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Bleacher Creature

(11,436 posts) Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:46 PM Oct 2021

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The Giants and Dodgers combined for 220 wins this season, and neither made the World Series.

Although I haven't done the math to actually verify this, it seems like the regular season in baseball is the least predictive in determining who ultimately wins it all, as compared to other sports.

All that being said, as a Yankees fan I'm just glad that it won't be the Red Sox!

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The Giants and Dodgers combined for 220 wins this season, and neither made the World Series. (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Oct 2021 OP

Braves played 161 games in the regular season underpants Oct 2021 #1

They had a late season rain out that didn't matter in the standings CanonRay Oct 2021 #2

Gotcha. underpants Oct 2021 #3

Because of small sample sizes and single elimination, I would expect football to be the least RockRaven Oct 2021 #4

underpants

(186,672 posts)

1. Braves played 161 games in the regular season

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:50 PM

Oct 2021

88-73

I thought everyone played 162.

CanonRay

(14,866 posts)

2. They had a late season rain out that didn't matter in the standings

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:52 PM

Oct 2021

I believe against the Rockies

underpants

(186,672 posts)

3. Gotcha.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:53 PM

Oct 2021

I figured it was something like that. Thanks.

RockRaven

(16,279 posts)

4. Because of small sample sizes and single elimination, I would expect football to be the least

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 11:04 PM

Oct 2021

predictive when it comes to regular season record and winning the title... I've never investigated it however.

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