Scottish Scoops 31.009: September and Season's End Almanac
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:12 pm
Scottish Claymores
2031 Almanac: September
Narrative
If ever there was a bad time to go 18-8, this was it.
The Claymores, inexplicably, chose the September of a lost season - where the only consolation would have been a draft pick in, say, the top 5 - to go on a winning tear and screw up even that possibility.
Oh, make no mistake, the Claymores still have a terrible, terrible record. A humiliating record, even.
But five other teams managed to finish even worse, so Scotland can’t even console itself with one of those rarified picks.
It’ll be the 6th pick, though, so I guess we’ll need to be content with that.
But, suffice it to say: The Scottish Claymores are morons.
Where They Stood
W-L Record for September: 18-8, .692
Overall Record: 63-99, .389
Longest September Winning Streak: 9
Longest September Losing Streak: 2
Final Position in Standings: In 5th Place in the Trans Atlantic Division, 38 games behind Havana
Hitting Leaders
AVG: Jim Fox, OF: .270
OBP: Jim Fox, OF, and Orlando Barrón, 1B: .338
Slugging: Rod Rodgers, OF: .400
HR: Rod Rodgers, OF: 19
RBI: Rod Rodgers, OF: 69
SB: Bernardo Alvarado, 2B: 42
Pitching Leaders
Wins: Carlos Pérez, 10
Losses: José Ortíz, 13
Saves: Keiji Honda, 33
ERA: Miguel Heredia, 3.06
K’s: Miguel Heredia, 133
WHIP: Curt Mills, 1.08
2031 Almanac: September
Narrative
If ever there was a bad time to go 18-8, this was it.
The Claymores, inexplicably, chose the September of a lost season - where the only consolation would have been a draft pick in, say, the top 5 - to go on a winning tear and screw up even that possibility.
Oh, make no mistake, the Claymores still have a terrible, terrible record. A humiliating record, even.
But five other teams managed to finish even worse, so Scotland can’t even console itself with one of those rarified picks.
It’ll be the 6th pick, though, so I guess we’ll need to be content with that.
But, suffice it to say: The Scottish Claymores are morons.
Where They Stood
W-L Record for September: 18-8, .692
Overall Record: 63-99, .389
Longest September Winning Streak: 9
Longest September Losing Streak: 2
Final Position in Standings: In 5th Place in the Trans Atlantic Division, 38 games behind Havana
Hitting Leaders
AVG: Jim Fox, OF: .270
OBP: Jim Fox, OF, and Orlando Barrón, 1B: .338
Slugging: Rod Rodgers, OF: .400
HR: Rod Rodgers, OF: 19
RBI: Rod Rodgers, OF: 69
SB: Bernardo Alvarado, 2B: 42
Pitching Leaders
Wins: Carlos Pérez, 10
Losses: José Ortíz, 13
Saves: Keiji Honda, 33
ERA: Miguel Heredia, 3.06
K’s: Miguel Heredia, 133
WHIP: Curt Mills, 1.08