December 11, 2015 -- 2015 World Series Results and Final Standings

Damn Yankees -- Pirates World Series Dreams Have the Rug Yanked From Under Them as Yankees Sweep Games 3 through 6

After falling behind 2 games to 0 the Yankees stormed back to take four in a row to win the 2015 World Series, 4 games to 2. Danny Santana, with an approximate .380 batting average, was named series MVP.

But the trainers may have been the most important team members, as injuries abounded. The conclusion of the clinching game 6, in fact, found the Pirates forced to bat Giants retread Brian McCann with two outs in the ninth--with predictable results--as Wilson Ramos fell to injury earlier in the contest and was unavailable in the clutch situation.

The result, though stinging to the Pirates, cannot erase the Pirates' fine 2015 campaign, a 52-win effort which nearly saw them go colors-to-colors for the season.

Congratulations to both World Series competitors, and now on to 2016!    

2015 Final Standings

Larry Division

1. x-Pirates (52-28), .650, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (38-42), .475, 14.0 GB
3. Athletics (25-55), .313, 27.0 GB

Curly Division

1. x-Giants (48-32), .600, 0.0 GB
2. y-Yankees (45-35), .563, 3.0 GB
3. Reds (41-39), .513, 7.0 GB

Moe Division

1. x-Cardinals (42-38), .525, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (36-44), .450, 6.0 GB
3. Rockies (33-47), .413, 9.0 GB

x - Clinched division title

y - Clinched wild card

2015 Post-Season Madness

Divisional Playoff Series

Pirates (number one seed) versus Cardinals (number four seed)
Pirates win series 4 games to 2

Giants (number two seed) versus Yankees (number three seed)
Yankees win series 4 games to 2

2015 World Series

Pirates (Number one seed) versus Yankees (Number three seed)
Yankees win series 4 games to 2
MVP: Danny Santana

2016 Draft Order

1.   Athletics
2.  Rockies
3.  Mets
4.  Red Sox
5.  Reds

6.  Cardinals
7.  Giants
8.  Pirates

9.  Yankees

Next Action: Hot Stove Action starts now! See you in February for Christmas festivities!

November 24, 2015 -- Final Standings and Post-Season Madness

(Updated December 1, 2015)

2015 Final Standings

Larry Division

1. x-Pirates (52-28), .650, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (38-42), .475, 14.0 GB
3. Athletics (25-55), .313, 27.0 GB

Curly Division

1. x-Giants (48-32), .600, 0.0 GB
2. y-Yankees (45-35), .563, 3.0 GB
3. Reds (41-39), .513, 7.0 GB

Moe Division

1. x-Cardinals (42-38), .525, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (36-44), .450, 6.0 GB
3. Rockies (33-47), .413, 9.0 GB

x - Clinched division title

y - Clinched wild card

2015 Post-Season Madness

Divisional Playoff Series

Pirates (number one seed) versus Cardinals (number four seed)
Pirates win series 4 games to 2

Giants (number two seed) versus Yankees (number three seed)
Yankees win series 4 games to 2

2015 World Series

Pirates (Number one seed) versus Yankees (Number three seed)
Pirates lead series 1 game to 0

2016 Draft Order

1.  Athletics
2. Rockies
3. Mets
4. Red Sox
5. Reds

6. Cardinals
7. Giants
8-9. To be determined

Next Action: Divisional Playoff Series, Monday, November 30, at Three Rivers. Come join us in the booth!

