Bob Ryan talks baseball
Suppose I told you that there was a major league baseball team that had the following statistics:
228 runs scored vs 225 runs allowed
A 6-11 record in 1-run games
6th in the AL (of 14) in R's allowed
11th in the AL in R's scored (7 R's behind 7th place)
Would that be something you would be interested in?
And suppose this team had played the 13th hardest schedule in the majors and the 5th hardest in the AL?
Would that be something you would be interested in?
If the O's were, say, 8-9 in 1-run games instead of 6-11, they would be 1 game OVER .500 (26-25 instead of the 24-27 they are now). That would be right in line with their R's scored and R's against.
I know they're not winning the division. But, to paraphrase Dennis Green, the O's are who I thought they were. I still say they'll finish the year with 80 W's.
228 runs scored vs 225 runs allowed
A 6-11 record in 1-run games
6th in the AL (of 14) in R's allowed
11th in the AL in R's scored (7 R's behind 7th place)
Would that be something you would be interested in?
And suppose this team had played the 13th hardest schedule in the majors and the 5th hardest in the AL?
Would that be something you would be interested in?
If the O's were, say, 8-9 in 1-run games instead of 6-11, they would be 1 game OVER .500 (26-25 instead of the 24-27 they are now). That would be right in line with their R's scored and R's against.
I know they're not winning the division. But, to paraphrase Dennis Green, the O's are who I thought they were. I still say they'll finish the year with 80 W's.