Welcome to this week's Last Place Update and congrats to the American League All-Stars for their shutout victory over the National League All-Stars. Now let's get started.
The 35-69 Houston Astros are dominating the competition in their quest to repeat as Kings of the Cellar. They lead the early season leader, the 40-63 Miami Marlins by 5.5 games and they are a full six games ahead of the third place 40-62 Chicago White Sox. The Astros are 5-20 since June 28 and haven't won two games in a row since June 15-16. The Marlins continue to improve, going 5-5 in their last ten games and 5-2 since July 22. Miami is 8-6 since July 10. The White Sox are 3-7 in their last ten games and 1-6 since July 22.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 56-49 Texas Rangers. The Rangers are 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of their last four. Texas is also 3-12 since July 10. They begin the week at home with a three game series against the Los Angeles Angels. Then they host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday and finish the week on the road to take on the Oakland A's. Unless their play improves, expect more of the same this week.
So how are the Astros doing against the 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers? The '62 Mets were 26-78 after 104 games. The '03 Tigers were 28-76 after the same number of games, so it appears the Astros are no threat to either of these records at this time, unless they have an epic collapse.
Other Stuff...
The Cursed Days of Summer free download promotion for my ebook, The Curse, was a great success. It almost doubled the downloads from when The Acts of 1 was on a free promotion. Both titles are links to their respective Amazon pages.
As the drum and bugle corps season winds down, it is a dogfight between the Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, and The Cadets. My former corps, the Phantom Regiment is in a fight for fourth place with the Santa Clara Vanguard.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, July 29, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Last Place Update - July 15
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update on this All-Star week. Let's get started.
The defending champion 33-61 Houston Astros have taken all the beer and are this week's Kings of Cellar. They lead the 35-58 Miami Marlins by 2.5 games. The 37-55 Chicago White Sox bring up the rear and are five games behind the Astros. Since the last update, Houston is 1-4, Miami is 3-3, and Chicago is 3-4.
This week's honorable mention goes once again to the 42-54 San Diego Padres. They are 2-10 in their last ten games and 2-5 since the last update. They are also 4-18 since June 24. After the All-Star break, the Padres will visit the St. Louis Cardinals for a three game series.
So how are the defending Kings of the Cellar champions doing against the 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers? The '62 Mets were 24-70 after 94 games and the '03 Tigers were 26-68 after the same number of games. At this pace, both records will soon be safe for another year.
Other Stuff...
On the drum and bugle corps front, Carolina Crown is on pace to be the first corps from the South to win the Drum Corps International World Championship. They have a great show, though the vocals take away from what the horns are doing at times.
On their way home from Hormel, NY, one of the buses AtlantaCV rode had a breakdown, temporarily stranding members in Virginia. I feel their pain. In 1981, the Louisiana Southernaires were on our way home from DCI Finals in Montreal to New Orleans. My bus broke down in Effingham, IL, stranding us there for three days. At least CV's Bus 3 makes it home today, fresh from a good 2nd place showing in New York.
I'm currently working on later drafts of a novella and novelette. The novelette already has a cover, thanks to Amazon's Cover Creator. The novella cover is more of a challenge. More details on both ebooks to come.
Will Houston continue their losing ways and repeat as Kings of the Cellar Champions? Will Miami have an epic collapse and replace the Astros? Or will some other team come out of nowhere and surprise everybody?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The defending champion 33-61 Houston Astros have taken all the beer and are this week's Kings of Cellar. They lead the 35-58 Miami Marlins by 2.5 games. The 37-55 Chicago White Sox bring up the rear and are five games behind the Astros. Since the last update, Houston is 1-4, Miami is 3-3, and Chicago is 3-4.
This week's honorable mention goes once again to the 42-54 San Diego Padres. They are 2-10 in their last ten games and 2-5 since the last update. They are also 4-18 since June 24. After the All-Star break, the Padres will visit the St. Louis Cardinals for a three game series.
So how are the defending Kings of the Cellar champions doing against the 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers? The '62 Mets were 24-70 after 94 games and the '03 Tigers were 26-68 after the same number of games. At this pace, both records will soon be safe for another year.
Other Stuff...
On the drum and bugle corps front, Carolina Crown is on pace to be the first corps from the South to win the Drum Corps International World Championship. They have a great show, though the vocals take away from what the horns are doing at times.
