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October 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


4th October 2011


2011 American League Playoff Preview

Seattle Mariners (88-75), 2nd AL West

2010 Record: 85-77
2007 - 2010: did not qualify
Team ERA: 4.01 (5th)
Team AVG: .265 (4th)
Homeruns: 188 (3rd)
Stolen Bases: 109 (6th)
Payroll: $80,088,580 (18th)
Total Attendance: 3,837,878 (2nd)

Star players:
3B Adrian Beltre (.309, 39 HR, 135 RBI, 15 SB)
2B Tim Hulett (.281, 9 HR, 61 RBI, 17 SB)
C Jeff Clement (.261, 24 HR, 65 RBI, 1 SB)
SP Colton Willems (13-5, 3.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP)
CL J.J. Putz (6-3-34, 1.98 ERA, 1.00 WHIP)
MR Soichi Fujita (2-7-7, 2.36 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) - Ex-Brewer


Kansas City Royals (95-67), 1st AL Central

2010 Record: 73-89
2007 - 2010: did not qualify
Team ERA: 3.79 (1st)
Team AVG: .260 (8th)
Homeruns: 177 (5th)
Stolen Bases: 221 (1st)
Payroll: $57,526,180 (29th)
Total Attendance: 2,650,596 (23rd)

Star players:
1B Justin Huber (.340, 34 HR, 94 RBI, 6 SB)
RF Brendan Anderson (.282, 19 HR, 83 RBI, 90 SB)
LF Chris Lubanski (.268, 24 HR, 99 RBI, 28 SB)
SP Bud Cowan (16-7, 2.05 ERA, 1.02 WHIP)
SP Darrell Rasner (18-13, 3.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)
SP Odalis Perez (15-12, 3.89 ERA, 1.26 WHIP)


Washington Nationals (85-77), 1st AL East

2010 Record: 77-85
2007 - 2010: did not qualify
Team ERA: 3.96 (3rd)
Team AVG: .249 (16th)
Homeruns: 164 (10th)
Stolen Bases: 71 (14th)
Payroll: $62,218,820 (27th)
Total Attendance: 2,739,832 (20th)

Star players:
3B Ryan Zimmerman (.301, 34 HR, 108 RBI, 13 SB)
1B Nick Johnson (.280, 18 HR, 72 RBI, 13 SB)
RF Jonny Gomes (.243, 27 HR, 68 RBI, 5 SB)
SP Glenn Gibson (15-7, 2.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)
SP John O'Toole (11-11, 2.98 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)
MR Billy Sadler (5-2-5, 3.83 ERA, 1.41 WHIP)


Los Angeles Angels (89-74), 1st AL West

2010 Record: 88-74
2007 - 2010: 5 times qualified, never to World Series
Team ERA: 4.79 (16th)
Team AVG: .271 (1st)
Homeruns: 209 (1st)
Stolen Bases: 77 (13th)
Payroll: $124,016,340 (3rd)
Total Attendance: 3,850,063 (1st)

Star players:
SS Sean Rodriguez (.294, 42 HR, 112 RBI, 8 SB)
2B Howie Kendrick (.326, 24 HR, 121 RBI, 12 SB)
C Michael Collins (.327, 16 HR, 68 RBI, 2 SB)
SP John Lackey (13-8, 3.87 ERA, 1.25 WHIP)
CL Scot Shields (3-6-44, 2.57 ERA, 1.13 WHIP)
MR Chad Bradford (6-4-4, 3.18 ERA, 1.34 WHIP)