Monday, May 02, 2005

Lies, Damned Lies...

Statistical update from my son Conor, an Orioles fan

Based on standings through 5/1 from 1996-2004:

# of teams with a winning % > .650: 30
# of these 30 who made the playoffs: 22 (73%)

# of teams with a winning % > .700: 13
# of these 13 who made the playoffs: 10 (77%)

(O's, White Sox are above .700)

# of the 72 playoff teams with records below .500: 11 (guess it's not that early)
# of the 72 playoff teams with records below .450: 3

# of the 72 playoff teams with records below .401: 1 (2001 A's)

The 2005 Yanks have a .400 winning percentage.

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