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WestMichRad

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1. It's not simple.
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:27 PM
Jun 2023

Ahh, I don’t think it’s so clear-cut. For instance, the Brewers (the team I follow most closely) has fared pretty well so far against big-market teams, winning series against the Mets, Yankees, Astros, Padres, Angels, Orioles and Mariners. They’ve had a tougher time against teams with mediocre records.

I see some merits in the so-called “balanced schedule.” For example, fans of any team in the NL will get to see Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani play their favorite team one series a year, and at their home stadium every other year.

The fact that currently most teams in the central divisions have sub-par records might be a statistical aberration, just as it is that all 5 AL East teams are above .500. Or it’s an indication that the ranking of team salaries has some correlation with on-field records.

In any event, we can be sure statisticians will pore through the data at season’s end to see what conclusions can be drawn.

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