On their way home from Hormel, NY, one of the buses AtlantaCV rode had a breakdown, temporarily stranding members in Virginia. I feel their pain. In 1981, the Louisiana Southernaires were on our way home from DCI Finals in Montreal to New Orleans. My bus broke down in Effingham, IL, stranding us there for three days. At least CV's Bus 3 makes it home today, fresh from a good 2nd place showing in New York.
I'm currently working on later drafts of a novella and novelette. The novelette already has a cover, thanks to Amazon's Cover Creator. The novella cover is more of a challenge. More details on both ebooks to come.
Will Houston continue their losing ways and repeat as Kings of the Cellar Champions? Will Miami have an epic collapse and replace the Astros? Or will some other team come out of nowhere and surprise everybody?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Last Place Update - July 8
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. We have a new leader...same as the old leader.
The defending Kings of the Cellar champion 32-57 Houston Astros have overtaken the 32-55 Miami Marlins and are this week's Kings of the Cellar. The Astros lead the Marlins by a game. The 34-51 Chicago White Sox supplanted their former AL Central foes, the 35-52 Milwaukee Brewers, to bring up the rear. Houston is 2-8 in their last ten games and 3-10 since June 23. The Marlins lost their last three and are 5-5 in their last ten games. And this week's newcomers, the White Sox, are 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. They are also 3-10 since June 23.
Since the last update, Houston went 2-5, Miami went 3-4, and Milwaukee also went 3-4. The White Sox went 2-4, earning the third slot.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 40-49 San Diego Padres. San Diego is 1-9 in their last ten games and on a nine game losing streak. The Padres are 2-13 since June 24. They have a homestand this week against the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. The three teams have similar records, so anything is possible. The Padres could have a great or rotten week. They should fare better.
So how is Houston faring against the '62 Mets and '03 Tigers? The '62 Mets and '03 Tigers were 24-65 after 89 games. And to continue a theme from last week, the '62 Mets, '03 Tigers, and '13 Astros all lost game #89. At least the '03 Tigers won July 8 that season.
Will Houston hoard the beer in the cellar or will Miami take another shot at the bottom? How far will the White Sox's losing streak go? Will the '03 Tigers and '62 Mets records be safe for another year by the end of July?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The defending Kings of the Cellar champion 32-57 Houston Astros have overtaken the 32-55 Miami Marlins and are this week's Kings of the Cellar. The Astros lead the Marlins by a game. The 34-51 Chicago White Sox supplanted their former AL Central foes, the 35-52 Milwaukee Brewers, to bring up the rear. Houston is 2-8 in their last ten games and 3-10 since June 23. The Marlins lost their last three and are 5-5 in their last ten games. And this week's newcomers, the White Sox, are 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. They are also 3-10 since June 23.
Since the last update, Houston went 2-5, Miami went 3-4, and Milwaukee also went 3-4. The White Sox went 2-4, earning the third slot.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 40-49 San Diego Padres. San Diego is 1-9 in their last ten games and on a nine game losing streak. The Padres are 2-13 since June 24. They have a homestand this week against the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. The three teams have similar records, so anything is possible. The Padres could have a great or rotten week. They should fare better.
So how is Houston faring against the '62 Mets and '03 Tigers? The '62 Mets and '03 Tigers were 24-65 after 89 games. And to continue a theme from last week, the '62 Mets, '03 Tigers, and '13 Astros all lost game #89. At least the '03 Tigers won July 8 that season.
Will Houston hoard the beer in the cellar or will Miami take another shot at the bottom? How far will the White Sox's losing streak go? Will the '03 Tigers and '62 Mets records be safe for another year by the end of July?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Last Place Update - July 1
An early Happy Fourth of July to you all!! Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. They fight, they claw their way, and refuse to give up on themselves to keep winning. No, this isn't the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won nine straight. Then who?
The 29-51 Miami Marlins continue their winning ways and are in a virtual tie with the 30-52 defending Kings of the Cellar champion Houston Astros. The 33-45 New York Mets won six of their last ten games and got booted from third place by the 32-48 Milwaukee Brewers, who are three games behind the Marlins.Miami is 7-3 in their last ten games and 13-7 since June 8. Houston, alas, is 3-7 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. This week's newcomer, the Brewers, are also 3-7 in their last ten games, but they lost five straight.
Since the last update, Miami went 4-1, Houston went 1-4, and the Mets went 3-3. The Marlins fared better in their last ten games than all of their NL East rivals. They also did better than the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks and the AL East leading Boston Red Sox. Will Miami leave the beer in the cellar fridge to Houston or will they start to collapse again?
