08-16-2024, 04:17 PM
(08-16-2024, 01:26 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: And I think that you pore over stats a bit too much if you're worried about strength of schedule with this team.
Up 2-0 on the Braves, won the season series with the Phillies, Dodgers and swept the Yankees while getting swept by Washington and Detroit. I'm more worried about them facing a 3-9 pitcher with a 5.65 ERA than I am about them facing any winning team not named the Brewers. Everything is a straight up coin flip with these guys. That's what makes it so intriguing to watch.
Except it isn't. They have a 24-36 record against teams >.500.
So of the 6 teams competing for the final wildcard spot, we have both the hardest schedule remaining and worst record against winning teams.
It's possible, hence my 2, but it's unlikely.
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A thing worth remembering/keeping and eye on... we're in mid-August and both Greene and Lodolo have already either matched or surpassed the highest amount of innings they've ever thrown in a year.
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