McCabe Magazine Major League Notebook

Inter-League Play Winners and Losers  

Chicago, Ill (McC) – Interleague play has concluded with the National league winning the newly inaugural “toohdoc7” award. This award was establish to recognize “toohdoc7” a longtime owner of the Seattle Mariners in the McCabe League. Toohdoc7 has been an active member since season 4, and hasn’t checked into the site since August 4, 2014 which was about 40 games into season 23. We miss you, and pray all is well.

Interleague Play. The National League 106 wins – American 86 wins.

Team	Owner	W	L		Team	Owner	W	L
Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	9	3		Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	8	4
Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb	9	3		Arizona D-backs	yoker70	7	5
Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	8	4		Philadelphia Phillies	egw18	7	5
San Francisco Giants	wylie715	8	4		Richmond Virginians	spintens	7	5
St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	8	4		Rochester Broncos	coinguy	7	5
Anaheim Angels	captain10a	7	5		San Diego Padres	jgarron	7	5
New York Yankees	ARomano	7	5		Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	6	6
Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	7	5		Florida Marlins	lido9613	6	6
Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	7	5		New York Mets	basebalguru	6	6
Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	6	6		Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	5	7
Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	6	6		Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	4	8
Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	6	6		Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	4	8
Wash D.C. National	Saffron	6	6		Colorado Rockies	axtell	4	8
Minnesota Twins	optistrat	5	7		Pittsburgh Pirates	nbaker10	4	8
Houston Astros	ajaxx88	4	8		Cleveland Indians	Fantasy Frk	3	9
Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	3	9		Seattle Mariners	mark3313	1	11
	Total Wins	106				Total Wins	86

A Look at The Chase

With the season at the halfway point we here at McCabe Magazine wanted to take a look the division races.    

Division Leaders

ML AL North (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Chicago White Sox	kgrffth *	57-34	0.626	-
Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	50-41	0.549	7
Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb *	50-41	0.549	7

Notes: The White Sox lead the AL North by 7 games over 10 time division winner Toronto Blue Blues and the Milwaukee Brewers.  The Blues Jays are the defending AL North champions, and winners of the division the last 5 years, and 7 of the last 9. I hear footsteps.

ML AL East (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	47-44	0.516	-
Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss *	45-46	0.495	2
New York Yankees	ARomano *	44-47	0.484	3

Notes: Baltimore is McCabe Magazine’s choice to win this division. However, it won’t be easy. Despite losing records to date, experience owners’ pat007ohmss and ARomano are hot on the trail. We look for this division to go down to the wire.

ML AL South (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	51-40	0.56	-
Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	47-44	0.516	4

Notes: The surprise team of the American League is the Texas Rangers which was our choice to finish last in the division with a 70-92 record. They trail the Kansas City Royals, the winners of the division the last 7 years.  

ML AL West (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	58-33	0.637	-
Anaheim Angels	captain10a	51-40	0.56	7

Notes: This is a two team race with the Dodgers pulling away at the halfway point. The Dodgers have only won the division twice in their history, seasons 19 and 20. We have both Anaheim and LA making the playoffs.

ML NL North (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	57-34	0.626	-
Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	50-41	0.549	7

 

Notes: Owner mitt0108 took over the Cubs in season 21, pulled off some amazing trades, and I MEAN AMAZING, and has won the division the last two years. This division was once ruled by former Owner of the Year award patrickkm and the Detroit Tigers, only 2 losing seasons in his 10 year career.

ML NL East (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
New York Mets	basebalguru	54-37	0.593	-

Notes: What else can we say about 6 time division winner and former World Series champion basebalguru and the New York Mets? They lead the division by 9 games at the break. The fat lady is warming up.

ML NL South (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	57-34	0.626	-

Notes: Another surprise to our staff is the performance of the Tampa Bay Rays (9 game lead). All though we had the Rays finishing behind Atlanta and Florida with a record of 86-76, we did feel they had enough to make a run at the division title.

ML NL West (Season 23)
Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
San Diego Padres	jgarron	56-35	0.615	-
Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70 *	52-39	0.571	4

Notes: The San Diego Padres and owner jgarron have won the NL West division 16 time in 23 years. They are the best team, in the best division. However, yoker70 and the defending division champions Arizona Diamondbacks are doing their best to change the perception. They trail the Padres by 4 games.   

           

THE McCABE LEAGUE ALL-TIME HIT KING BRONSON WHANG

BRONSON WHANG with 3,048 HITS is THE BEST of ALL-TIME

The Hit King Debate

Chicago, ILL (McC) – Bronson Whang, with 3,048 major league career hits, McCabe Magazine has here by proclaim him the “McCABE LEAGUE HIT KING.” He is not only our Hit KING, but the best hitter all-time. That last statement, (best of all-time) has caused a major disturbance within McCabe Magazine’s editor’s office. I was attacked by a number of our columnist who point to the fact that Whang has one All-Star appearance and one World Series Ring. They also debated the careers of Hall of Famers Hulk Kingland (Home Run King 678), Placido Ortiz (8-time all-star, 3 time MVP, .335 career BA), Apollo Stanifer (5-time all-star, 2796 hits), Julian Alvarez (677 HR), Rick Ward (8-time all-star) and Denny Johnson (664 HR, .312 career BA). I also received a number of complaints from a small group of misinformed writes, who contemplate a pitcher can be titled “best of all-time,” that assembly of writers threw out the following list of hurlers, Luther Abercrombie (all-time wins king 339, all-time strikeout king 4,333), Cedrick Hollins (HOF, all-time saves 551 and 2.58 ERA king), Skeeter Brown (HOF, 525 saves), and Vince Garcia (complete game king 133, shutout king 43). That said, I reminded them of the statement “best hitter of all-time.”  

