Set The Record Straight
Some records were meant to be broken - just not all of them it seems. 2006 was a magical year for offenses across the league and for seven years now the records set have gone untouched.
Set The Record Straight
By: Conor Intabedd / Reno Weekly Rag
In the 6th season of the EHCC offense was king. Four different teams set year-long statistical records in 4 of the major 5 categories (the other was set the following year). Las Vegas scored the most runs the league had ever seen, and has yet to witness (Vegas went on to win their 2nd championship that year). The Golden Gryphons may always have their name in the EHCC books after they hit 241 home runs in 2006, a feet no other team has even come close to matching. After spending a few years trying to out pitch and out steal the rest of the league in a misguided attempt to win playoff games, the Rockets of Rakeville showed some power by driving in 791 RBI. Weymouth, the three time champion, became the first, and still only, team to hit over .300 on the season. Oh ya, let's not forget that these four teams finished with the top 4 seeds in the playoffs that season as well. Coincidence?
Going into the final week of the 2013 season not one of these offensive records is set to be challenged, never mind broken. Dublin currently sits 95 runs shy of LV's mark and 134 RBI's off Rakeville's, while Rakeville sits 56 home runs away from Golden's record and Las Vegas would need to hit above .850 in the final week over the coarse of 175 at bats in order to challenge Weymouth for the 2006 record.
On the flip side, EHCC pitching records change almost yearly. Each of the five categories have annual records set as early as 2012, with the longest standing record only going back to 2008. Granted, Quebec City's strikeout record stands as strong as any of the offensive records, but each of the other categories are always in fear of being broken. This year alone Dublin looks poised to set new records in both ERA and WHIP, knocking Detroit out of the record books for good, besides stating that they did in fact exist. Las Vegas needs 11 saves in the final week to tie the Piglets, which stole the record from Tokyo, who stole the record for Tijuana (all within a 4 year span). Rio de Janeiro, who set the new Wins record in 2012, should hold onto their record for one more year as the closest staff going into 2013's final week is Weymouth with 123 wins, who had traded away all their chances of breaking the record at the deadline. It's only a matter of time before this record is broken however.
Weekly records seems a bit stronger than they once were, as 2013 only saw one record tied (Rakeville, RBI, 57, Week 19) and none broken. Though the season did see the most 10-0 shut outs since 2009 with 3 (LV over BRW, RIO over SJ, and LV over RAK) and the first time since 2007 one single team has records two such feats in the same season. Las Vegas extended their lead for most such victories with their 9th and 10th shut out in 2013.
As the regular season comes to a close we'll see Las Vegas try to sure up their 4th Eastern Division crown, which would separate themselves for most East titles ever, while Dublin and Santo Domingo fight for their first Western Division title. Quebec City still owns a commanding lead for most division championships in their division with 7.
Conor Intabedd is a beat writer for the Reno Weekly Rag. He recently found that adding Jamison to his coffee was a much easier way to get through watching tapes Bridgewater Weasels games and recommends it to all their fans.
Set The Record Straight
By: Conor Intabedd / Reno Weekly Rag
In the 6th season of the EHCC offense was king. Four different teams set year-long statistical records in 4 of the major 5 categories (the other was set the following year). Las Vegas scored the most runs the league had ever seen, and has yet to witness (Vegas went on to win their 2nd championship that year). The Golden Gryphons may always have their name in the EHCC books after they hit 241 home runs in 2006, a feet no other team has even come close to matching. After spending a few years trying to out pitch and out steal the rest of the league in a misguided attempt to win playoff games, the Rockets of Rakeville showed some power by driving in 791 RBI. Weymouth, the three time champion, became the first, and still only, team to hit over .300 on the season. Oh ya, let's not forget that these four teams finished with the top 4 seeds in the playoffs that season as well. Coincidence?
Going into the final week of the 2013 season not one of these offensive records is set to be challenged, never mind broken. Dublin currently sits 95 runs shy of LV's mark and 134 RBI's off Rakeville's, while Rakeville sits 56 home runs away from Golden's record and Las Vegas would need to hit above .850 in the final week over the coarse of 175 at bats in order to challenge Weymouth for the 2006 record.
On the flip side, EHCC pitching records change almost yearly. Each of the five categories have annual records set as early as 2012, with the longest standing record only going back to 2008. Granted, Quebec City's strikeout record stands as strong as any of the offensive records, but each of the other categories are always in fear of being broken. This year alone Dublin looks poised to set new records in both ERA and WHIP, knocking Detroit out of the record books for good, besides stating that they did in fact exist. Las Vegas needs 11 saves in the final week to tie the Piglets, which stole the record from Tokyo, who stole the record for Tijuana (all within a 4 year span). Rio de Janeiro, who set the new Wins record in 2012, should hold onto their record for one more year as the closest staff going into 2013's final week is Weymouth with 123 wins, who had traded away all their chances of breaking the record at the deadline. It's only a matter of time before this record is broken however.
Weekly records seems a bit stronger than they once were, as 2013 only saw one record tied (Rakeville, RBI, 57, Week 19) and none broken. Though the season did see the most 10-0 shut outs since 2009 with 3 (LV over BRW, RIO over SJ, and LV over RAK) and the first time since 2007 one single team has records two such feats in the same season. Las Vegas extended their lead for most such victories with their 9th and 10th shut out in 2013.
As the regular season comes to a close we'll see Las Vegas try to sure up their 4th Eastern Division crown, which would separate themselves for most East titles ever, while Dublin and Santo Domingo fight for their first Western Division title. Quebec City still owns a commanding lead for most division championships in their division with 7.
Conor Intabedd is a beat writer for the Reno Weekly Rag. He recently found that adding Jamison to his coffee was a much easier way to get through watching tapes Bridgewater Weasels games and recommends it to all their fans.
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