National League Western Conference Season in Review

The results are in and today, we will review the seasons of the twelve All-Star Teams that comprised of the National League Western Conference.

The twelve teams that make up this conference were split into two divisions (click on the links to see the cards and players of each of the teams):

• Western Conference Division 1 (AL Stadiums)

1. 1987 (Oakland)
2. 1989 (Anaheim)
3. 1995 (Texas)
4. 2001 (Seattle)
5. 2003 (Chicago A)
6. 2010 (Anaheim)

• Western Conference Division 2 (NL Stadiums)

1. 1990 (Chicago N)
2. 1992 (San Diego)
3. 1998 (Colorado)
4. 2004 (Houston)
5. 2007 (San Francisco)
6. 2009 (St. Louis)

Here are the results of the simulated 162-game season:

If you can't see the picture, here are the standings:

Western Conference Division 1

• 03 NL ALL-STAR 101-61
• 01 NL ALL-STAR 94-68
• 10 NL ALL-STAR 84-78
• 95 NL ALL-STAR 78-84
• 87 NL ALL-STAR 70-92
• 89 NL ALL-STAR 62-100

2003 NL All-Stars - NL Western Conference Division 1 Winner

Western Conference Division 2

• 98 NL ALL-STAR 93-69
• 07 NL ALL-STAR 86-76
• 92 NL ALL-STAR 83-79
• 09 NL ALL-STAR 82-80
• 04 NL ALL-STAR 79-83
• 90 NL ALL-STAR 60-102

1998 NL All-Stars - NL Western Conference Division 2 Winner

Some of the season highlights:

Teammates Rich Aurelia and Chipper Jones (2001 NL) both hit for the cycle (Aurelia against the 2007 NL All-Stars; Jones against the 1992 NL All-Stars).


Team stats:

The 1998 NL All-Stars led the NL West Conference in batting average (.283), RBI's (862, Devon White with 72), and OPS (.812). The 2001 NL All-Stars led in home runs (233, Barry Bonds with 28), while the 1992 team led in stolen bases (194, Marquis Grissom with 40).

The 2003 NL All-Stars won the conference regular season title with its 101-61 record. The team also led the Conference in saves with 52. The 2010 NL All-Stars team led in team ERA with a "low" 3.49. The 2001 NL All-Stars and 2004 NL All-Stars shared the conference lead in complete games with 22 each, while the 2001 NL All-Stars and 2007 NL All-Stars tied for most shutouts with 9 a piece.

The 1992 NL All-Stars led the conference in fielding percentage (a low 75 errors, .988 fielding percentage).

The top four teams in each division will advance to the 32-team tournament, meaning eight teams will advance to the postseason. Each round of this postseason will consist of 10,000 simulated games, and each series will have it's own post (akin to the simulations I held on my humble, little blog). Each first place team will take on the fourth place team within its division, and each second place team will take on the third place team. So the first eight series will consist of the following teams:

Western Conference Division 1
(1) 2003 NL vs. (4) 1995 NL
(2) 2001 NL vs. (3) 2010 NL

Western Conference Division 2
(1) 1998 NL vs. (4) 2009 NL
(2) 2007 NL vs. (3) 1992 NL

Congratulations to the advancing teams. On Friday, the final tournament bracket with all 32 playoff-bound teams will be up, as well as a quick tournament for the 16 teams for the eliminated teams.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama