2 hours ago2 hr 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:How big of an outlier is a team that has lost 324 games in the last 3 years being in a playoff position?How many 84 win teams have made the playoffs?
2 hours ago2 hr 1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:How many 84 win teams have made the playoffs?All of them that were in first place.
2 hours ago2 hr 3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:How big of an outlier is a team that has lost 324 games in the last 3 years being in a playoff position?The Orioles did this just a few years ago. They lost 333 games the 3 (full) seasons before jumping to basically the same pace we’re at right now.
2 hours ago2 hr 3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:How big of an outlier is a team that has lost 324 games in the last 3 years being in a playoff position?The 2011, 2012, and 2013 Astros lost 324 games. The 2014 team wasn't great but markedly improved. The 2015 team made it to the LDS and lost.The 2012, 2013 and 2014 Cubs lost 286 games then made it to and lost the LCS the next year.The 2017, 2018 and 2019 White Sox lost 284 games then made it to the Wild Card the next year and lost.I don't think the 2026 White Sox are an outlier at all, given the statistical proof above and that year, rebuilds when done right are proven to lead to successful seasons. And that's cherry picked examples in this century alone.I know you're finding it ridiculous that we are all pondering this possibility, but this ain't the gotcha you think it is. Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Southwest Sider
2 hours ago2 hr 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:All of them that were in first place.How many is that?
1 hour ago1 hr 16 minutes ago, Southwest Sider said:The 2011, 2012, and 2013 Astros lost 324 games. The 2014 team wasn't great but markedly improved. The 2015 team made it to the LDS and lost.The 2012, 2013 and 2014 Cubs lost 286 games then made it to and lost the LCS the next year.The 2017, 2018 and 2019 White Sox lost 284 games then made it to the Wild Card the next year and lost.I don't think the 2026 White Sox are an outlier at all, given the statistical proof above and that year, rebuilds when done right are proven to lead to successful seasons. And that's cherry picked examples in this century alone.I know you're finding it ridiculous that we are all pondering this possibility, but this ain't the gotcha you think it is.2013 Red Sox went from a 69 win team to World Series champs in a single season. This is easy
1 hour ago1 hr 49 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:You think a playoff pace is in character for a team that has averaged 108 losses a season for the last 3 years?Doggy, you're the only one surprised by thisStrange thread though. Giving 'Mitch McConnell is actually dead' vibes. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by nrockway
53 minutes ago53 min 1 hour ago, Lukakke Appling said:The Orioles did this just a few years ago. They lost 333 games the 3 (full) seasons before jumping to basically the same pace we’re at right now.So 1 team in MLB history. Sounds like cheating.
43 minutes ago43 min 1 hour ago, nrockway said:Doggy, you're the only one surprised by thisStrange thread though. Giving 'Mitch McConnell is actually dead' vibes.That's my whole point. This whole thread is people making a conspiracy out of the Red Sox being extremely hot.
21 minutes ago21 min 20 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:That's my whole point. This whole thread is people making a conspiracy out of the Red Sox being extremely hot.Go to the original post, not about being extremely hot, about seemingly knowing what every pitch coming their way was.
14 minutes ago14 min 35 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:So 1 team in MLB history. Sounds like cheating.Being obtuse doesn’t make your arguments stronger. It just makes you look like an ass.
8 minutes ago8 min 5 minutes ago, Lukakke Appling said:Being obtuse doesn’t make your arguments stronger. It just makes you look like an ass.Neither does pretending the Red Sox are on some never before achieved without cheating stretch.
7 minutes ago7 min If your argument for the Red Sox s%*# isn't fishy is, "well here's another rare thing!"Then you're not making any point at all.
5 minutes ago5 min Just now, southsider2k5 said:Neither does pretending the Red Sox are on some never before achieved without cheating stretch.I have never once said anything about the Red Sox cheating, I just answered your question with a recent example.
5 minutes ago5 min 1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:If your argument for the Red Sox s%*# isn't fishy is, "well here's another rare thing!"Then you're not making any point at all.Thank you. Stringing together rare coincidence and turning it into conspiracy theory is utterly pointless. You do get it.
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