Power Rankings- Week 11

Last week's rankings are parentheses.

1.       Pollock(1)- It’s been said in write ups, but it’s worth mentioning again. We’re now 7-0 on non Union Hill fields. On Union Hill we’re giving up an average of 14 runs per game. Off of Union Hill, we’re giving up an average of 5.85 runs per game.

2.       Younger (2)- They have not given up more than 7 runs to any team all season. . . ALL SEASON! No other team has given up 7 or fewer runs to a team fewer than three times.

3.       Harris (8)- Yep, big surprise move on this week’s list. Every team have a few weeks that they’d like to write off, and Harris has would certainly point to games against Pollock and Carlin that stand out as atypical. Besides these few clunkers, we have a very consistent team who plays solid defense and provides enough pop to crack double digit run totals(that’s tied for the 4^th most in the league).

4.       Mamone (7)- The defense has been superb and the offense is starting to resemble what we saw the first two weeks of the season.  Teams have to hope they don’t get to choose what field they play on during the playoffs. Between Mamone, Tvrdik, Conti, Turner they’ll be extremely tough to beat on Union Hill.

5.       Applebaum(4)- Last week’s loss aside, their week to week results remind me a lot of what we did last year en route to a championship. Like our team from 2011, they’re also mostly winning with a great offense. If their defense can gain just a little more consistency, they’ll solidify themselves as an elite team.

6.       Lapine (3)- They haven’t been dominant in awhile, and while some of their wins have been impressive, some have come against teams missing their top guys. Now is a tough time for Lapine’s squad being that they’re still a vacationing Drapkin.  A loss will drop them to 7-6 which is almost unthinkable considering how great they were in the beginning of the season.

7.       Feldman (9)- They’re so close to making that push, but they still have not proved to play at their best on a consistent basis(notice how “consistent” is the key word for many of these teams). I’m surprised they’ve given up double digit runs 3 out of their last 4 games. That’s a number I expect to this team to improve during the second half.

8.       Wallman (5)- This may be too steep of a fall from last week’s spot, but I was very surprised to see that 11-5 loss to Younger. I still believe this is a team capable of 13 win season, but they have to prove they can beat the elite teams.

9.       Sarcona (6)- At 6-4 and only a half game out of first place, this team may have an argument about being placed too low on this list. I don’t know though, something just says “middle of the road” to me. They play a lot of close games, so that can work to their advantage in the playoffs. Certainly, they play well enough to make it far this year. I just have not seen anything yet to move them into the next category of teams.

10.   Goldfarb (10)-  When you have  an offense as good as Goldfarb’s, you always have a puncher’s chance. Goldfarb currently has a streak of 5 games with 10+ runs scored. Team Pollock is the only other team to have a streak like this at any point this season.

11.   Granese (11)- Speaking of streaks, no other team other than Younger has more consecutive games of giving up fewer than 10 runs than Granese. Add this to the fact that the team has scored 20+ runs on multiple occasions and we have a sleeper on our hands.

12.   Carlin (14)- Any time Carlin wins it’s time for the rest of the league to say “Uh-oh”. It’s hard to believe they can be 4-7 with the talent they have. It’s very easy to imagine Carlin figuring things out just in time for the playoffs.

13.   Schefkind (12)- Somehow Team Schefkind has a somewhat respectable record despite having the worst run differential in the league. It may be time for their record to start matching their poor run output. They have players capable of doing a whole lot better, so there’s always a chance that their 6.6 runs per game can take a turn for the better.

14.    Randell (13)- Not too many teams have an offensive 1-2-3 like JZ, Petrosino, and Rothschild. But in order to win consistently (there’s that word again), you have to be at least average defensively and on the base paths. It’s hard to draw conclusions based on the one or two games you see first-hand, but what I see is a team that can make some noise if they can get out of their own way.

15.    Jacoby (15)- With an influx of new players, we may be looking at a completely different Team Jacoby performance wise in the upcoming weeks. Will this be the last we see of a team close to basement of the power rankings? Will the new blood provide the spark this team so desperately needs? Stay tuned.

16.   Beilis (16)- It’s hard to sugar coat what’s been a dismal season so far. At least they’ve clinched a playoff spot. Looking at Beilis’ playoff track record he has this team exactly where he wants them.