By The Numbers: SupercalifragilisticespialaDONG!

With just one week to go before things get crazy, there's still a few loose ends to tie up. We've seen one season-long record go down, and we're on the brink of at least two more. Even if you don't get your name on the plaque, you can still hit the record books. Let's see who's in line...

By The Numbers: SupercalifragilisticespialaDONG!

By: Max Powers; Baseball Tri-Weekly

RUNS

The Doggs sit poised to knock Rio de Janeiro from their post, needing just 24 runs to break the recently set record. They've averaged over 42 runs per week for the first 20 weeks of the season, so barring a massive team-wide heart attack we'd say this record is as good as broke. 

Current Record: Rio de Janeiro (2016) - 870

Expected Record: Las Vegas Doggs (2017) - 880

HOME RUNS

Team Shandypoo didn't feel like waiting around until the final week of the season to set the record straight. They sliced through the previous record in Week 19 and they're just adding to their total. Only question left is if they can put it far enough out of reach from future teams from claiming. 

Current Record: Rio de janeiro (2016) - 268

Expected Record: Weymouth Shaddupu (2017) - 300

RBI

Weymouth isn't happy with just one new record, they want them all! They'll at least settle for two new ones. With just 14 RBI in the final week, Shaddupu is all but guaranteed to hold 3 of the 5 offensive season-long EHCC records by seasons' end. 

Current Record: Rio de Janeiro (2016) - 845

Expected Record: Weymouth Shaddupu (2017) - 870

STRIKEOUTS

Ok, it's a long shot, but still possible. Quebec City needs a whopping 130 K's in Week 21 to break their own season-long K record. It's probably not happening, but a guy can dream. 

Current Record: Quebec City (2008) - 845

Expected Record: Quebec City (2008) - 845

ERA

Another long shot belongs to Las Vegas, as they try to chip away at their season-long ERA to get below the 3.28 mark. They currently sit at 3.37 with just under 706 IP. If they can rack up 17+ IP without giving up An ER in the final week the record can be theirs. In Week 20 the Doggs started off their first 20 IP without giving up a single ER, so it's within their capability, and with basically nothing else to play for the Doggs could simply focus on that one task and set some history. 

Current Record: Dublin (2013) - 3.28

Expected Record: Las Vegas (2017) - 3.27

WORST TEAM WINNING %

Can the Jets officially set themselves apart from all the rest of the terribly bad teams by announcing themselves as the officially worst team in EHCC history? They are 10 losses away from doing just that. Rakeville holds the key here - if they put aside their team desires for the 2nd best 2018 MaDP and 2018 MiDraft odds and put all their effort into helping San Fernando be the best [worst] it can be, we'll finally be able to say, without doubt, what we already know to be true. 

Current Record: Arlington (2009) - .284

Expected Record: San Fernando (2017) - .283

Other notable match ups to watch:

Bridgewater vs San Juan

San Juan sits 4.5 games up on Bridgewater and Tokyo for the final playoff spot. Though Tokyo has the tie breaker over San Juan, Bridgewater has one over Tokyo. Neither of those will probably matter however, especially since San Juan and Bridgewater face off directly in the final week. A 7-3 win or better by Bridgewater catapults them over San Juan and, pending a the same or lesser victory for Tokyo, into the playoffs. 

Quebec City vs Tokyo

The Piglets need a lot of help to regain the Western Division bye, and it's probably not going to happen this week. They're almost equally behind Tijuana for the top seed as they are above Santo Domingo for the 4th seed. With Weymouth and Tijuana expected to stay put in their respective 1 and 2 seed spots, Quebec City has some decisions to make. Tread water for a week and hold onto the 3 seed, setting themselves up for a battle with the yet to be determined 6th seed (SJ, BRW, TKO), or they could strategically tank and drop themselves down to the 4th seed, probably setting up a first round match up with Las Vegas, but ultimately taking themselves out of the Weymouth bracket. The Piglets also hold some cards regarding who that final playoff team could be. As Bridgewater and San Juan battle it out in their own match up, a strategic blow out loss by Quebec City could push the Robot army into the 6th seed, potentially setting up a rematch in Canada in the first round. (Ya, I know, this whole things is a reach to find something worth watching in the final week)

San Fernando vs Rakeville

A 10-0 win by the Rockets solidifies the Jets as the worst team in EHCC history, but ultimately also solidifies the Rockets with the 3rd pick int he 2018 MaDraft, rather than the 2nd. Who knows what to do?