Wednesday Night Preview

Schefkind vs. Spiegel
Predicted Winner: Schefkind

After looking at the season statistics I realize Team Schefkind is perhaps the biggest sleeper in the league. Over the second half of the season they're 4-2 and have the best run differential in the league (+27). Although they were 2-9 in the first half they only gave up 13 more runs than they scored. Sure that's not a great number, but it's a figure that deserves more than a 2-9 record. When a situation like this happens there are always two ways of looking at it. The first way is that the team just isn't clutch enough so they stay close in games but are missing that extra ingredient to win games. The second way of looking at it is that they're a team that's had some bad luck and eventually they're going to start winning these close games. Team Schefkind is finally winning the games to go along with their good run differentials. I can imagine them finishing the season strong, ending the season at 10-12 and getting the 5th seed in the AL.

Meanwhile, Spiegel's team has been a tale of two halves. The best of times was the first half where they were 8-3 with a +35 run differential. The worst of times is the second half where they are 2-5 with a -24 run differential. After winning their last games perhaps they are back on track. I just think it's going to be a case of bad timing as they are facing one of the hottest teams in the league.


Granese vs. Feldman
Predicted Winner: Granese

It says a lot about the NL that a team with a 9-9 record is only a half game ahead of the 7th spot in the standings. Granese's record hides the fact that they are definitely an above average team. Like Team Schefkind in the first half, Granese has been at the losing end of several close games. Team Feldman comes in this game struggling a little bit with only one win in their last five games(although one of those loses was a 12-inning heartbreaker to Team Pollock). Feldman's greatest asset is their defense. In their 10 losses they've given up an average of 13 runs. In their 7 wins, they've given up an average of just over 4 runs per games. That's a remarkable difference. Unfortunately, Union Hill Right is not exactly known as a defensive field.