Day 11 of Predicting the 2026 MLB Season with a Marble Race – 20th Place Simulation
November 22, 2025
Day 11 of Predicting the 2026 MLB Season with a Marble Race – 20th Place Simulation
48 comments
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Oof, sorry OP.
*sad kitty noises*
I guess they’re trading Skubal
I get the feeling that the NL Central will be demanding another sacrifice before too long.
Clear separation from about the all star break.
Dang, the Tigers were trying the hardest they could to survive at the end.
turned the antigravity on in those spinners but no one wanted to catch them
RIP Even the marbles think Skubal is getting traded
# **MARBLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB) STANDINGS**
**NL WEST**:
4. 👴 (SDP) 75-87
5. 🏔️ (COL) 72-90
**NL CENTRAL**:
5. 🔴 (CIN) 53-109
**NL EAST**:
3. 🏛️ (WSH) 75-87
4. 🐠 (MIA) 71-91
5. 🍎 (NYM) 65-97
**AL WEST**:
5. 🐘 (ATH) 67-95
**AL CENTRAL**:
4. 🐅 (DET) 75-87
5. 👑 (KCR) 68-94
**AL EAST**:
4. 🧌 (BOS) 71-91
5. 🦀 (BAL) 65-97
Analysis: My phone is still operable somehow, unfortunately the Tigers are not. Their September slump carries over to the following season, and despite another Cy Young year, Skubal cannot push the team to victory by himself. Most of the blame is due to a major regression by Spencer Torquelson (I have been waiting days to make that joke)
Damn. Detroit was determined to get that 20th place. They just flew past everyone
This has to be the furthest the Twins have gotten lol
**Trivia**
* The Tigers broke their team record for obstacle wins in a season, with eight.
**2026 Leaders – OWA (Obstacle Win Average)**
4 teams tied at .000
Rays .009
Marlins .014
Astros .018
Blue Jays .018
Pirates .018
Royals .020
*Record: .013 (2023 Giants)*
**2026 First FTO (Day of season first obstacle was won)**
Day 10: MIN
Day 7: CHC, MIA, SEA
Day 6: BOS
Day 5: KCR, LAD, NYY
Day 4: ATL, HOU, SDP, TOR
Day 3: ARI, COL, DET, MIL, NYM, TBR
Day 2: BAL, CLE, PIT, STL, WAS
Day 1: ATH, CIN, TEX
Perfect season intact: CHW, LAA, PHI, SFG
*Record: Day 24 (2025 Padres)*
*Stats courtesy of Marble-Reference.com*
Please bring back the shaky buckets for the playoffs. Championships must be earned.
They fought until the very end! 🫡
I like clicking these and immediately reading the top comment to see who is disappointed
Tigers got to the last obstacle and suddenly remembered you didnt want to be first. Unfortunately they had too big of a lead.
Obviously traded Skubal for a box of peanuts
Atlanta moved so fast out of the gate I couldn’t even see the first obstacle.
That was not a good first obstacle or maybe it was just some bad timing luck that most of the field casually skipped it lol
Looks like we didn’t pay him.
I approve of this message.
When I see Braves and Yankees out in front: “is this the anti-90s?”
I was so excited to see the Twins in the lead and even more excited to see Detroit take it from them and run away with it, what a treat.
Wow Atlanta and the Yankees wanted absolutely nothing to do with that first house warp
Detroit tried so hard to hang on in the end.
Almost made it, too.
I enjoyed this outcome
Welp, this is the one I’m linking to my friend in Dearborn.
Man, they were all alone on that last obstacle for so long.
Everyone shut up my show is on
Great effort from Detroit down the stretch but there are a lot of talented balls out there and it’s hard to recover in this league
I HATE IT HERE
That’s 15 innings away loading the bases in game 5. Seeeeee ya.
Skenes must be tired after pitching eleven straight days for he Pirates.
Are the records random or are they taken from another season?
Marbles really didn’t like the look of that 2nd half from Detroit
Skubal about to go 4-15 with a 1.0 ERA
The marble race is fair, the marble race is just.
Totally unbiasedly speaking obviously.
Can the twins be next
Gotta respect the fight they put up.
Cant believe the playoff bracket is about to be set. It feels like the season just started!
I don’t know why I watch these. I get zero pleasure out of it, if anything they make me anxious. I know they have zero merit as far as a predictor goes. The music is annoying and dated.
48 comments
🙁
Oof, sorry OP.
*sad kitty noises*
I guess they’re trading Skubal
I get the feeling that the NL Central will be demanding another sacrifice before too long.
Clear separation from about the all star break.
Dang, the Tigers were trying the hardest they could to survive at the end.
turned the antigravity on in those spinners but no one wanted to catch them
RIP Even the marbles think Skubal is getting traded
# **MARBLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB) STANDINGS**
**NL WEST**:
4. 👴 (SDP) 75-87
5. 🏔️ (COL) 72-90
**NL CENTRAL**:
5. 🔴 (CIN) 53-109
**NL EAST**:
3. 🏛️ (WSH) 75-87
4. 🐠 (MIA) 71-91
5. 🍎 (NYM) 65-97
**AL WEST**:
5. 🐘 (ATH) 67-95
**AL CENTRAL**:
4. 🐅 (DET) 75-87
5. 👑 (KCR) 68-94
**AL EAST**:
4. 🧌 (BOS) 71-91
5. 🦀 (BAL) 65-97
Analysis: My phone is still operable somehow, unfortunately the Tigers are not. Their September slump carries over to the following season, and despite another Cy Young year, Skubal cannot push the team to victory by himself. Most of the blame is due to a major regression by Spencer Torquelson (I have been waiting days to make that joke)
Damn. Detroit was determined to get that 20th place. They just flew past everyone
This has to be the furthest the Twins have gotten lol
**Trivia**
* The Tigers broke their team record for obstacle wins in a season, with eight.
