• Teams Since 1996 To Win 45+ Of Their First 73 Games

    Posted by on June 27th, 2012 · Comments (4)

    Here is the list -

    Rk Tm Year #Matching  
    1 SEA 2001 54 Ind. Games
    2 NYY 1998 54 Ind. Games
    3 CHW 2005 50 Ind. Games
    4 BAL 1997 50 Ind. Games
    5 SEA 2003 49 Ind. Games
    6 ATL 1998 49 Ind. Games
    7 SDP 1998 48 Ind. Games
    8 DET 2006 48 Ind. Games
    9 CLE 1999 48 Ind. Games
    10 CHW 2006 48 Ind. Games
    11 ATL 2003 48 Ind. Games
    12 NYY 2004 47 Ind. Games
    13 LAD 2009 47 Ind. Games
    14 CHW 2000 47 Ind. Games
    15 BOS 2007 47 Ind. Games
    16 ATL 1996 47 Ind. Games
    17 ATL 1997 47 Ind. Games
    18 STL 2005 46 Ind. Games
    19 NYY 2010 46 Ind. Games
    20 NYM 2006 46 Ind. Games
    21 LAA 2007 46 Ind. Games
    22 CLE 1996 46 Ind. Games
    23 TEX 2012 45 Ind. Games
    24 SEA 2002 45 Ind. Games
    25 PHI 2011 45 Ind. Games
    26 NYY 1999 45 Ind. Games
    27 NYY 2002 45 Ind. Games
    28 NYY 2012 45 Ind. Games
    29 LAD 2002 45 Ind. Games
    30 HOU 1998 45 Ind. Games
    31 CHC 2008 45 Ind. Games
    32 BOS 2006 45 Ind. Games
    33 BOS 2009 45 Ind. Games
    34 BOS 2002 45 Ind. Games
    35 ATL 2000 45 Ind. Games
    36 ARI 2001 45 Ind. Games
    37 ARI 2002 45 Ind. Games
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
    Generated 6/27/2012.

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    Eye-balling the list quickly, I would guess that less than 25% of these teams made it to the World Series.  And, less than 15% won a World Series ring.

    So many fans of these teams had their hopes and dreams, based on a fast start, hit a wall in October.   The race doesn’t always go to the swift, I suppose…

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    Comments on Teams Since 1996 To Win 45+ Of Their First 73 Games

    1. clintfsu813
      June 27th, 2012 | 11:29 am

      I bet a crapload of them made it to the playoffs. That’s all I care about for now.
    2. MJ Recanati
      June 27th, 2012 | 12:16 pm

      Another post implicitly trying to set us up for one of your “I told you so’s” if the Yankees don’t win the World Series in 2012.

      Nothing terribly predictive about a post that essentially says “bet the field.” I think everyone knows how much of a crapshoot the playoffs are. The great majority of those 37 teams made the playoffs — I only eyeballed the ’02 Red Sox and ’02 D-Backs that didn’t — and that’s all anyone should care about.
    3. #15
      June 27th, 2012 | 2:08 pm

      @ clintfsu813:
      You are correct! However in the new format, winning the division is also very important.
    4. Steve L.
      June 27th, 2012 | 2:21 pm

      @ #15:
      Amen to that.
      I don’t think anyone wants anything to do with a one game playoff.

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