While the Mavericks should be resting their top players with the 7th seed locked up, they also need the Grizzlies or Blazers to lose their game just to get to the 9th seed. First, here is a look at the Western Conference standings as of Tuesday morning, August 11. via ESPN Just half-a-game separates the eighth-place Portland Trail Blazers and the 11th-place San Antonio Spurs. Join our linker program. The National League West Division has provided one of the National League Wild Card teams 10 times since 1995, for a total of 110 teams: 1995 Colorado Rockies; 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers; 2002 San Francisco Giants Lost World Series to Anaheim Angels; 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers; 2007 Colorado Rockies Lost … All rights reserved. Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding. This time around we’re going to make sure that we pick stars from both San Francisco and Los Angeles, rather than from those franchises’ historical players who played in New York City. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Pennant Winner: Washington Nationals. Where they stand right now: The surprise team of the NBA season stumbled out of the gate in the bubble and could miss the playoffs because of it. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.

Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. That season he hit .289 in 59 games and started in game six of the World Series against the Yankees. The race for the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament is getting tight in the Western Conference. Atlanta Braves . A 22-year playoff streak rides on it. The following year, Colbrunn was rewarded with the starting job at first base, and he played in 116 contests, the most in four years since his last games with the Marlins. We broke down the four teams racing for the play-in tournament and their playoff odds, via 538, below. Greg Colbrunn’s five seasons with Arizona were the most he played with any of his seven MLB teams, and in 2001, a ring year, he helped pound the most formidable opponent in baseball history in a World Series game. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. They're 7-0, with a whopping 11.2 net rating. The D-backs were the first baseman-pinch hitter’s sixth team, and he came to them in his seventh year of play for his age-29 season. Thirteen of his 44 hits were for extra bases. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All MLB and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. MLB history: Forgotten stars of the current NL West teams. Other Leagues: MLB, AL. Like what you see here? All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Final thought: The Rockies are 9-19 since an 11-3 … In the East, the race is over, with the Washington Wizards eliminated from playoff contention. By then, Colbrunn had learned his MLB role, a part-time player who could extend his career by hitting for average in a limited number of plate appearances. Find out more. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. His team led MLB in seven separate offensive categories. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Many thanks to him. About logos. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, The highest-paid players in the NBA bubble. Unfortunately, they have stumbled in close games, thanks to 18% shooting (2-of-11) from three and a 135.9 defensive rating in the clutch. Just half-a-game separates the eighth-place Portland Trail Blazers and the 11th-place San Antonio Spurs. They still don't shoot many threes (27 per game, last in the bubble), but they hit them (41%, third-best in the bubble). LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 26: Dodger Stadium is viewed on what was supposed to be Major League Baseball's opening day, now postponed due to the coronavirus, on March 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Previous Season Next Season. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 12:56AM. But the player who would eventually become a hitting coach and manager in the Yankees and Red Sox organizations had a moment or two in the limelight with the Johnson-Schilling D-back champions. This site is maintained for research, educational, and historical purposes only, do not abuse it. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He had two singles, a walk, and drove in a run as Arizona took down fearsome New York, 15-2. They're playing at a quicker pace, rarely sending opponents to the line, and defending shots well. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Like several players in our series, Greg Colbrunn didn’t amass staggering career statistics – a 6.9 aggregate WAR over 13 seasons, for example – but for a short time, he was a flame in the sky. We broke down each team's remaining schedule and chances of getting in. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is not optimistic that the league will play a full 162 game regular season due to the spread of COVID-19. NL …