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AL Central WAR
Who is the best of one of the worst divisions in baseball?
The AL Central is one of the weakest divisions in baseball, and for a third straight year there may be a 163rd game of the season to determine the division winner.
While the Twins got off to a hot start and have led the division for 88 days, it has been the red hot White Sox, 25-5 to finish the 1st half, that lead in the division at the All Star Break.
| Actual Standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 AL Central | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | ||||
| Chicago Sox | 49 | 38 | .563 | - | ||||
| Detroit | 48 | 42 | .558 | .5 | ||||
| Minnesota | 46 | 42 | .523 | 3.5 | ||||
| Kansas City | 39 | 49 | .443 | 10.5 | ||||
| Cleveland | 39 | 54 | .386 | 15.5 | ||||
The actual standings ultimatly matter in determining playoff teams, but there are more accurate ways to determine how many games a baseball team should have won. The Pythagorean expectation, Pythagenport formula and WAR are more accurate ways of determining wins and losses.
Dave Cameron wrote a great piece on Team WAR vs. Run Differential for evaluating how good a team should be. He points out the limitations of RD, the basis for the Pythagorean expectation, and the higher level of accuracy of Team WAR.
Future HOF: Justin Upton
Posted by mradenkovich in Baseball on August 13, 2009
One of the most valuable players in the league at 21, the sky is the limit for Justin Upton
Before you read — I will be doing a series of “Future HOF” where I claim that a certain player will be in the HOF at the end of his career. This will be mostly baseball related. I will examine players that aren’t shoe in’s – so I won’t be analyzing John Smoltz. I want to get a feel for what everyone thinks.
When I was 19 years old, I made the biggest claim of my life. I told a roommate that a kid our age would be the best outfielder our generation would ever see.
Yes, the player had played a handful of games in the majors, and was 19, so you know he had talent. It all depended on how quickly he would rise to stardom.
Now at 21, Justin Upton is already a star.
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