Maybe It’s A Good Thing The Rangers Are Not The Wildcard?

Posted by Steve L. on September 27th, 2009 · Comments (4)

I thought this split was interesting – it’s “2009 A.L. team’s records where the opponent’s season W-L% is >= .550 ” – note that it does not include today’s games:

Rk	Tm	Year	G	W	L	W-L%	RS	RA	pythW-L%
1	TEX	2009	36	22	14	.611	178	171	.518
2	NYY	2009	39	19	20	.487	228	219	.518
3	CHW	2009	33	16	17	.485	160	163	.492
4	LAA	2009	43	20	23	.465	220	226	.488
5	BOS	2009	38	17	21	.447	190	200	.477
6	OAK	2009	59	26	33	.441	275	289	.477
7	SEA	2009	57	25	32	.439	216	261	.414
8	DET	2009	37	16	21	.432	162	179	.454
9	TOR	2009	57	23	34	.404	273	285	.480
10	TBR	2009	53	21	32	.396	250	280	.448
11	MIN	2009	36	14	22	.389	157	196	.400
12	CLE	2009	31	10	21	.323	157	181	.435
13	BAL	2009	59	17	42	.288	276	397	.340
14	KCR	2009	33	9	24	.273	115	183	.299

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/27/2009.

The Rangers have gone 17-7 against the Red Sox and Angels this season. Maybe the Yankees should start pulling up the tapes from those games and see if there’s a trick to be learned that could come in handy this October?

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Comments on Maybe It’s A Good Thing The Rangers Are Not The Wildcard?

Evan3457

September 27th, 2009 | 10:43 pm

I see; now that the Yanks have evened the season’s series against the Angels and Red Sox…not even they are good teams anymore.

Well, the Yanks are 5-5 vs. the Angels, 9-9 vs. the Sox. 4-3 vs. the White Sox (who were a good team once upon a time, but not anymore), 5-1 vs. the Tigers, 7-0 vs. the Twins, 5-4 against the Rangers, 10-5 against the Rays, and 2-1 against the Braves.

So, what’s left? The Phillies and Marlins?

The Yanks have played just over half their games against teams that are over .500 for the season. Half their wins are against these teams. They are the only team in baseball with a .600 record vs. these teams. They have the best record in baseball against teams whose record is .525 or better.

I mean, can’t we just wait for the playoffs, and see if they’re good enough to win the tournament?
Steve Lombardi

September 27th, 2009 | 10:51 pm

But, I thought the post-season was just a crapshoot and meant nothing?
Evan3457

September 28th, 2009 | 7:30 am

It is a crapshoot, in that the better team simply doesn’t win every time. Luck plays an enormous role. So do the matchups, both individual, and team vs. team. So does who’s hot at the moment. So does will and effort. Talent should be a decisive factor, but isn’t. There are not enough games in a short series for talent to be decisive in every case. Weaker teams sometimes beat better ones.

But no matter how it’s won, it’s still a title. There’s still a trophy. The players still get rings. The banner is still raised the next Opening Day.

So to be accurate, it is a crapshoot to which excessive permanent meaning is attached.

It is therefore a meaningful crapshoot.

It is a meaningful crapshoot.
jeter96

September 28th, 2009 | 9:27 am

Few weeks ago, someone said that we only beat bad teams and should send thank you cards to Minny, Mets and Baltimore.

I guess we arent too bad of a team when you look at that statistic.