November 20, 2015 -- Standings and Post-season Madness

(Updated November 22, 2015)

Larry Division

1. x-Pirates (52-28), .650, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (37-37), .500, 12.0 GB
3. Athletics (25-54), .316, 26.5 GB

Curly Division

1. x-Giants (48-32), .600, 0.0 GB
2. Yankees (43-34), .558, 3.5 GB
3. Reds (39-37), .515, 7.0 GB

Moe Division

1. x-Cardinals (42-38), .525, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (34-45), .430, 7.5 GB
3. Rockies (33-47), .413, 9.0 GB

Wild Card (Yankees magic number = 1)

1. Yankees (43-34), 0.0 GB
2. Reds (39-37), 3.5 GB

x - Clinched division title

November 12, 2015 -- Standings

(Updated November 13, 2015)
(Updated November 14, 2015)
(Updated November 15, 2015)
(Updated November 17, 2015)

Larry Division

1. x-Pirates (52-24), .684, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (37-37), .500, 13.0 GB
3. Athletics (25-54), .316, 28.5 GB

Curly Division (Giants magic number = 10)

1. Giants (39-29), .574, 0.0 GB
2. Yankees (41-32), .562, 0.5 GB
3. Reds (35-33), .515, 4.0 GB

Moe Division (Cardinals magic number = 2)

1. Cardinals (39-37), .513, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (35-40), .467, 3.5 GB
3. Rockies (27-44), .380, 9.5 GB

Wild Card (Yankees magic number = 7)

1. Yankees (41-32), 0.0 GB
2. Reds (35-33), 3.5 GB
3. Red Sox (37-37), 4.5 GB

x - Clinched division title

Next action: Tea Parties everywhere!

November 4, 2015 -- Standings

(Updated November 5, 2015)
(Updated November 6, 2015)
(Updated November 8, 2015)
(Updated November 10, 2015)
(Updated November 11, 2015)

Larry Division

1. x-Pirates (49-23), .681, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (32-33), .492, 13.5 GB
3. Athletics (20-40), .333, 23.0 GB

Curly Division

1. Giants (35-27), .565, 0.0 GB
2. Yankees (37-31), .544, 1.0 GB
3. Reds (34-31), .523, 2.5 GB

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (38-35), .521, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (29-36), .446, 5.0 GB
3. Rockies (20-39), .339, 11.0 GB

Wild Card

1. Yankees (37-31), 0.0 GB
2. Reds (34-31), 1.5 GB
3. Red Sox (32-33), 3.5 GB
4. Mets (29-36), 6.5 GB

x - Clinched division title

Next action: Tea Parties everywhere!

October 23, 2015 -- Standings

(Updated October 29, 2015)
(Updated October 30, 2015)

Larry Division

1. Pirates (38-19), .667, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (26-28), .481, 10.5 GB
3. Athletics (19-38), .333, 19.0 GB

Curly Division

1. Giants (30-24), .556, 0.0 GB
2. Yankees (29-28), .509, 2.5 GB
3. Reds (26-27), .491, 3.5 GB

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (33-27), .550, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (26-26), .500, 3.0 GB
3. Rockies (20-32), .385, 9.0 GB

Next action: Nothing scheduled for now but stay tuned!

August 18, 2015 -- Standings

Athletics Protege Returns in Blaze of Glory

Yes, that's former Athletics protege Ken Duffield, managing the old squad and engaging in a little nostalgia as he went 3-0 as a fill-in manager last week (well, actually 2-1, but thanks to Ken the Reds went 0-3!). Great to see Kenny again. 



Larry Division

1. Pirates (33-18), .647, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (23-24), .489, 8.0 GB
3. Athletics (18-35), .340, 16.0 GB

Curly Division

1. Giants (28-21), .571, 0.0 GB
2. Reds (23-22), .511, 3.0 GB
3. Yankees (23-25), .480, 4.5 GB 

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (27-23), .540, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (23-22), .511, 3.5 GB
3. Rockies (17-26), .395, 6.5 GB

Next action: Nothing scheduled for now but stay tuned!

July 14, 2015 -- Standings

(Updated July 29, 2015)

Larry Division

1. Pirates (31-17), .646, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (21-20), .512, 6.5 GB
3. Athletics (16-34), .320, 16.0 GB

Curly Division

1. Giants (26-21), .553, 0.0 GB
2. Reds (23-19), .548, 0.5 GB
3. Yankees (21-23), .477, 3.5 GB 

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (26-22), .542, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (22-22), .500, 2.0 GB
3. Rockies (17-26), .395, 6.5 GB

Next action: Nothing scheduled for now but stay tuned!

