Strange Start

Hoplite owner Sean S pointed this out to me last night.  Currently across the league there is little doubt which team is the best in each division (as of now, things will look different in August I am sure).  The six division leaders are a combined 152-84 (.644 wpct).

Aside from the division leaders only one other team in the entire league is above .500, the Colorado Green Sox barely slip in at 20-19.  In total, an incredible 17 teams are below .500 and just 7 are above.

Strange.

One reason is certainly the young schedule.  Many divisions simply haven't faced each other yet which means the same teams have faced each other over and over in April and May.  When 1 or 2 teams go on a run, it effects the standings of all the teams they played.

• AL East and AL Central have not faced off
• AL Central has played itself 116 times but the AL West only 43
• The AL West has played the east 102 times, but themselves only 4

• NL East and NL Central have not faced off
• The NL West has played within their division just 6 times