trying to figure out a way to knock off the top two teams. Chisinau and Minsk swapped positions, all while losing ground to the leaders. It appears that the IBC has little effect on the Eurasian Eastern European Division.

The next division we looked at was the Africa America North American Division with the then best Washington Huskies who were 72-42. The standings are as follows:
Washington Huskies ..95-72
Havana Hellfighters ...91-76 4GB
Mexico City Twisters .84-84 11.5GB
Ottawa Senators....... 77-87 16.5GB
San Juan Bulldogs ...73-95 22.5GB

I think it just goes to show how poor Washington was during the tournament, going 23-30 since the start of the tournament. That allowed then 3rd place Havana Hellfighters, who were 13GB at the start, to catch up to the division leaders and are currently only 4 games out of the division title. Washington is still on a poor run of games going 4-6 in their last 10.

The last division we looked at was the Africa America Central American Division, where the San Salvador Silver Snakes had the worst record in the world at 40-71. The standings are as follows:
San Jose Sharks .................84-84
Belmopan Beavers ..............78-86 4GB
Panama City Pythons ..........78-90 6GB
Tegucigalpa Ticos................ 77-91 7GB
San Salvador Silver Snakes 66-102 18GB

Pretty much the same since the tournament started. It’s really tough to conclude if the tournament has a significant effect on the regular season. We will check again in a year to see if we can come to a more conclusive answer!

05-28-2017, 03:35 PM	#19
Jakeydude18 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 99	Tuesday, August 8th, 2017- A week after the IBC and it’s time to go back to Minsk. The Mustangs remain in fourth, seven games behind leaders Moscow. Our division is still the worse division in the entire world, but that means we still have an outside shot at making the playoffs this year. With around 100 games left in the season, anything is possible. Sariyah Ishaq remains the team leader in ERA, Wins, and K’s (13 W, 3.61 ERA, 164 K’s, 25 Games). He really is the only bright spot in our rotation with everyone else having an ERA about 4. I am looking to significantly better our pitching in the offseason. That is my number 1 priority. On the offensive side of things, Suljo Prpos leads the team in Batting AVG and HR with a .295 avg and 33HR. he’s also second in RBI’s with 87. Five of our players have over 20 HRs. Before the IBC started I looked at three divisions and decided to compare them before and after IBC to see if the tournament has had any implications on the WBL regular season. The Eastern European Division is as follows: Moscow 82-86 Tallinn ...82-86 Kiev ......79-89 3GB Minsk ....75-93 7GB Chisinau 72-96 10GB Moscow and Tallinn remain in the top 2 spots after the tournament, and even closer than when the tournament had started. Kiev is still in third trying to figure out a way to knock off the top two teams. Chisinau and Minsk swapped positions, all while losing ground to the leaders. It appears that the IBC has little effect on the Eurasian Eastern European Division. The next division we looked at was the Africa America North American Division with the then best Washington Huskies who were 72-42. The standings are as follows: Washington Huskies ..95-72 Havana Hellfighters ...91-76 4GB Mexico City Twisters .84-84 11.5GB Ottawa Senators....... 77-87 16.5GB San Juan Bulldogs ...73-95 22.5GB I think it just goes to show how poor Washington was during the tournament, going 23-30 since the start of the tournament. That allowed then 3rd place Havana Hellfighters, who were 13GB at the start, to catch up to the division leaders and are currently only 4 games out of the division title. Washington is still on a poor run of games going 4-6 in their last 10. The last division we looked at was the Africa America Central American Division, where the San Salvador Silver Snakes had the worst record in the world at 40-71. The standings are as follows: San Jose Sharks .................84-84 Belmopan Beavers ..............78-86 4GB Panama City Pythons ..........78-90 6GB Tegucigalpa Ticos................ 77-91 7GB San Salvador Silver Snakes 66-102 18GB Pretty much the same since the tournament started. It’s really tough to conclude if the tournament has a significant effect on the regular season. We will check again in a year to see if we can come to a more conclusive answer!