Weh-heh-helllll… looky, looky here! Seems like ESPN up and added some fancy new columns to its MLB standings today. Let’s have a look, shall we?
The first new column appears be each team’s percentage chance of winning their division. As of today, the Fightins’ are almost five-to-one favorites over the rest of the NL East next closest team to defend their title. Strangely enough, the Braves have a better chance, statistically speaking, than the Marlins.
Even better, according to whatever new-fangled calculatin’ gizmos them boys in Bristol have at their disposal, the Phils have a 70% chance of making the playoffs in 2008. I like those odds.
Of course, everything goes to shit if they don’t win the NL East: given their winning percentage against teams contending for the wild card, the Phillies’ chance of a postseason opportunity plummets to a slim 5.7%. Huh.
If that doesn’t light a fire under their asses, I don’t know what will.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
nerd alert
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
a bunch of mathemagicians if you ask me.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
If ESPN said it, it must be true.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Odds that the Braves are our bitches right now… 100%
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I truly do not understand how you can say a team that is a game and a half back has a whopping 52% less chance of winning the division. I mean, I know there is some conjecture in these numbers and they aren’t purely based on straight statistics, but come on ESPN your credibility is not that good as it is…
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Remember late last season when the Mets were over 90% to make the playoffs? This means nothing.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
99.7%
Enjoy
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