Most runs scored by an opponent at the Ravine! That's 51 years!!! And it HAD to be The Giants!
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Most runs scored by an opponent at the Ravine! That's 51 years!!! And it HAD to be The Giants!
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A CLASSY MAN RETIRES WHILE PLAYING IN THE CLASSIEST OF WAYS!
Bravo, Todd!
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130915&content_id=60626012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Bravo, Todd!
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130915&content_id=60626012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
No, read it again, I was referring to the 'best record' discussion from three weeks ago. Records apparently were important to you back then....
Nice article you found, but it looks kinda dated. Did you notice that the most recent data mentioned there was 1988??
Thanks for proving my point!!
And you can see the importance of him to the Giants. The Giants score more runs when he plays than when he doesn't
It was not anymore important then as it is now. A healthy team is more important than the best record. Sure it is nice to have the best record, that it is not that important too me.
Nice article you found, but it looks kinda dated. Did you notice that the most recent data mentioned there was 1988??
[/quote]It was all I could find, but it still holds.
Proving your point that your probability of winning a series only increases slightly if you have HFA and that is more because the team is a BETTER team? Proving your point that HFA matters less in baseball than it does in any other sport?Thanks for proving my point!!
NBA 21% more wins at home
NFL 17.5% more wins at home
NHL 9.7% more wins at home
MLB 7.5% more wins at home
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Yep, I always told my friends that the Giants began to sink when he went down. Not that we would've won the West but they could've won another 5-10 games with him in the line up.
Dodgers are resting every single starter today, except for Ellis, Uribe, and Gonzalez. They are even using their #6 starter. This has to be the worst starting lineup the Dodgers have fielded all year. I am sure Don will start most of them when they play the 4 games in AZ, which is much more important than this series, but is it more to do with the fact that Ethier and Hanley are still injured?
Seriously? You expect the Dodgers to win with this?
Gordon SS
Ellis 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Uribe 3B
Schumaker CF
Hairston LF
Ellis C
Buss RF
Volquez P
Who in the heck is Buss? I never even heard of the dude. They don't even have is picture on the Gameday APP.
Seriously? You expect the Dodgers to win with this?
Gordon SS
Ellis 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Uribe 3B
Schumaker CF
Hairston LF
Ellis C
Buss RF
Volquez P
Who in the heck is Buss? I never even heard of the dude. They don't even have is picture on the Gameday APP.
Update.
Just found out that Puig is also injured.
I am not expecting them to go far in the playoffs without their key players.
How many teams can win if they lose their entire outfield (Puig, Ethier, and Kemp), whom bat in the most important parts of the lineup leadoff (Puig) and middle of the order (Kemp, Hanley, and Ethier)?
Just found out that Puig is also injured.
I am not expecting them to go far in the playoffs without their key players.
How many teams can win if they lose their entire outfield (Puig, Ethier, and Kemp), whom bat in the most important parts of the lineup leadoff (Puig) and middle of the order (Kemp, Hanley, and Ethier)?
Numbers are OK, but the fact that in baseball the home team is guaranteed to get a chance to go on offense last is an advantage they don't have in the other sports....
It would seem that would play a bigger role making baseball homefield advantage more important than other sports. Add to that, baseball stadiums are all unique, unlike stadiums of other sports. I always assumed that HFA would play a bigger role in baseball than in other sports. But it actually doesn't.
The only time last AB comes into to play is if the home team is tied or slightly behind going into the 9th or in extra innings. In those cases having last AB only increases your wins by only 1 to 2%.
One way to look at the impact of last AB is to see the record of home teams vs road teams in extra innings. Home teams wining percentage on the average is about 51% in extra inning games, which is statistical tie. This is a lower winning percentage than home teams have in all game situations, at about 54%. Last AB plays less of a role than other home-field advantages.
The main advantage to home teams is that they are usually built for the stadium in which they play.
Liriano's no no was broken up in the 7th.
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Isn't this the reason they are resting everyone, so they can be healthy come playoff time ?
Another update, Crawford is injured as well.
That means, Crawford, Puig, Ethier, Ramirez, Ryu, and Kemp are all out. Everyone except for Kemp should be ready by the playoffs.
Steve Lions said it best. The Dodgers have two options:
1) Rest their injured players, cost into the playoffs, and hope everyone is healthy for the playoffs. Hope they don't get rusty
2) Fight for the best record, risk injuring the players more so they cannot play in the playoffs, and still not be guaranteed to have the best record.
Option #1 if the best choice the Dodgers.
That means, Crawford, Puig, Ethier, Ramirez, Ryu, and Kemp are all out. Everyone except for Kemp should be ready by the playoffs.
Steve Lions said it best. The Dodgers have two options:
1) Rest their injured players, cost into the playoffs, and hope everyone is healthy for the playoffs. Hope they don't get rusty
2) Fight for the best record, risk injuring the players more so they cannot play in the playoffs, and still not be guaranteed to have the best record.
Option #1 if the best choice the Dodgers.
Tonight's Red Sox lineup:
Pedroia 2B
Nava RF
Ortiz DH
Carp LF
Napoli 1B
Saltalamacchia C
Drew SS
Bogaerts 3B
Bradley Jr. CF
Middlebrooks (0 for his last 17) gets a rest, Victorino is nursing a few minor injuries, other than that it's all hands on deck!!!
Pedroia 2B
Nava RF
Ortiz DH
Carp LF
Napoli 1B
Saltalamacchia C
Drew SS
Bogaerts 3B
Bradley Jr. CF
Middlebrooks (0 for his last 17) gets a rest, Victorino is nursing a few minor injuries, other than that it's all hands on deck!!!
Nice to see Carp getting more playing time. It seems like every time he plays, something good happens.
It doesn't matter if they win today anyway. They have to win 2 in AZ in order to clinch the division no matter if they win today or lose today (since AZ will win). Why not rest everyone, take the loss, and be fresher for the more important series starting tomorrow.
Magic number will be at 3 if the Dodgers win or remain at 4 of they lose. It will still take 2 wins regardless.
