A Quick Look At MLB

Written by Chad Potier
April 27, 2010

It's week 4 in the Big Leagues; Ryan Howard just signed a $125 million, five-year contract extension, The Yankees went to The White House, and The Nats are at .500. So, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the current trends. Remember it's a 162 game season and just like the stock market, will change on a daily basis.

*All stats are as of 4-27-2010*

Attendance always seems to be higher at the start of the season, most likely due to the "this will be our year" thinking of most fans. But the teams at the top of the list haven't changed much over the past few seasons.

Top Home Attendance 2010:

RK	TEAM	GMS	TOTAL	AVG	PCT
1	LA Dodgers	6	284,804	47,467	84.8
2	Philadelphia	6	270,341	45,056	103.6
3	NY Yankees	6	267,616	44,602	85.2
4	LA Angels	15	597,542	39,836	88.4
5	St. Louis	7	277,246	39,606	84.5
6	Chicago	7	274,015	39,145	95.2

Home Runs make the game fun to watch. No doubt, "Chicks Dig The Longball". Here is your Home Run leaders so far:

NL HOME RUN LEADERS		HR	PROJ	AB/HR	PA/HR
Albert Pujols
	1. Albert Pujols, STL	7	60	11.00	12.43
	1. Kelly Johnson, ARI	7	60	9.00	10.71
	1. Matt Kemp, LAD	7	63	10.86	12.43
	1. Mark Reynolds, ARI	7	60	9.57	11.29
	5. Chase Utley, PHI	6	51	11.67	14.83
AL HOME RUN LEADERS		HR	PROJ	AB/HR	PA/HR
Paul Konerko
	1. Paul Konerko, CWS	8	68	7.75	9.37
	2. Jose Guillen, KC	7	60	11.14	11.71
	2. Vernon Wells, TOR	7	57	11.00	12.29
	2. Nelson Cruz, TEX	7	60	8.86	10.57
	5. Andruw Jones, CWS	6	51	8.00	9.50

The question comes up every year; will someone make a run at Joe DiMaggio's record 56 game hitting streak, that lasted from May 15 to July 17, 1941? For me, this is one of my favorite things to watch. I don't know if we will ever see the record broken, but these guys are giving it a run:

National League
PLAYER	TEAM	STREAK
Jorge Cantu	Florida Marlins	17 games
Matt Kemp	Los Angeles Dodgers	11 games
Casey Mcgehee	Milwaukee Brewers	11 games
Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	10 games
Rickie Weeks	Milwaukee Brewers	10 games
Jeff Francoeur	New York Mets	10 games
Cameron Maybin	Florida Marlins	9 games

American League PLAYER TEAM STREAK Jason Kendall Kansas City Royals 14 games Ryan Sweeney Oakland Athletics 13 games Johnny Damon Detroit Tigers 13 games Jose Guillen Kansas City Royals 11 games Derek Jeter New York Yankees 11 games Robinson Cano New York Yankees 10 games Jeff Mathis Los Angeles Angels 10 games
		That is a quick look at things. Don't forget to get out to the ballpark and enjoy a cold $8 beer, a Decker Dog, and some baseball.

	*Thanks to ESPN.com for the numbers*