Last Place Update

Welcome to the first Last Place Update of the 2012 MLB season.  The 7-20 Minnesota Twins lead the 9-20 San Diego Padres by 1.5 games for Kings of the Cellar.  Minnesota is a league worst 2-8 in their last 10 games.  The Padres are 6-6 in their last 12 games, but 4-6 in their last 10.  The 9-18 Kansas City Royals are a game behind San Diego.  However, after losing 12 games in a row, Kansas City is 6-4 in its last 10 games.  The defending Kings of the Cellar champion Houston Astros are 13-15, five games behind the Twins.

   This week's honorable mention goes to the Chicago White Sox.  After going 10-6, Chicago lost 9 of their last 12 games, matching the Astros' record of 13-15. 

   The two primary records of futility these teams are matched against are the 1962 New York Mets, who went 40-120 and the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who went 20-134 in their last ever season.  So far, none of the teams are on pace to match or break either of these records.  The most recent record of futility was the 2003 Detroit Tigers.  They finished the season at 43-119.

   At this point, we'd go into next losses, but because of the sheer number of games, they will be omitted for now.  The next losses will eventually go in, either when the race heats up or a team competes for the '62 Mets or 1899 Spiders record. 

   Have a great day!!!