(10-24-2019 09:44 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(10-23-2019 11:52 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Who had the Astros as the team with the bullpen most likely to melt down? Good gravy.

Losing the first 2 games on the road - that's bad yeah?

Yeah...

Ross Benes Wrote:When teams hosting the first two games drop to 0-2, they see an effect similar to that of road teams down 0-2. Of home teams that lost the first two games, 78.6 percent (11 of 14) lost the World Series. Not only did 0-2 home teams lose the vast majority of the time, but they lost quickly, as these World Series lasted about 5.14 games on average -- pretty much identical numbers to teams that started 0-2 on the road. It's worth noting, as many others have, that one of the World Series teams who dropped the first two games at home were the 1986 Mets, who went on to win it all.

I seem to remember the Braves being up 2-0 on the Yankees after two road wins in WS and never won another game. Not likely, but can definitely happen.

Still, lookin' real good for the Nats right now.