Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Here's an odd one for you. Who would have thought that the bottom three teams would do as well or have a better ten game stretch than nine of the top ten teams in MLB? Let's get the fun started.
Even with all this winning, the defending Kings of the Cellar Champion 29-48 Houston Astros have closed the gap on this week's Kings of the Cellar, the 25-50 Miami Marlins to three games. The 30-42 New York Mets bring up the rear at six games behind Miami. Each team went 6-4 in their past ten games, a rarity at this level. Over that stretch, the bottom three performed better than the MLB leading 47-29 St. Louis Cardinals, who went 4-6, and the AL leading 44-32 Texas Rangers, who went 5-5. Of the top ten teams, only the 46-30 Pittsburgh Pirates fared better, going 7-3 during that stretch.
Since the last update, Miami went 4-3, Houston went 3-4, and the Mets went a respectable 5-3. Each of these teams have had a bit of a turnaround. Is this a sign of how things will be or is it an apparition? Only time will tell.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 44-34 Oakland A's. They are 3-7 in their last ten games, losing four of their last five games. The A's have an interleague homestand this week, hosting the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals. Oakland should do some winning this week, but that could go either way.
So how are the Marlins doing against the 1962 Mets and 2003 Tigers? After 75 games, the '62 Mets were 21-54 and the '03 Tigers were at a miserable 18-57. The Marlins are four and six games ahead respectively at this time and are on pace to keep those records safe for another year.
Other Stuff...
Hats off to the 38-36 Toronto Blue Jays for winning 11 straight games.They are also 14-2 since June 5, when they had a 24-34 record. The streak will probably end in Tampa this week, but it is still a great accomplishment.
Congrats the Miami Heat for winning their second consecutive NBA championship and third overall.
On to drum and bugle corps trivia. Today in 1972, the Santa Clara Vanguard won the California American Legion State Championship in San Jose, CA, with a score of 78.50. The Stockton Commodores came in second (60.15), followed by the Velvet Knights (56.00), LA Chinese (51.95), and the Royalaires (CA), who scored a 47.75. Of these corps, only the Santa Clara Vanguard is still active. The Stockton Commodores, LA Chinese, and Royalaires stopped competing after the 1976 season. The Velvet Knights stopped competing after the 1996 season, but came back for one season in 2011.
Today in 1999, the Blue Devils won the DCI contest in Normal, IL, with a score of 75.70. The Cavaliers came in second (73.90), followed by the Glassmen (70.20), Blue Knights (68.20), Phantom Regiment (64.90), Colts (62.70), and Pioneer (53.20). Every corps in this contest is still active today.
How long will the bottom three teams' winning ways continue? Will there be a collapse or will other teams supplant them as Kings of the Cellar? Who will threaten the '62 Mets and '03 Tigers records of futility?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
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