For example, the Miami Marlins are 19-19 (.500) but have a minus-54 run differential suggesting they should be 13-25 (.342). Preseason is simply what the DraftKings preseason win projections were, chronicled in this article published March 29, or 'Opening Day Eve.' (Please temporarily overlook our prognostication that both New York teams would exceed expectations.)Ĭurrent Trajectory is a 50-50 average of current winning percentage and current Pythagorean winning percentage-what the team's record should be based on run differential-extrapolated to 162 games. We haven't quite reached the quarter mark of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, but after six full weeks of action, we're ready to hand out a report card grade to all 30 teams.įor each squad, you'll see Preseason, Current Trajectory and Grade categories. 'I didn't look, but I might have put a dent in his truck,' Witt said.Baltimore's Adley Rutschman Patrick Smith/Getty Images The 6-foot-2, 223-pound defenseman, who is second on the Isles with 56 hits and third with 50 blocked shots, tried to play down what happened. He apologized.'Īfter successfully getting his coffee, Witt went to the Wachovia Center for the Isles' morning skate and was in the lineup Tuesday night.

'I think he's lucky that I was OK,' Witt said. Witt said the driver apologized, and the defenseman said he wasn't going to file a police report. 'They asked if they should call an ambulance. 'People are rushing around to make sure I was OK that was nice for people in Philly to come to your aid,' Witt said. One witness told Newsday, 'It was like seeing Clint Eastwood, but in hockey.' Got up, realized I was OK, was like, 'Is this going on for real?' Then I threw out some profanities at the guy.' 'I just reacted by bracing myself by jumping up and taking the brunt of the force and just rolling. 'It was weird, like slow-motion,' he said. Witt said that while he saw the truck coming, he still was stunned by what was happening. 'I had the right of way, going across the pedestrian line, and I saw there was a gold Tahoe or Yukon was trying to get in the left lane to turn, and decided to turn, and in the corner of my eye, I saw it and jumped up and took the brunt of it,' Witt said. Witt was leaving the team's Center City hotel and crossing Arch Street when he was hit by a gold SUV. But he's used to taking them on the ice, not en route to getting his morning coffee.

PHILADELPHIA - New York Islanders defenseman Brendan Witt is used to taking hard hits.

Then the Stars Fall by Brandon Witt