July 2, 2015 - standings

Larry Division

1. Pirates (29-16), .644, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (21-20), .512, 6.0 GB
3. Athletics (14-31), .311, 15.0 GB

Curly Division

1. Reds (22-18), .550, 0.0 GB
2. Giants (23-19), .548, 0.0 GB
3. Yankees (21-23), .477, 3.0 GB 

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (25-20), .556, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (22-22), .500, 2.5 GB
3. Rockies (17-26), .395, 7.0 GB

Next action: Nothing scheduled for now but stay tuned!

June 23, 2015 -- standings, new divisions and mid-season draft results

Larry Division

The Redwood SOM League meets for the annual Commissioner Dog Night

1. Pirates (27-14), .659, 0.0 GB
2. Red Sox (21-20), .512, 6.0 GB
3. Athletics (14-28), .333, 13.5 GB

Curly Division

1. Reds (22-18), .550, 0.0 GB
2. Giants (23-19), .548, 0.0 GB
3. Yankees (20-21), .488, 2.5 GB 

Moe Division

1. Cardinals (23-19), .548, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (21-20), .512, 1.5 GB
3. Rockies (14-26), .350, 8.0 GB

And those are your divisions for 2015! Looks like it's gonna be a horserace again.

Mid-season draft results:

1. Athletics: Kris Bryant (cut: Dayan Viciedo) (roadkill pick: Brandon Phillips, cutting Reed Johnson)

2. Yankees: Carlos Correa (cut: Brandon Phillips)

3. Reds: Joc Pederson (cut: Luis Avalan)

4. Rockies: DJ LeMahieu (cut: Brandon McCarthy)

5. Red Sox: Dallas Keuchel (cut: Everth Cabrera)

6. Mets: Joey Gallo (cut: Bret Anderson)

7. Pirates: Kolten Wong (cut: Scooter Gannett)

8. Giants: Jeurys Familia (cut: RA Dickey)

9. Cardinals: Christian Colon (cut: Antonio Bastardo) 

Next action: Nothing scheduled for now but stay tuned!

Standings and Ping Pong Ball Allocations -- June 15, 2015

(Updated June 17, 2015)
(Updated June 18, 2015)
(Updated June 19, 2015)

1. Pirates (26-14), .650, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (22-18), .550, 4.0 GB
3. Giants (22-18), .550, 4.0 GB
4. Reds (22-18), .550, 4.0 GB
5. Red Sox (21-19), .525, 5.0 GB
6. Yankees (20-20), .500, 6.0 GB
7. Mets (20-20), .500, 6.0 GB
8. Rockies (14-26), .350, 12.0 GB
9. Athletics (14-28), .333, 13.0 GB

Forty-game Records and Ping Pong Ball Allocations:

1. Rockies (14-26) (8.5 ping pong balls)
2. Athletics (14-26) (8.5 ping pong balls)
3. Yankees (20-20) (6.5 ping pong balls)
4. Mets (20-20) (6.5 ping pong balls)
5. Red Sox (21-19) (5 ping pong balls)
6. Reds (22-18) (3 ping pong balls)
7. Giants (22-18) (3 ping pong balls)
8. Cardinals (22-18) (3 ping pong balls)
9. Pirates (26-14) (1 ping pong ball)

Next action: Monday, June 22, Commissioner Dog Night, and the Commissioner's

Standings and Ping-Pong Ball Allocations -- June 4, 2015

(Updated June 9, 2015)

1. Pirates (26-14), .650, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (20-15), .571, 3.5 GB
3. Giants (21-17), .552, 4.0 GB
4. Red Sox (19-17), .528, 5.0 GB
5. Reds (19-18), .514, 5.5 GB
6. Yankees (20-20), .500, 6.0 GB
7. Mets (15-19), .441, 8.0 GB
8. Athletics (14-22), .389, 10.0 GB
9. Rockies (13-25), .342, 12.0 GB

Ping Pong Ball Allocations:

1. Yankees (20-20)
2. Pirates (26-14)

Here's a bonus: if you haven't yet seen "Highly Questionable" on ESPN, it's a hoot, especially the older guy in the middle (the father of the guy on the right), Papi:

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!