This week's honorable mention goes to the 39-42 San Francisco Giants. They are 2-8 in their last ten games and 6-13 since June 11. The Giants are on the road this week to play a four game series with the Cincinnati Reds and return home to a three game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They swept the Dodgers the last time they played in San Francisco, but this is the first time they are facing the Reds.
So how is Miami doing against the '62 Mets and the '03 Tigers? The Marlins are only eleven games behind the Mets' total wins from their inauspicious inaugural season. The '62 Mets were 23-57 after 80 games, but they actually won game number 80, the first in a doubleheader. They lost the second game. The '03 Tigers were doing worse, with a record of 19-61 after 80 games. They, too, won game number 80 and they won game number 81 to bring their win total to 20. And yes, Miami also won game number 80.
Other Stuff...
Local New Orleans broadcaster and former New Orleans Saints sideline reporter for WWL 870 AM, Kenny Wilkerson, died this past weekend. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Wilkerson family.
On the drum corps front, today in 1967, the Des Plaines Vanguard won a contest in Kenosha, WI with a score of 78.80. The Kilties came in second place (74.80), followed by the Blue Stars (74.60), Norwood Park Imperials (74.00), SkyRyders (63.70), and the Madison Scouts (54.70). Of these corps, the Blue Stars and Madison Scouts still compete today. The Kilties compete in the DCA circuit.
Today in 1985, the Blue Devils won the DCI contest in Norman, OK with a score of 86.90. The Santa Clara Vanguard came in second (84.90), followed by the Phantom Regiment (72.70), Freelancers (58.50), Velvet Knights (58.40), and the California Dons (48.10). The top three still compete at the highest levels today and are current or former DCI champions.
Who will win the catfight between Miami and Houston for the beer in the cellar? How long will the '62 Mets and '03 Tigers' records hold out for until they're safe for another year? Or will there be a collapse by one of the bottom three?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The 29-51 Miami Marlins continue their winning ways and are in a virtual tie with the 30-52 defending Kings of the Cellar champion Houston Astros. The 33-45 New York Mets won six of their last ten games and got booted from third place by the 32-48 Milwaukee Brewers, who are three games behind the Marlins.Miami is 7-3 in their last ten games and 13-7 since June 8. Houston, alas, is 3-7 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. This week's newcomer, the Brewers, are also 3-7 in their last ten games, but they lost five straight.
Since the last update, Miami went 4-1, Houston went 1-4, and the Mets went 3-3. The Marlins fared better in their last ten games than all of their NL East rivals. They also did better than the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks and the AL East leading Boston Red Sox. Will Miami leave the beer in the cellar fridge to Houston or will they start to collapse again?
This week's honorable mention goes to the 39-42 San Francisco Giants. They are 2-8 in their last ten games and 6-13 since June 11. The Giants are on the road this week to play a four game series with the Cincinnati Reds and return home to a three game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They swept the Dodgers the last time they played in San Francisco, but this is the first time they are facing the Reds.
So how is Miami doing against the '62 Mets and the '03 Tigers? The Marlins are only eleven games behind the Mets' total wins from their inauspicious inaugural season. The '62 Mets were 23-57 after 80 games, but they actually won game number 80, the first in a doubleheader. They lost the second game. The '03 Tigers were doing worse, with a record of 19-61 after 80 games. They, too, won game number 80 and they won game number 81 to bring their win total to 20. And yes, Miami also won game number 80.
Other Stuff...
Local New Orleans broadcaster and former New Orleans Saints sideline reporter for WWL 870 AM, Kenny Wilkerson, died this past weekend. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Wilkerson family.
On the drum corps front, today in 1967, the Des Plaines Vanguard won a contest in Kenosha, WI with a score of 78.80. The Kilties came in second place (74.80), followed by the Blue Stars (74.60), Norwood Park Imperials (74.00), SkyRyders (63.70), and the Madison Scouts (54.70). Of these corps, the Blue Stars and Madison Scouts still compete today. The Kilties compete in the DCA circuit.
Today in 1985, the Blue Devils won the DCI contest in Norman, OK with a score of 86.90. The Santa Clara Vanguard came in second (84.90), followed by the Phantom Regiment (72.70), Freelancers (58.50), Velvet Knights (58.40), and the California Dons (48.10). The top three still compete at the highest levels today and are current or former DCI champions.
Who will win the catfight between Miami and Houston for the beer in the cellar? How long will the '62 Mets and '03 Tigers' records hold out for until they're safe for another year? Or will there be a collapse by one of the bottom three?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
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