The Tampa Bay Devils Rays are trying to win 100 games for the first time in franchise history (coolstandings.com have them on pace for exactly 100, PECOTA at exactly 99, and Baseball Prospectus at 98.7) . Currently they are among a group of 8 current Major League franchises who have never reached the century mark according to Baseball-Reference. Can you name the other 7?
Bonus Question: According to MLB Park Factors from ESPN (Park Factor compares the rate of stats at home vs. the rate of stats on the road) Coors Field, Yankee Stadium and the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington are the three best hitters parks as far as run scoring is concerned. Which 5 MLB parks currently suppress the most runs according to MLB Park Factors?
Put your answers into the comments below. I'll reveal the correct answers later. Good luck!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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hmmm, rockies, padres annnd nationals/expos?
ReplyDeleteBrewers, Diamondbacks, Rangers, Marlins
ReplyDeleteBonus: Citi Field, Safeco Field, AT&T Park, Oakland A's Coliseum, Sun Life/Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Land Shark/Dolphins Stadium
Rockies (92 wins max), Padres (98 wins max), and Nationals/Expos (95 wins max) are all correct answers. 4 more!
ReplyDeleteBTW...side note, the strike-shortened year of 1994, the Expos had 74 wins to lead all of baseball. Think they would have reached 100 that year? What a shame...
suppresion - i already read that article so i wont comment but 22 and 25 worst i would have thought would have been even lower 2 out of the 4 for the answer i think are purely bc the home team sucks so bad
ReplyDeleteBrewers (95 wins max), Rangers (95 wins max), Marlins (92 wins max) are all correct, but Arizona (100 wins in 1999) have reached the century mark.
ReplyDeleteFor the bonus, Safeco is the hardest to score runs, but none of the other ones make the top 5. Citi Field (6th), AT&T Park (8th), Sun Life Stadium (19th) all fall short on the list.
toronto for the non 100?
ReplyDeleteYou guys are good. Toronto (99) has never won 100. That's all of them!
ReplyDelete4 left for the bonus. Remember it is "runs" and not "home runs" (and, of course, may be due to the home team)
Bonus - Dodger Stadium, Comerica Park, Chase Field, Petco Park
ReplyDeleteDodger Stadium (#5) is up there but Comerica (t-#13), Chase (#20), and Petco (#9) are not. It's a tough question (maybe HR would have been better) but I felt it was a good one because the responses were so unexpected. But good guesses!
ReplyDeleteAnd if you want more crazy stats about teams and their win totals (the Phillies have NEVER led the league in wins?!?!), check this out: http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/8002
ReplyDeleteA hint on how to think about the bonus question: it's based on 2010 numbers so think about the teams who play in those parks as well. Petco was #1 last year but it was mostly due to the home team's offensive ineptitude and defensive/pitching prowess. Think along those lines
ReplyDeleteKansas City, US Cellular, Turner Field
ReplyDeleteKauffman Stadium (KC) is 18th, US Cellular Field is 25th, and Turner Field is 10th
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I'm guessing these for the bonus, but Fenway and the Great American Ball Park?
ReplyDeleteNope...those are both in the bottom 10.
ReplyDeleteHere's a hint: One team is in the AL West, one in the AL East, and one in the NL Central.
Hope that helped.
The Oakland Whatever-the-heck it's named now
ReplyDeleteSkydome?
and Enron Field?
(As known by their more-current names, of course)
Oakland Coliseum is 7th, Rogers Centre (Skydome) is 27th, but you got one right with Minute Maid Park (Enron) at #4.
ReplyDelete2 more!
Since this is a pretty unfair question, I'll give you the last two answers: Tropicana Field and Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
ReplyDeleteFull list is here: http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor