gwilks98
10-08-2009, 03:23 PM
Vegas is giving the odds to a Yankees/Cards WS matchup. People in this town are die hard fanatics with a strong hint of fanboyism, so my comments aren't received well here.
Here are some of the stats I compiled:
The only team in the NL playoff that the cards have had a winning record against: Dodgers
The only team they played in the AL playoffs are the Twins, and they are 1-2 against them.
Number of RS games since ASG: 71
Number of games decided by 1 run: 26
Number of games decided by 3 runs or less: 44
Number of games won since ASG: 42
Number of games won by 3 runs or less: 25
Number of games won by 1 run: 14
Number of games won by scoring 4 runs or fewer: 17
Number of games won by 5 or more runs (out of reach): 13
Number of RS games lost since ASG: 29
Number of games lost by 3 runs or less: 19
Number of games lost by 1 run: 12
Number of games lost by scoring 4 runs or fewer: 23
Number of games lost by 5 or more runs (out of reach): 8
Number of games shutout since ASG: 5 (out of 10 total)
So you claim the cardinals have a great record since the all star break and kept getting win after win. I wanted to compile some stats to see who was full of _it: me or the rest of the fanboys.
To me, the worrying signs are that out of 71 games, they've scored 4 runs or less a total of 40 times. With there being 44 games decided by 3 run differentials or less, With some major additions to the roster before the deadline, they were still shutout just as many times in the second half as they were in the first half. Of those 44 games within reach, 33 of them were lacking in offense with the cards scoring 4 or less. (Which also boasts great cardinal pitching.)
To me, the stats say their offense isn't clicking consistently with the hype.
I wish I could say I wanted to spend the time compiling stats on Molina grounding into double plays, LOB games, 2 out singles with no one on, Albert reaching the plate with 2 outs and no one on and number of times Holiday has provided runs after a Pujols walk.
What do you think?
Almost all stats came from http://www.baseball-reference.com
Here are some of the stats I compiled:
The only team in the NL playoff that the cards have had a winning record against: Dodgers
The only team they played in the AL playoffs are the Twins, and they are 1-2 against them.
Number of RS games since ASG: 71
Number of games decided by 1 run: 26
Number of games decided by 3 runs or less: 44
Number of games won since ASG: 42
Number of games won by 3 runs or less: 25
Number of games won by 1 run: 14
Number of games won by scoring 4 runs or fewer: 17
Number of games won by 5 or more runs (out of reach): 13
Number of RS games lost since ASG: 29
Number of games lost by 3 runs or less: 19
Number of games lost by 1 run: 12
Number of games lost by scoring 4 runs or fewer: 23
Number of games lost by 5 or more runs (out of reach): 8
Number of games shutout since ASG: 5 (out of 10 total)
So you claim the cardinals have a great record since the all star break and kept getting win after win. I wanted to compile some stats to see who was full of _it: me or the rest of the fanboys.
To me, the worrying signs are that out of 71 games, they've scored 4 runs or less a total of 40 times. With there being 44 games decided by 3 run differentials or less, With some major additions to the roster before the deadline, they were still shutout just as many times in the second half as they were in the first half. Of those 44 games within reach, 33 of them were lacking in offense with the cards scoring 4 or less. (Which also boasts great cardinal pitching.)
To me, the stats say their offense isn't clicking consistently with the hype.
I wish I could say I wanted to spend the time compiling stats on Molina grounding into double plays, LOB games, 2 out singles with no one on, Albert reaching the plate with 2 outs and no one on and number of times Holiday has provided runs after a Pujols walk.
What do you think?
Almost all stats came from http://www.baseball-reference.com