(09-05-2018 05:39 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-05-2018 05:14 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(09-05-2018 03:36 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-05-2018 03:28 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  Speaking of incredibly tough schedules, this is Arizona's through the rest of the season:
4 vs Braves
4 @ Rockies
3 @ Astros
3 vs Cubs
3 vs Rockies
3 vs Dodgers
3 @ San Diego

That is not easy. Good luck to them...they're gonna need it.

thing is, Braves are only 24-21 since break, Astros are only 22-18 since break, Dodgers are only 23-20 since break. Much rather play those teams than say the Cardinals that the Dodgers have to face(they're 29-16 since the break).

I think you're going to find that your "second half" stats are not as representative as you'd like them to be. It's a small sample size, and arbitrarily determined. To the extent that it indicates a trend, you might be on to something, but arbitrarily deciding that the trend start has to be the half way point? That just doesn't hold up.

It doesn't hold up to who? I mean, do the Mets feel last 2 days like they're a bottom 10 team? No way. Similarly the Cards right now are playing like one of the best teams in MLB- a far cry from when they were 48-47.

You really don't understand the point? You pull two examples supporting your hypothesis and we're done here? Sheesh. You've discounted the entire first half of the season because of recency bias and that's ok? Sheesh.