Neutral sites though. I think the bigger problem is being 16-4 against the Red Sox/Orioles and 16-19 against everyone else.
My bad: thought it was all in the bubble.
The O's story is really great.
Most losses over 2 seasons in history:
1962-1963 Mets: 231
1915-1916 Athletics: 226
2002-2003 Tigers: 225
2018-2019 Orioles: 223
Was Seaver the biggest snub from the All-Century team?
Here are the pitchers that got in:
Sandy Koufax
Nolan Ryan
Cy Young
Roger Clemens
Bob Gibson
Walter Johnson
Warren Spahn
Lefty Grove
Christy Mathewson
I would have him at least over Koufax, Ryan, and Gibson
Red Sox have now lost 4 in a row, putting them just 1 game ahead of the Pirates in the win-column for the number 1 pick. They highest they've ever picked is 3rd.
Only the Red Sox, Giants, Dodgers, Cardinals, Reds, Indians, Rockies, and Blue Jays have never had the top pick.
Yeah he won 1 batting title surrounded by mostly below average offensive seasons to the point where even with his tremendous glove he could only get a 2-year deal on the open market. He's been a top 10 hitter in the league since joining the Yankees. Can't imagine they saw that coming.
Yeah I'm more mocking the sentiment of "players do very well until they come to the yanks" when 4 of your 6 best hitters were pretty meh before coming to NY
AL
Rays (1) vs Blue Jays (8)
Athletics (2) vs Twins (7)
White Sox (3) vs Yankees (6)
Indians (4) vs Astros (5)
NL
Dodgers (1) vs Rockies (8)
Cubs (2) vs Phillies (7)
Braves (3) vs Marlins (6)
Padres (4) vs Cardinals (5)
*Can't actually determine the Cubs/Braves tiebreaker yet as it would go to...
Currently has the pitching Triple Crown. He would be the 20th pitcher in the MVP-era (1931-present) to win the award. Here's how the others fared in the MVP race:
2011 Justin Verlander: 1st
2011 Clayton Kershaw: 12th
2007 Jake Peavy: 7th
2006 Johan Santana: 6th
2002 Randy Johnson: 7th
1999...
6-0, 1.35 ERA, 46.2 IP, 75 Ks, 9 BBs
Leads league in wins, ERA, IP, Ks, bWAR, and fWAR
I think it's an interesting year for pitchers. Small sample size so and restricted schedule means they will really be limited in quality of opponent. But Indians are 7-0 when he pitches and 12-12 when he...
Yeah I have the Astros as the 6-seed. That's why they are playing the 3-seed in the Twins.
And the only ties when I wrote that was Rays/Twins
Rays win the tiebreaker because of the better intradivisional record