Standings -- May 29, 2015

(Updated June 2, 2015)

1. Pirates (25-14), .641, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (20-15), .571, 3.0 GB
3. Giants (21-17), .552, 3.5 GB
4. Red Sox (17-16), .515, 5.0 GB
5. Reds (19-18), .514, 5.0 GB
6. Yankees (20-19), .513, 5.0 GB
7. Mets (14-17), .452, 7.0 GB
8. Athletics (12-21), .364, 10.0 GB
9. Rockies (12-23), .343, 11.0 GB

Watch this!

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!

Standings -- April 24, 2015

(updated May 5, 2015)
(updated May 22, 2015)

1. Pirates (22-14), .611, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (19-15), .559, 2.0 GB
3. Giants (19-17), .528, 3.0 GB
4. Red Sox (17-16), .515, 3.5 GB
5. Reds (19-18), .514, 3.5 GB
6. Yankees (20-19), .513, 3.5 GB
7. Mets (13-13), .500, 4.0 GB
8. Rockies (12-20), .375, 8.0 GB
9. Athletics (12-21), .364, 8.5 GB

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!

Standings -- March 17, 2015

[Updated April 14, 2015]

1. Pirates (19-14), .576, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (17-14), .548, 1.0 GB
3. Giants (18-15), .545, 1.0 GB
4. Yankees (19-17), .528, 1.5 GB
5. Reds (19-18), .514, 2.0 GB
6. Mets (12-12), .500, 2.5 GB
7. Red Sox (12-15), .444, 4.0 GB
8. Rockies (11-16), .407, 5.0 GB
9. Athletics (12-18), .400, 5.5 GB

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!

Standings -- March 10, 2015

1. Pirates (19-14), .576, 0.0 GB
2. Cardinals (16-12), .571, 0.5 GB
3. Reds (19-15), .559, 0.5 GB
4. Yankees (19-17), .528, 1.5 GB
5. Giants (15-15), .500, 2.5 GB
6. Mets (12-12), .500, 2.5 GB
7. Red Sox (9-12), .429, 4.0 GB
8. Rockies (11-16), .407, 5.0 GB
9. Athletics (10-17), .370, 6.0 GB

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!

March 2, 2015 -- Bodega Weekend, 2015 draft and regular season standings

1. Cardinals (16-12), .571, 0.0 GB
2. Reds (19-15), .559, 0.0 GB
3. Yankees (19-15), .559, 0.0 GB
4. Pirates (17-14), .548, 0.5 GB
5. Giants (15-15), .500, 2.0 GB
6. Mets (12-12), .500, 2.0 GB
7. Red Sox (9-12), .429, 3.5 GB
8. Rockies (11-16), .407, 4.5 GB
9. Athletics (10-17), .370, 5.5 GB

The 2015 Redwood SOM Draft Weekend is in the books, and a fine weekend it was.

First, the deposed champion Athletics reluctantly presented the Chico Escuela Trophy to our current World Champion, the Reds:



Then came the draft, resulting in the following picks for each team:



And then the games began! First out of the gate are the Cardinals, who earned the Bodega Curse colors by posting a record of 16-12 on the weekend. But many teams are right on their heels, as the Reds and Yankees are in a virtual tie for first and the Pirates are just a half-game behind the leaders. Meanwhile the Athletics' plans for the 2016 season remain firmly in place.

Great time as always (picture and video to follow).

Next action: Nothing Scheduled as of now. Let's roll 'em!