Just a reminder that the first games of the Little League World Series start up today. I think I have talked about it before, but the town of Williamsport Pennsylvania where the games are played has an average population of 27,000 to 35,000 people depending on if you are including the borough of South Williamsport. During the LLWS, the number of people in the town can swell anywhere from 70,000 to 300,000 additional visitors. I'd actually love to go one day to watch the games, but I don't think I would want to deal with that volume of people!
Before we get started with the Little League games around 1 PM today, I am going to give you a quick recap of the major league standings. I feel like I just did this less than week ago, but this is the time of year when things really start to matter. With the playoffs right around the corner and teams already clinching their spots, it's important to keep an eye on what is happening in the league.
In the American League, Tampa Bay is pulling away from the Yankees with a five game lead over them at 75 wins. Which if you can do math means the Yankees have 70 wins. Boston sits below them at 68 wins, then we have Toronto and Baltimore with 62 and 61 wins respectively. Which means the worst team in the AL East isn't that much worse than the best team in the AL Central and AL West. Is the AL really that abysmal this year?
The White Sox lead the AL Central at 65 wins, Minnesota has 62, Cleveland and Detroit both have 61, and Kansas City only has 53.
Houston leads the West with 63 wins, Texas has 62, Seattle has 59, and the Angels and Athletics sit at the bottom with 50 and 49 wins respectively.
Meanwhile, over in the National League, Milwaukee is the top dog with 78 wins. The Cubs follow in the central division with 74 wins, then St. Louis with 65, Pittsburgh with 62, and Cincinnati with 60. The Dodgers are leading the West with 76 wins, but from there if falls off a cliff with San Diego only having 68 wins, Arizona has 66, San Francisco has 51, and Colorado only has 50. It's almost like a stepped waterfall where you have two huge drops. One at the top and one at the bottom.
Finally, the East is dominated by the Braves with 74 wins, followed by Philly with 69 wins. From there we have Miami at 64 wins, Washington at 60 wins, and The Mets with 57 wins.
I'm honestly curious to see if there is that big of a gab between the AL and the NL or are they just really evenly matched within their leagues?
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