08-04-2023, 10:58 PM
(08-04-2023, 10:20 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Ok maybe they’re pretenders.
I was having fun ignoring the run differential this year.
Getting crushed by a -21 difference in the middle two Cubs games makes it look even worse, but even if you take out those two thumpings they would still be -4. Doesn't mean you can't have a winning record with a negative one, but generally playoff teams have one.
Ignoring 2020 (where more than half the league made the playoffs and the tiny season did a lot of statistical oddities) the last time a team made the playoffs with a negative run differential was 2007. The Brewers and Reds are both negative, and the Stupid Cubs are +71 and looking to be 1.5 back from the division lead if the Brewers/Pirates score holds.
(08-04-2023, 10:36 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Total garbage. So unreal how a missed running lane interference call can drastically change the game.
Not scoring a single run for 7 straight innings changes the game, too. You lose a lot more games than you win when you only score 3 runs.
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