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Friday, September 03, 2004
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3:01 PM
by Tommy
Probability that each baseball team will make it to the postseason, according to Baseball Prospectus:
Pretty much a lock Cardinals 99.9998% Braves 99.3% Yankees 98.7% Dodgers 97.1% Red Sox 93.3% Twins 93.3% Probably Athletics 86.0% Cubs 63.7% Still a fighting chance Giants 20.8% Angels 16.0% Padres 10.5% Barely in it Rangers 5.7% Astros 4.6% Indians 3.8% Marlins 3.8% White Sox 2.6% Mathematically alive, but there's no hope Tigers 0.2% Phillies 0.04% Mets 0.0001% Pirates 0.00008% Reds 0.00003% Now you might be wondering why the Red Sox (who have a 4.5 game lead on the Angels and a 6 game lead on the Rangers) are just as likely to make the playoffs as the Twins (who have a 9 game lead on the Indians and a 9.5 game lead on the White Sox). It's because these percentages were calculated by doing a million simulations of the rest of the season. The Twins play the Indians 7 times and the White Sox 6 times, while the Red Sox won't play the Angels or Rangers after this weekend. 0 Comments:Post a Comment |