Maybe there’s a less romantic reason why people are sometimes “Sleepless in Seattle.”
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Shiftless in Seattle
After we ran that photo of the $120 parking price sign that appeared near a Seattle Seahawks NFL game in recent years, we received this delightful example from our friend and colleague Tom Hunter of how this Seattle penchant for price gouging and a little creative pricing was not confined to entrepreneurial parking options offered by property owners or parking spot squatters near Qwest Field. Tom’s story reference was to an article by Brad Tuttle for the Personal Finance section of Time.com back on January 13, 2011.
Seattle Stadium Beer Scandal: Same Amount of Brew Whether You Pay $7.25 or $8.50
Check it out. We loved the response of Qwest Field officials to the fan’s claim that people were paying more for the large beer draft, but getting the same amount of beer that came with the small draft. To this charge, Qwest Field officials studied the claim and came up with this explanation: “Fans who purchased a 16 oz. beer actually received 20 oz. of beer for the 16 oz. price. Fans that purchased the 20 oz. beer received the amount they purchased.”
Thanks, Tom Hunter. You made our day.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST STANDINGS
THRU GAMES OF MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017
| RANK | AL WEST | W | L | PCT. | GB |
| 1 | ASTROS | 76 | 48 | .613 | |
| 2 | ANGELS | 64 | 61 | .512 | 12.5 |
| 3 | MARINERS | 64 | 62 | .508 | 13.0 |
| 4 | RANGERS | 62 | 62 | .500 | 14.0 |
| 5 | ATHLETICS | 54 | 71 | .432 | 22.5 |
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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST GAME SCORES
THRU GAMES OF MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017
RANGERS 5 – ANGELS 3.
MARINERS 6 – BRAVES 5.
ORIOLES 7 – ATHLETICS 3.
ASTROS (day off to watch the eclipse of their once larger ALW lead)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS
THRU GAMES OF MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BA |
| 1 | JOSE ALTUVE | HOU | 473 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 19 | .362 |
| NR * | CARLOS CORREA | HOU | 325 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 20 | .320 |
| 2 | AVISAIL GARCIA | CWS | 383 | 121 | 21 | 3 | 13 | .316 |
| 3 | ERIC HOSMER | KC | 470 | 148 | 23 | 1 | 20 | .315 |
| 4 | JEAN SEGURA | SEA | 399 | 124 | 23 | 1 | 7 | .311 |
| 5 | DIDI GREGORIUS | NYY | 392 | 121 | 20 | 0 | 18 | .309 |
| 6 | MARWIN GONZALEZ | HOU | 345 | 106 | 22 | 0 | 21 | .307 |
| 7 | GEORGE SPRINGER | HOU | 412 | 125 | 24 | 0 | 28 | .303 |
| 8 | DUSTIN PEDROIA | BOS | 340 | 103 | 17 | 0 | 6 | .303 |
| 9 | JONATHAN SCHOOP | BAL | 470 | 142 | 30 | 0 | 27 | .302 |
| 10 | JOSE RAMERIZ | CLE | 464 | 140 | 39 | 5 | 18 | .302 |
| Other Top 40 Astros | ||||||||
| 13 | YULI GURRIEL | HOU | 427 | 126 | 33 | 1 | 15 | .295 |
| 22 | JOSH REDDICK | HOU | 382 | 112 | 25 | 3 | 12 | .293 |
| 33 | ALEX BREGMAN | HOU | 411 | 114 | 30 | 5 | 15 | .277 |
NR * LOST TIME ON THE DL HAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED CORREA FROM AN OFFICIAL QUALIFYING PLACE IN THE RANKING OF TOP 40 HITTERS.
The race is tight for most of the lower top spots. In fact, once you take in the big picture, you come to realize that it’s #1 Jose Altuve and everybody else. Look at the current standings for #13 Yuli Gurriel and and #22 Josh Reddick, for example. These two Astros are nine spots apart on the batting average standings, but their actual average difference is only .002 points.
How delicious is this simple straightforward baseball data? As a kid in school, I could play with it in my mind for hours during less interesting moments of the day.
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Bill McCurdy
Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher
The Pecan Park Eagle
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