If you’re like me, you probably go straight to California, San Fernando, Rockville, and Jacksonville, with an Omaha kicker due to their mega-power lineup.
And you wouldn’t be far off.
But I did a simple little exercise of Pythagorean nature, and plotted each BBA team’s runs scored and runs allowed—along with a simple divider that ran along the 45 degree line that represents perfect balance. At the end of the day, this idea is that we’ll see the most dominant teams are the ones who are the farthest from this line. In other words, you can “dominate” by scoring runs or by preventing them.
When I do this, it’s not a total surprise that four teams separate themselves, and the Rockville (855 RS, 645 RA) put forward what is arguably the most dominate performance of the season. It’s almost no surprise at all that the Crusaders (733 RS, 587 RA) and Bears (1,014 RS, 801 RA) are almost identically powerful, but in mirror images regarding pitching and offense. Jacksonville, however, doesn’t make the show, and as the Ted and Randy show noted, Omaha has been incredibly lucky this year…they aren’t even close.
So much for my gut instinct, eh?
No…the fourth most dominant team this year is Chris Robillard’s Edmonton Jackrabbits (826 RS, 655 RA). Here's the chart:
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Of course, I suppose that a sane person could just look at the pyth records and be done with it, but I liked looking at the data in graphical form because it makes it clear just how each dominant team is structured. How will this bode for the playoffs? Who knows? But a betting man might not throw Edmonton out of the mix.
Here’s the full list of teams if you want to play “connect the dots.”
Team R RA
Rockville Pikemen 855 645
Brooklyn Robins 712 712
Montreal Blazers 824 882
Atlantic City Gamblers 783 866
Charm City Jimmies 664 864
Jacksonville Hurricanes 855 731
Huntsville Phantoms 859 832
New Orleans Crawdads 778 791
Nashville Goats 768 806
Louisville Sluggers 746 872
Phoenix Talons 842 768
Mexico City Aztecs 834 737
Las Vegas Hustlers 877 819
San Antonio Outlaws 752 783
Wichita Aviators 801 881
Omaha Hawks 798 815
Twin Cities River Monsters 823 744
Madison Wolves 888 851
Yellow Springs Nine 904 884
Des Moines Kernels 647 871
San Fernando Bears 1014 801
California Crusaders 773 587
Long Beach Surfers 822 769
Valencia Stars 816 949
Hawaii Tropics 743 899
Edmonton Jackrabbits 826 655
Seattle Storm 803 794
Calgary Pioneers 754 739
Vancouver Mounties 707 783
Boise Spuds 680 818
