The NML is a Strat-O-Matic baseball league, entering its 19th season. We expanded to 16 teams in 2006, but we are always looking for new enthusiastic managers willing to face a challenge. This is a salary format league, utilizing contracts, free-agency, protected farm systems, soft salary cap, and bonus point system based on team performance. We also implement a division realignment every year, similar to that of English Premier Football (Soccer). We have a great group of guys that enjoy spirited competition.
Congratulations to Seth Greenspan and the 2018
Darwin Cup Champion Long Island Sound!!
We now have 5 months under our belts with one to go. Heading into September it looks like Monroe and New Britain in the Nietzchean division and Haven, Worcester and Fort Lauderdale in the Socratic division have pretty much locked up 5 of the 8 playoff berths leaving 3 spots still up for grabs. Still alive for 2 spots in the Nietzchean are Long Island, Northeast, Monongahela and hanging in with an outside shot is San Joaquin Valley. In the Socratic, Minnesota, Rock River and Homestead will battle for the final spot. All of this month's games are played within the division so it should be an exciting finish to the regular season. Monroe and New Britain and Haven and Worcester will still be battling for division titles and top seeding in the playoffs. Congratulations to Jon Gordon and his Worcester Tornadoes for earning their third Team of the Month honor this year with a 19-8 mark in August, Minnesota was runner up at 18-9, well done guys. The playball game file for this month's games can be downloaded from the cloud within the game or from slack. Good luck to everyone this month.
Click the button below to see this years power ratings plus projected ratings for 2020 based on current real time MLB player stats. The projected ratings will
change on a daily basis as the players real time stats get updated using the Strat Card Projector. I will try to update the ratings at least once a week.
The 2020 projections should change dramatically as the season progresses so have some fun following your teams progress or lack of progress.
2019 League Standings
Nietzchean WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# Monroe MON 79 57 .581 ---- 24 New Britain NBR 76 60 .559 3.0 Long Island LIS 70 66 .515 9.0 Northeast NEN 68 68 .500 11.0 Monongahela MOM 68 68 .500 11.0 San Joaquin SJV 62 74 .456 17.0 Niagara Falls NFD 59 77 .434 20.0 Phoenix PHX 45 91 .331 34.0 Socratic WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# Haven HAV 91 45 .669 ---- 22 Worcester WOT 86 50 .632 5.0 Fort Lauderdale FLP 81 55 .596 10.0 Minnesota MIN 72 64 .529 19.0 Rock River RRR 69 67 .507 22.0 Homestead HSG 67 69 .493 24.0 Hartford HDB 50 86 .368 41.0 California CAS 45 91 .331 46.0
Team of the Month
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2019 Triple Crown Leaders
| BATTING AVERAGE | HOMERUNS | RUNS BATTED IN |
| L.Cain MON .345 | J.Ramirez MIN 47 | M.Carpenter LIS 112 |
| M.Betts NEN .335 | M.Carpenter LIS 45 | M.Betts NEN 104 |
| F.Freeman MOM .310 | J.Gallo RRR 45 | J.Ramirez MIN 103 |
| J.Turner MOM .309 | K.Davis HSG 41 | M.Olson NEN 99 |
| M.Trout SJV .308 | M.Betts NEN 39 | J.Gallo RRR 96 |
| J.Baez HSG .308 | A.Rendon HSG 39 | G.Stanton SJV 96 |
| B.Zobrist NBR .307 | M.Trout SJV 36 | M.Machado FLP 96 |
| J.Martinez FLP .305 | J.Martinez WOT 36 | M.Trout SJV 91 |
| A.Rendon HSG .304 | J.Aguilar MIN 34 |
K.Davis HSG 89 |
| C.Yelich NBR .301 | J.Baez HSG 34 | C.Yelich NBR 87 |
| WINS | ERA | STRIKEOUTS |
| A.Nola FLP 26 | J.Degrom MON 2.16 | M.Scherzer HAV 306 |
| J.Degrom MON 20 | A.Nola FLP 2.27 | P.Corbin HAV 287 |
| M.Scherzer HAV 20 | P.Corbin HAV 2.46 | J.Verlander HAV 286 |
| J.Verlander HAV 17 | M.Scherzer HAV 2.67 | A.Nola FLP 268 |
| B.Snell MIN 16 | N.Syndergaard MON 2.93 | J.Degrom MON 266 |
| J.Urena HAV 16 | J.Verlander HAV 2.96 | B.Snell MIN 258 |
| 5 Players with 15 | C.Kluber NFD 3.00 | C.Carrasco WOT 254 |
| W.Buehler PHX 3.08 | G.Cole LIS 245 | |
| M.Clevinger NBR 3.09 | C.Sale WOT 243 | |
| B.Snell MIN 3.12 | T.Bauer NBR 223 |
2019 NMLSOM Division Lineups
| Nietzchean Division | Socratic Division |
| Monroe Matadors | Fort Lauderdale Phillies |
| Long Island Sound | Minnesota Northern Lights |
| San Joaquin Valley Wasps | Worcester Tornadoes |
| Niagara Falls Daredevils | California Surf |
| Monongahela Mongrels | Rock River Renegades |
| New Britain Rock Cats | Haven Horsemen |
| Northeast Neanderthals | Homestead Grays |
| Phoenix Thunder | Hartford Dark Blues |