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Week 2 Recap

Week 2 is in the books and the replay continues to be quite exciting. You never know when it is going to happen, but while some games are low-scoring some just seem to otherwise explode with offense. There are late-inning heroics, complete meltdowns, and of all things, a perfect game by Vic Sorrell.

 The Tigers and the Nationals are the surprises in the AL. Neither New York or Philadelphia can keep a streak going, but both teams figure to be in it until the end. Babe Ruth has five homeruns and eighteen RBI's through eight games, and Heinie Manush is still hitting over .500 (.528) for the Browns.

 The Cardinals offense has been the big story in the NL so far with 97 runs scored in 12 games. There are six Cardinals in the top seven for runs scored in the league. Despite that, it is the Brooklyn Robins who reside in first place with the best record in baseball based on a stellar 1.63 ERA. Riggs Stephenson of the Cubs is leading with a .450 BA, and Chick Hafey leads in doubles (6), homeruns (4) and RBI's (19).

 In looking at my numbers projections below, I can see that I need to bump up my stolen base attempts, although my success percentage is still very poor. I am pretty close when it comes to complete games, but I still over-worry about abusing saves - maybe I can relax a little. I don't know if I will come close to the number of errors committed either. Regardless, it's only two weeks into the season, and a lot of these numbers will come around.


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