…only by a few days (hopefully)

so rob predicted way back when (6/23/10) that the padres would clinch a greater-than-.500 record on 9/9/10 against the giants

it woulda happened too… if it wasn’t for the padres’ 10-game skid… tho even after a 10-game losing streak, the padres held onto first place — can’t say we didn’t give the giants a chance…

it’s been a while since i’ve been a stats nerd, so here we go…

stolen bases

1. mets (122)
2. padres (112)
3. nats (101)
4. rox (87)
5. stros (87)

runs allowed per game (team pitching)

1. padres (3.53)
2. atl (3.81)
3. gigantes (3.85)
4. cards (3.89)
5. mets (4.04)

era (team pitching)

1. padres (3.35)
2. cards (3.51)
3. atl (3.54)
4. gigantes (3.60)
5. phills (3.80)

saves

1. gigantes (49)
2. padres (40)
3. redlegs (38)
4. stros (37)
5. atl (35)

strikeouts

1. gigantes (1133)
2. padres (1117)
3. cubbies (1094)
4. doyers (1079)
5. beers (1065)

shutouts

1. mets (18)
2. phills (17)
3. padres (17)
4. doyers (15)
5. fish (14)

on game 138:

2010: 79-59
2009: 61-77

2010: 593 runs scored, 484 runs allowed
2009: 538 runs scored, 676 runs allowed

40 more games until i clinch my bet with andy… added a feature on the sidebar for me to keep track — according to rob, it should happen on 9/9/10…

the stealing has kinda slowed down, but 2nd place (4th in league) in the nl in steals ain’t bad…

as of 6/23

stolen bases:

1. tampa bay (79)
2. ny mets (72)
3. chi sox (68)
4. san diego (64)
5. seattle (59)

overall era:

1. san diego (3.04)
2. st. louis (3.20)
3. san fran (3.28)
4. tampa bay (3.55)
5. colorado (3.61)

bullpen batting avg against:

1. san fran (.230)
2. san diego (.233)
3. texas (.240)
4. tampa bay (.242)
5. ny yankees (.243)

shutouts:

1. san diego (9)
2. ny mets (9)
3. colorado (9)
4. oakland (7)
5. san fran (6)

strikeouts

1. san diego (551)
2. los angeles (548)
3. san fran (540)
4. toronto (538)
5. milwaukee (538)