After a 10 hour conversation regarding my suggested headline, as senior editor I tabled the discussion and moved forward with my initial proclamation, Tony Cortes (8-time MVP, .336 career BA ), is the “Best of All-Time” oops! I meant to say Bronson Whang is the “Best Hitter of All-Time.”

The Career and Stats    

Let’s take a look at the career of Whang. I can’t believe in this day and time that Whang has played his entire 20-year career (17 ML), with the same organization, the Anaheim Angels, and the same owner captain10a. Whang signed a $6.5 million bonus in season 3 as an international free agent out of Kyoto, Japan and was assigned to the Angels Low-A club where he met his lifelong friend and teammate Midre Cruz (2154 Hits, 406 HR, 1298 RBI). He was also an IFA signee assigned to the Angels Low-A club (93-51) in season 3 and won a Major League World Series Ring with the Angels and Whang in season 10. Cruz spent his 18 year career, 13 in the majors, with 4 different organizations, 12 with the Angels, 2 with the San Francisco Giants, 2 with the Kansas City Royals, and 1 with the Rochester Broncos. Whang spent his first 2 and 1/2 pro-years in the minors where he batted .325 and collect 377 hits, and was quickly promoted during season 5 to the major league club. That year in played in 100 games accumulating 107 hits, and 25 home runs. His breakout year was in season 7 when he hit 49 HR with 129 RBIs. From season 8 to season 21 he average the following; 176 Hits, 35 Home Runs, 104 RBIs and 159 games played. Whang is presently a 38 year-old unsigned free agent hoping to catch on with a club looking for help at the designated hitter position and spot starter at first-base. Cruz and Whang have kept in touch over the years and spend their winters waiting by the phone, fly fishing in South American, and hunting Sasquatch in the Great Northwest.   

I must be honest at this point, after reviewing all the great players in our league, naming anyone the best of all-time is quite a stretch, but one thing is for sure, Bronson Whang is the ALL-TIME HIT KING! 

McCABE MAGAZINE SEASON 23 POWER RANKINGS

Season 23 Power Rankings

The power rankings are an average of the following team statistics; Wins, OPS, Runs Scored, ERA, Runs Allowed, and Fielding Percentage. 

	Top 10
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
1	New York Mets	basebalguru	24	15
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	28	11
3	San Diego Padres	jgarron	28	11
4	Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	22	17
5	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	23	16
6	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	27	12
7	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	24	15
8	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	25	14
9	Florida Marlins	lido9613	23	16
10	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	23	16
	The Next 5
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
11	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	20	19
12	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	19	20
13	New York Yankees	ARomano	20	19
14	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	21	18
15	Rochester Broncos	coinguy	16	23
	The Best of the Rest
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
16	Colorado Rockies	axtell	21	18
17	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70	20	19
18	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	16	23
19	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb	20	19
20	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	14	25
21	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	21	18
22	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	20	19
23	Pittsburgh Pirates	nbaker10	21	18
24	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	18	21
25	Philadelphia Phillies	egw18	19	20

Stat of the Day

	Top 10 1-Run Games
Rank	Team	Owner	1-Run	Pct.	W-L
1	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	8-2	0.800	21-18
1	Pittsburgh Pirates	nbaker10	8-2	0.800	21-18
3	San Diego Padres	jgarron	7-2	0.778	28-11
4	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	9-3	0.750	27-12
5	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb *	5-2	0.714	20-19
6	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	8-4	0.667	25-14
6	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss *	6-3	0.667	21-18
6	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	8-4	0.667	28-11
6	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70 *	6-3	0.667	20-19
6	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	9-5	0.643	24-15
	The Next 5
Rank	Team	Owner	1-Run	Pct.	W-L
11	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	7-5	0.583	20-19
12	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	4-3	0.571	19-20
13	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	5-4	0.556	18-21
14	Florida Marlins	lido9613	7-6	0.538	23-16
15	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	8-7	0.533	17-22
	The Best of the Rest
Rank	Team	Owner	1-Run	Pct.	W-L
16	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth *	4-4	0.500	23-16
17	Chicago Cubs	mitt0108	6-6	0.500	22-17
17	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	7-7	0.500	20-19
20	Rochester Broncos	coinguy	5-6	0.455	16-23
21	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	9-11	0.450	23-16
22	New York Yankees	ARomano *	5-7	0.417	20-19
22	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	5-7	0.417	14-25
24	Colorado Rockies	axtell	4-6	0.400	21-18
25	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	4-7	0.364	14-25
25	Seattle Mariners	toothdoc7	2-4	0.333	6-33
25	St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	4-8	0.333	17-22
25	Houston Astros	ajaxx88	3-6	0.333	13-26
25	New York Mets	basebalguru	4-8	0.333	24-15
29	Cleveland Indians	Fantasy Frea	3-7	0.300	13-26
29	Philadelphia Phillies	egw18	3-7	0.300	19-20
31	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	1-9	0.100	16-23
32	Richmond Virginians	spintens	0-9	0.000	11-28