July Quarry Group Break - Stats and Other Stuff

Hey guys.  The main portion of this month's break has now concluded.  That means it is time for the team stats for the break.  I don't know how many of you actually enjoy looking at the stats as much as me, but they do serve a couple of purposes.  First, they make my breaks different than everyone else's.  Second and more importantly, I use them to determine ownership of cards between multiple teams.  That hasn't happened yet this month (but will soon).  Either way, I hope you enjoy the nerdity (is that a word?) that will follow.

Also some questions arose about the odd names for the Dugout Axcess insert sets and subsets.  I will show and TRY to explain them here.  Basically the set took a word or phrase that a player used to describe certain events that would happen in a game.

Little Dawgs - Barry Larkin's nickname for new players.  This is the subset that made me think a lot less of Mr. Larkin.  It is just so egotistical, like he was too good to learn your name even if you were a teammate.  I think it is funny that "Little Dawg" Todd Helton (and a couple of others) has had arguably a better career than Larkin (not a Hall of Famer in my opinion).

Dishwashers - It doesn't really say why Dishwashers is used, but it does refer to the better pitchers of the time.  Has anyone else ever heard the term used?  Maybe it is common and I have just not heard it.

Gronks - Greg Gagne's (really?) nickname for a home run hitter.  He said they remind him of characters from the Flintstones carrying big clubs.  For those of you too young to remember the Flintstones, that was a television show in the 1960s that carried into syndication until the early 1990s.  I watched it as a kid, but it was old when I saw it.  Yes, I do feel really old by feeling that I need to explain what the Flintstones are.

Now onto the stats...first the raw total stats (base, parallel, insert, hit)

Angels                         18        0          0          0

Astros                          27        0          2          0

Athletics                      23        0          1          0

Blue Jays                     24        0          2          0

Braves                         24        0          5          0

Brewers                       21        1          2          0

Cardinals                     20        0          2          0

Cubs                           21        0          0          1

Devil Rays                   29        0          0          0

Diamondbacks             23        0          3          0

Dodgers                      24        0          2          0

Expos/Nats                  23        0          0          0

Giants                         19        1          3          0

Indians                        23        0          2          0

Mariners                      27        1          2          1

Marlins                        23        0          0          0

Mets                            26        0          1          0

Orioles                         22        0          1          0

Padres                         18        0          3          1

Phillies                         18        0          2          0

Pirates                         19        0          0          0

Rangers                       24        0          2          2

Red Sox                      25        0          6          0

Reds                           19        0          0          0

Rockies                       18        0          2          0

Royals                         20        0          0          0

Tigers                          19        0          3          1

Twins                          25        0          0          0

White Sox                    25        0          3          0

Yankees                       37        2          3          0

Now the rotisserie stats for the teams

Angels                         28.5     17.5     26        18                    90

Astros                         3.5       17.5     13.5     18                    52.5

Athletics                      15        17.5     20        18                    70.5

Blue Jays                     10.5     17.5     13.5     18                    59.5

Braves                         10.5     17.5     2         18                    48

Brewers                       19.5     3          13.5    18                    54

Cardinals                     21.5     17.5     13.5     18                    70.5

Cubs                           19.5     17.5     26        3.5                   66.5

Devil Rays                   2          17.5     26       18                    63.5

Diamondbacks             15        17.5     5.5       18                    56

Dodgers                      10.5     17.5     13.5     18                    59.5

Expos                         15        17.5     26        18                    76.5

Giants                          24.5     3          5.5      18                    51

Indians                        15        17.5     13.5     18                    64

Mariners                      3.5       3          13.5     3.5                   23.5

Marlins                        15        17.5     26        18                    76.5

Mets                            5          17.5     20        18                    60.5

Orioles                         18        17.5     20        18                    73.5

Padres                         28.5     17.5     5.5       3.5                   55

Phillies                         28.5     17.5     13.5     18                    77.5

Pirates                         24.5     17.5     26        18                    86

Rangers                       10.5     17.5     13.5     1                      42.5

Red Sox                      7          17.5     1          18                    43.5

Reds                            24.5     17.5     26        18                    86

Rockies                       28.5     17.5     13.5     18                    77.5

Royals                         21.5     17.5     26        18                    83

Tigers                          24.5     17.5     5.5       3.5                   51

Twins                          7          17.5     26        18                    68.5

White Sox                   7          17.5     5.5       18                    48

Yankees                       1          1          5.5       18                   25.5

And now, first to worst

Mariners                      3.5       3          13.5     3.5                   23.5

Yankees                       1          1          5.5       18                    25.5

Rangers                       10.5     17.5     13.5     1                      42.5

Red Sox                      7          17.5     1          18                    43.5

Braves                         10.5     17.5     2          18                    48

White Sox                   7          17.5     5.5       18                    48

Giants                          24.5     3          5.5       18                    51

Tigers                          24.5     17.5     5.5       3.5                   51

Astros                          3.5       17.5     13.5     18                    52.5

Brewers                       19.5     3          13.5     18                    54

Padres                         28.5     17.5     5.5       3.5                   55

Diamondbacks              15        17.5     5.5       18                    56

Blue Jays                     10.5     17.5     13.5     18                    59.5

Dodgers                      10.5     17.5     13.5     18                    59.5

Mets                            5          17.5     20        18                    60.5

Devil Rays                   2          17.5     26        18                    63.5

Indians                        15        17.5     13.5     18                    64

Cubs                            19.5     17.5     26        3.5                   66.5

Twins                          7          17.5     26        18                    68.5

Athletics                      15        17.5     20        18                    70.5

Cardinals                      21.5     17.5     13.5     18                    70.5

Orioles                         18        17.5     20        18                    73.5

Expos                          15        17.5     26        18                    76.5

Marlins                        15        17.5     26        18                    76.5

Phillies                         28.5     17.5     13.5     18                    77.5

Rockies                       28.5     17.5     13.5     18                    77.5

Royals                         21.5     17.5     26        18                    83

Pirates                         24.5     17.5     26        18                    86

Reds                            24.5     17.5     26        18                    86

Angels                         28.5     17.5     26        18                    90

Obviously this is only one way to look at break winners, but it works to an extent.  The top 5 has the usual suspects (Yanks, Red Sox, Braves) along with a couple of A.L. West foes that usually are middle of the pack or worse.  The Rangers were in the bottom 10 in both the May and June breaks, so congrats to Brian.  The Giants, Tigers, and Brewers also had significant jumps from the previous two break.  Since a few teams moved up, the reverse had to be true also with the Phillies, Orioles, and Angels having particularly disappointing breaks compared to their usual status.  But we do have the bonus rounds coming up and there are 3 more hits (ALL to teams without hits so far) along with lots of other good cards.