**2026 Leaders – FTO (First thru Obstacle)**
Nationals 12
Padres 10
Rangers 8
Tigers 8
Rockies 7
*Record: 29 (2025 Dodgers)*
**2026 Leaders – OWA (Obstacle Win Average)**
4 teams tied at .000
Rays .009
Marlins .014
Astros .018
Blue Jays .018
Pirates .018
Royals .020
*Record: .013 (2023 Giants)*
**2026 First FTO (Day of season first obstacle was won)**
Day 10: MIN
Day 7: CHC, MIA, SEA
Day 6: BOS
Day 5: KCR, LAD, NYY
Day 4: ATL, HOU, SDP, TOR
Day 3: ARI, COL, DET, MIL, NYM, TBR
Day 2: BAL, CLE, PIT, STL, WAS
Day 1: ATH, CIN, TEX
Perfect season intact: CHW, LAA, PHI, SFG
*Record: Day 24 (2025 Padres)*
*Stats courtesy of Marble-Reference.com*
Please bring back the shaky buckets for the playoffs. Championships must be earned.
They fought until the very end! 🫡
I like clicking these and immediately reading the top comment to see who is disappointed
Tigers got to the last obstacle and suddenly remembered you didnt want to be first. Unfortunately they had too big of a lead.
Obviously traded Skubal for a box of peanuts
Atlanta moved so fast out of the gate I couldn’t even see the first obstacle.
All-Time Marble Race Standings…
||2023| |2024| |2025| |2026| |Total| | |
:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
||W|L|W|L|W|L|W|L|W|L|Win %|
|Brewers|100|62|91|71|92|70|||283|203|0.582|
|Orioles|94|68|99|63|99|63|65|97|357|291|0.551|
|Padres|88|74|89|73|93|69|75|87|345|303|0.532|
|Braves|95|67|92|70|71|91|||258|228|0.531|
|Athletics|74|88|99|63|102|60|67|95|342|306|0.528|
|White Sox|60|102|102|60|93|69|||255|231|0.525|
|Angels|92|70|94|68|66|96|||252|234|0.519|
|Pirates|104|58|55|107|93|69|||252|234|0.519|
|Rockies|98|64|67|95|99|63|72|90|336|312|0.519|
|Blue Jays|91|71|95|67|65|97|||251|235|0.516|
|Dodgers|77|85|74|88|94|68|||245|241|0.504|
|Astros|82|80|80|82|81|81|||243|243|0.500|
|Cubs|85|77|75|87|83|79|||243|243|0.500|
|Tigers|93|69|65|97|90|72|75|87|323|325|0.498|
|Phillies|75|87|87|75|80|82|||242|244|0.498|
|Nationals|66|96|99|63|80|82|75|87|320|328|0.494|
|Yankees|76|86|78|84|86|76|||240|246|0.494|
|Mets|102|60|79|83|71|91|65|97|317|331|0.489|
|Red Sox|62|100|88|74|84|78|71|91|305|343|0.471|
|Royals|65|97|79|83|92|70|68|94|304|344|0.469|
|Diamondbacks|72|90|82|80|73|89|||227|259|0.467|
|Guardians|84|78|70|92|73|89|||227|259|0.467|
|Mariners|68|94|87|75|71|91|||226|260|0.465|
|Reds|87|75|70|92|91|71|53|109|301|347|0.465|
|Rays|73|89|76|86|75|87|||224|262|0.461|
|Giants|81|81|67|95|73|89|||221|265|0.455|
|Cardinals|79|83|83|79|59|103|||221|265|0.455|
|Twins|71|91|64|98|77|85|||212|274|0.436|
|Rangers|83|79|68|94|58|104|||209|277|0.430|
|Marlins|53|109|76|86|66|96|71|91|266|382|0.410|
It’s ok Detroit. You still have Skubal…right?
Skubal trade confirmed
Skubal trade confirmed?
That was not a good first obstacle or maybe it was just some bad timing luck that most of the field casually skipped it lol
Looks like we didn’t pay him.
I approve of this message.
When I see Braves and Yankees out in front: “is this the anti-90s?”
I was so excited to see the Twins in the lead and even more excited to see Detroit take it from them and run away with it, what a treat.
Wow Atlanta and the Yankees wanted absolutely nothing to do with that first house warp
Detroit tried so hard to hang on in the end.
Almost made it, too.
I enjoyed this outcome
Welp, this is the one I’m linking to my friend in Dearborn.
Man, they were all alone on that last obstacle for so long.
Everyone shut up my show is on
Great effort from Detroit down the stretch but there are a lot of talented balls out there and it’s hard to recover in this league
I HATE IT HERE
That’s 15 innings away loading the bases in game 5. Seeeeee ya.
Skenes must be tired after pitching eleven straight days for he Pirates.
Are the records random or are they taken from another season?
Marbles really didn’t like the look of that 2nd half from Detroit
Skubal about to go 4-15 with a 1.0 ERA
The marble race is fair, the marble race is just.
Totally unbiasedly speaking obviously.
Can the twins be next
Gotta respect the fight they put up.
Cant believe the playoff bracket is about to be set. It feels like the season just started!
I don’t know why I watch these. I get zero pleasure out of it, if anything they make me anxious. I know they have zero merit as far as a predictor goes. The music is annoying and dated.
But holy shit do I watch every single time.
This is our World Series
Unironically the post I look forward to every day