As we head into the 2013 season, here all the all-time team records in games that I have attended.
All-Time Team Records
| Team | Won | Lost | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Florida Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 9 | 6 | 0.600 |
| Chicago White Sox | 209 | 171 | 0.550 |
| Colorado Rockies | 7 | 6 | 0.538 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 14 | 12 | 0.538 |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
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Name: Rob Mackowiak
Rank: 315
Position: OF
Years With White Sox: 2006-2007
Following their World Series victory, the White Sox looked to retool for their title defense and one of their first moves was to send Damaso Marte, who had fallen out of favor after a poor outing against Boston in game 3 of the division series, to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Mackowiak. Mackwoiak ended up getting more playing time than expected thanks to the failure of Brian Anderson.
The 2007 season took a downward spiral for the White Sox, and Mackowiak found himself moved at the trading deadline, heading to the Padres in exchange for pitcher Jon Link.
Mackowiak’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Name: Joel McKeon
Rank: 347
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1986-1987
Joel McKeon was the White Sox first round pick in the 1982 draft and made his debut in 1986, where he appeared in 30 games out of the bullpen and had a rather successful 2.45 ERA. His 1987 season, however, was much less successful, with his ERA jumping to 9.43. The following February, McKeon was shipped off to the Padres to complete an earlier trade for Ed Wojna, but he had already made his last major league appearance.
While McKeon did little to make himself memorable on a real baseball diamond, his 1986 appearance with Buffalo, the then Triple A affiliate of the White Sox, made him a superstar of our Micro League Baseball league, where he was a stalwart of the team belonging to my friend Dave.
McKeon’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: Randy Williams
Rank: 361
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 2009-2010
Randy Williams made his major league debut in 2004 with the Mariners and, after splitting 2005 between Colorado and San Diego, he disappeared from the big leagues until he resurfaced with the White Sox in 2009. He did a decent enough job that, combined with 11.1 scoreless innings in spring training, the White Sox brought him back in 2010.
The results of that decision were not pretty, as Williams posted a 5.40 ERA and a 2.320 WHIP in 27 appearances. Following the season, he was not offered a contract and went on to become a headache for someone else.
Williams’ numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: Continue reading →
With 81 games in the books, we are officially at the halfway point of the 2012 season. The so-called experts at Sports Illustrated made some pre-season predictions that are looking a little off a this point.
| Team | Won | Lost |
Predicted Wins |
Predicted
Losses |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL East | |||||
| Washington Nationals | 47 | 32 | 84 | 78 |
The Nationals were expected to improve this year, but they appear to have taken a giant leap forward. |
| New York Mets | 44 | 38 | 75 | 87 | One of the surprises of the first half, the Mets were thought to be also-rans following their off-season ownership troubles. |
| Atlanta Braves | 42 | 39 | 82 | 80 | The Braves have kept a steady ship following last season’s late collapse. |
| Miami Marlins | 39 | 42 | 89 | 73 | The Fish surrounded a great May with struggles in April and June. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 46 | 94 | 68 | Injuries to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Roy Halladay have kept the Phillies out of their usual spot in the pennant chase. |
| NL Central | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 36 | 70 | 92 | Last year the Pirates flirted with respectability for the first time since 1992 before faltering after one bad call cost them a game. This year, they may be for real. |
| Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 37 | 89 | 73 | The Reds are right at their expected pace. |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 39 | 87 | 75 | The defending champions have dealt with the loss of Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter better than anyone expected them to. |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | 43 | 84 | 78 | After finally winning the NL Central last year, the Brewers have struggled after losing Prince Fielder. |
| Houston Astros | 32 | 50 | 57 | 105 | The rebuilding Astros have been a little better than expected in their final season in the National League. |
| Chicago Cubs | 31 | 50 | 66 | 96 | The rebuilding Cubs have been a little worse than expected in Theo Epstein’s first year as the savior of the franchise. |
| NL West | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 37 | 83 | 79 | The Dodgers had a surprising first half, sparked on by their ownership change. |
| San Francisco Giants | 45 | 37 | 90 | 72 | The Giants have had an eventful first half, with a perfect game and 4 straight shutouts. |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 39 | 42 | 88 | 74 | The DBacks struggled in the first half, and that was before losing Daniel Hudson for the season. |
| San Diego Padres | 33 | 50 | 70 | 92 | The Padres have been a little worse than expected in the first half. |
| Colorado Rockies | 31 | 50 | 79 | 83 | The Rockies have struggled in the first half and have turned to a 4 man rotation to try and turn things around. |
Heading into the 2012 season, here all the all-time team records in games that I have attended.
All-Time Team Records
| Team | Won | Lost | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Florida Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 8 | 5 | 0.615 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 13 | 10 | 0.565 |
| Chicago White Sox | 191 | 158 | 0.547 |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
| Chicago Cubs | 188 | 168 | 0.528 |
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Now that the 2010 season has come to an end, let’s take a look at team’s overall records in games I have personally attended over my entire life. Every game I can remember or have tracked down is included, even the postseason. Teams that move (Expos/Nationals), change “city” names (California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels) or change team names (Devil Rays/Rays) are split out per incarnation.
| TeamCity | TeamName | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857142857142857 |
| Florida | Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652173913043478 |
| Philadelphia | Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto | Blue Jays | 8 | 5 | 0.615384615384615 |
| Tampa Bay | Rays | 3 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Los Angeles | Dodgers | 9 | 7 | 0.5625 |
| Chicago | White Sox | 166 | 140 | 0.542483660130719 |
| Chicago | Cubs | 185 | 165 | 0.528571428571429 |
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I made it to 52 games this year in three different stadiums, adding Comerica Park to the list, and tying 2006 for the 7th highest total of my life.
| TeamCity | TeamName | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit | Tigers | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego | Padres | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Houston | Astros | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | Marlins | 2 | 1 | 0.666666666666667 |
| New York | Yankees | 2 | 1 | 0.666666666666667 |
| Chicago | White Sox | 20 | 18 | 0.526315789473684 |
| Los Angeles | Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles | Angels | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Washington | Nationals | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Milwaukee | Brewers | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota | Twins | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Toronto | Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Cleveland | Indians | 2 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Chicago | Cubs | 6 | 11 | 0.352941176470588 |
| Oakland | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0.333333333333333 |
| Kansas City | Royals | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Arizona | Diamondbacks | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seattle | Mariners | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore | Orioles | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta | Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 |