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Prospectus Hit List for September 12



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for September 11 Hit List for September 13
Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.

In which we twice use the word ************ but disguise it with only one *

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day 7-Day
1

77

68

76.0

73.8

75.4

.521

.541

0.2%

19.4%

19.6%

-4.3%

6.3%

Statistics show when you have the same number of runs as errors your chances of winning drop by at least 3 percent.
2

77

69

77.5

71.1

72.0

.510

.530

0.1%

5.6%

5.7%

2.5%

4.9%

Not only did James Shields win an important game for the Royals, after the game he traded himself back to the Rays for Wil Myers. "I just want to help the team," he said.
3

78

68

72.9

65.6

67.1

.486

.506

0.0%

14.6%

14.6%

6.4%

4.0%

In a win that kept the Earth revolving around the sun, the Yankees beat the Orioles. "Phew!" sighed environmental scientists.
4

77

68

77.1

75.1

76.0

.526

.546

0.0%

8.9%

8.9%

-2.7%

3.2%

Chris Davis is one triple away from one.
5

84

61

83.7

82.9

80.9

.572

.591

80.3%

19.4%

99.7%

0.8%

2.9%

The A’s have 20 hits, three homers, and seven doubles and it’s only the sixth inning. (You think I’m staying up till the end of this? You crazy.)
6

83

64

84.7

86.2

86.6

.579

.560

10.8%

87.7%

98.5%

-0.1%

0.5%

There's something fitting about J.J. Hoover coming in to clean up after Mike Leake.
7

89

58

90.4

89.7

89.1

.609

.628

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.4%

What is it about men with fish names that they’re good at baseball?
8

84

62

90.1

96.9

96.2

.629

.647

99.7%

0.2%

99.9%

0.2%

0.3%

Welcome to everyone's faaaavorite game show, "Make Drew Smyly frown!" Hey, Drew! I don't like you! What do you think of that, huh? Pretty tough to take, eh?
9

85

60

88.9

82.9

82.7

.585

.566

65.1%

34.8%

100.0%

0.0%

0.1%

The Cardinals are so nice they let themselves be no-hit for almost six full innings before kicking the crap out of the Brewers. A bunch of fine, upstanding fellas, they are.
10

76

69

72.8

75.1

73.6

.513

.493

0.0%

1.7%

1.7%

0.1%

0.0%

If the Reds finish the season 8-7, the Nationals have to go 15-2 just to tie them.
11

67

78

68.1

64.7

66.6

.459

.479

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Getting passed in the standings by the Angles shouldn't be humiliating. But it is. Oh, it is.
12

69

76

71.5

73.5

72.6

.494

.514

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Mike Trout's second worst monthly OPS is .974.
13

66

80

64.6

69.8

70.4

.464

.444

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Yusmeiro Petit finally did throw that perfect game. Nice job!
14

65

81

60.3

64.8

63.9

.435

.455

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Do you think anyone would notice if the Mariners just went to the Seahawks game on September 29th?
15

66

78

62.2

62.5

62.7

.440

.420

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

There has to be a burger joint in greater San Diego that is developing a boxburger as we speak.
16

67

78

59.3

59.7

61.6

.427

.407

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jonathan Papelbon struck out two for the save. He finished with an emphatic fist pump. The Phillies are 15 games out of the Wild Card.
17

64

80

65.5

63.5

63.2

.445

.425

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Mets relievers, Wheeler, Black, and Hawkins, would make beautiful folk-rock together.
18

87

58

87.6

86.1

82.6

.592

.573

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Braves got upset when Jose Fernandez watched his home run, which is understandable because when the Braves homer they put a blindfold on and feel their way around the bases.
19

58

87

62.1

61.0

61.0

.418

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Adam Dunn: four at-bats, four strikeouts. Perfection!
20

62

83

66.9

69.7

69.7

.463

.443

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Anthony Rizzo struck out three times and walked because he doesn’t believe in the third true outcome. “Home runs? Sure,” he said after the game. “Show me a Sasquatch and I’ll show you a fly ball go over the fence.” He laughed.
21

67

80

71.2

70.1

66.9

.468

.448

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

A cool nickname for the top three in the Rockies lineup, Blackmon, Rutledge, and Dickerson would be the Continental Congress.
22

50

96

54.4

48.1

50.6

.348

.366

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If I'm doing this right, last night's sweep of the Mariners was only the Astros' second sweep.
23

85

60

81.1

84.4

82.4

.574

.554

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If Brian Wilson pitches long enough he will become the first person to A) eat a live ball on the field, B) eat a live person on the field, C) B again
24

54

90

58.2

53.8

54.7

.383

.364

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jose Fernandez homered and Braves third baseman Chris Johnson got angry because Fernandez watched, but the Marlins got the last laugh because they’re in last place and no, wait, that’s not why.
25

62

82

64.5

67.7

69.4

.458

.438

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Silver linings are for losing teams and Donald Trumps bidets/drinking fountains.
26

63

81

60.5

64.0

63.9

.437

.456

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Down by 10-plus runs for six innings, Ron Gardenhire handed out just five at-bats to players who weren’t in his original starting lineup. NEVER SAY DIE!!
27

84

61

77.6

80.5

81.8

.558

.539

24.1%

75.7%

99.8%

0.0%

-0.1%

The Pirates have Justin Morneau and Marlon Byrd batting three-four in their lineup. The Pirates are 82-61. Contemplate that away from sharp objects and industrial equipment.
28

73

72

71.8

69.8

69.8

.490

.470

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.6%

Returning from a road-trip, how many times do you think one of the flight attendants mutters to himself, “I have had it with these mother*ucking snakes on this mother*ucking plane!"?
29

81

64

80.3

79.7

78.8

.551

.571

19.7%

69.1%

88.8%

-2.4%

-5.8%

Lost eight of 10? Quick! Trade Michael Young! What? You already did? Uh-oh...
30

78

66

75.5

84.1

84.7

.560

.579

0.0%

62.8%

62.8%

-0.7%

-16.2%

All it took was one first-pitch extra-inning pinch-hit grand slam and Roberto Hernandez went back to Fausto Carmona.