Number 23
November 26, 2024

UPDATE - TOP 8 1990 ALL DONE!!

The Top 8 1990 league came to an end, with the Mets taking the second half flag by one game over the Reds, capping
off a nail-biting final few days of the season and setting the stage for the best of seven championship series with the
Pirates.

Before getting into the details of the closing days of the season, let's take a look at how the clubs did; all the ups and
downs of the year!

First off, let me say that pitchers got the shaft this year. This is completely the fault of the commissioner (me) who
overused the starters and underused the relievers. Also getting it in the shorts were the Reds and the A's, as they both
finished the season with a cumulative 83-71 record, better than the Mets, who finished a game back with a cumulative
record of 82-72, yet made it to the championship series, much like the real-life Reds of 1981, who had the best record in
the NL, but sat on their butts watching the world series with the rest of us due to the split season utilized during that
horrible year of the strike. However, the Dodgers won that year, so I can't really complain too much, right?

Final First Half Standings

Pittsburgh    47 30 .610  -
Oakland       41 36 .532  6
Cincinnati    40 37 .519  7
Los Angeles D 38 39 .494  9
New York M    38 39 .494  9
Boston        37 40 .481 10
Toronto       35 42 .455 12
Chicago W     32 45 .416 15

Final Second Half Standings

New York M    44 33 .571  -
Cincinnati    43 34 .558  1
Oakland       42 35 .545  2
Boston        40 37 .519  4
Pittsburgh*   40 37 .519  4
Toronto       37 40 .481  7
Los Angeles D 33 44 .429 11
Chicago W     29 48 .377 15

*- denotes first half champion.

Final Cumulative Standings

Pittsburgh*   87 67 .565  -
Cincinnati    83 71 .539  2
Oakland       83 71 .539  2
New York M#   82 72 .532  5
Boston        77 77 .500 10
Toronto       72 82 .468 15
Los Angeles D 71 83 .461 16
Chicago W     61 93 .396 26

*- denotes first half champion. #- denotes second half champion.

Quick Links to In-Depth Coverage of the Top 8 1990 League

League Wrap-Up    Tid Bits   Final Days of the Season   The Championship Series    Championship Series Stats