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Why do the Sox always do better in the first half?
The Sox have dominated in interleague play for years. Interleague play takes place in the first half of the season. Move interleague play to the second half of the season, and the thread title would change to “First Half Blues”. I only went back five years, but it you eliminate interleague games, the Sox have averaged 36 wins and 35 losses in AL games in the first half, and 36 wins and 37 losses in AL games in the second half (using B-R’s definition of “half” being the ASG). The Sox have been dominant over the NL for most of the ten years originally mentioned, so I’d think a longer analysis would find the same thing. Now this year is different, as the Sox were 9-9 against the NL, and I do believe the team was simply playing over its head for a while and finally hit reality in September, combined with an inexperience pitching staff. But in previous years, they’ve gotten fat off the NL and played around .500 against everyone else- first half and second half. In the end, it doesn’t really matter what order you win the games in. I know that a team that plays poorly in April and May and plays well in August and September is more highly regarded than a team that does the opposite, but why? Last edited by doogiec; 10-17-2012 at 02:52 PM. Reason: tiny font |
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Well, how about best in American League. There was this guy named Hank Aaron.............................
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Well if the reports are true Kenny is going to be "replaced" but I was thinking more along the lines of: *injuries *little help in the minor leagues *"House of Horrors" syndrome *losing to many games to "bad teams / bad pitchers" more than teams that did make the playoffs. I'm working on these areas for a future story. Early research shows that in the four seasons I was talking about, there are at least two and usually three of these four areas in play. Lip |
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Lip,
What I agree with most in your post is the bench problems. In the WS year we had guys like Willie Harris, Geoff Blum, Chris Widger and of course TIMO. While that dosent seem like much, they all knew their roles and were very productive when called upon. Our bench has stunk for a few years now, and the insistance of using 12-13 pitchers on the roster limits the guys we have on the bench. I am not sure if this equates to guys tiring out and needing rest that the bench players can provide or not, but what I do know is that all great teams have productive bench players for whatever role needed. |
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