We're 21 games into the season, slightly more than 1/8 of the way. This means it's time to see how teams and players will do if they keep up their current rate of performance.
Although everyone goes on about how pathetic the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners are offensively, they both have more home runs than the defending division champ Minnesota Twins who have amassed 9. If the Fraternals keep up this pace they will finish the year with 67 home runs. Last year their players complained about how hard it was to hit home runs in their home park, but they've been home for only 8 out of 23 games this year and their opponents have 23 homers, so now what's your excuse?
The Phillies have held opponents to a total of 73 runs so far, or 3.32 per game, but the Oakland Athletics have given up the same number in one more game, and so lead the majors with 3.17. At this rate they will give up 517 runs total for the year, as opposed to the Houston Astros, who are on a pace to give up 911. An appropriate number for their pitching staff.
The proving-he-is-not-a-fluke Jose Bautista is on a pace to hit 59 homers and walk 155 times with an OPS of 1.305, and he's doing it with a head only 72% the size of Barry Bonds' head. Where in the world did this guy come from? Before his 54 dingers last year, the most he'd managed in a season was 16. In 2006. For the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well, he did hit 23 in the minors in 2005.
Similarly head volume challenged Ryan Braun is also on a 59 homer pace and could have 148 RBI in the process.
Checking in with 0 home runs are former 30+ types Carlos Pena, Jimmy Rollins and Magglio Ordonez.
We've lost our Internet at home, so I'm going to check out now. More tomorrow, hopefully.
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