Jeff Sullivan points out that the Braves have a favorable record for the remainder of the season:
Each team plays 81 games on its own turf, and 81 games on someone else's. It's something that you generally only care about over smaller samples, like a single game or a single series, where one team spends less time at home than the other.
But it's with this in mind that I'd like to point out that the NL East-leading Braves have played just 31 of their 72 games at home. 31, or 43.1%.
At the 72-game mark, the average team will have 45 remaining home games and 45 remaining road games. The Braves have 50 and 40. The rival Mets, meanwhile, have 45 and 46, while the rival Phillies have 47 and 46.
That's a nice mini-advantage, but I'd like the Braves to be a team that does not care where they play, they can win anywhere.
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What a pathetic showing in Chicago
they did nothing that has made them so successful this year…embarrassed by a suckass, mediocre, middle-of-the-road AL Central team with the worst linuep we have seen all year and a closer who gives it up easier than Britney Spears. Pathetic.
That was worse than the 3 gamer in D.C. during the 9 gamer. Pathetic.
And please dont tell me Chicago was playing well. So what? They are a chitty ballclub. No way that the Braves should get swept there. Hope it is a wakeup call.
Fred Pen - June 24, 2010
sddbaker - June 24, 2010
Someone call the WAAAAAmbulance!!
TonyAlmeyda - June 24, 2010
Great post
With Gondeee starting up SBN Atlanta, there’s a new spot open. You’d fit in perfectly.
Scott Coleman - June 24, 2010
Ummm...
Shitty ballclubs don’t win 12 of 13.
MichaelProcton - June 25, 2010
Just hoping..
..this skid was a minor bump in the road, and not a repeat of late April. Granted, being swept by this team was tough to swallow when they beat our best 3, but both Buerhle and Floyd threw good games (Floyd threw a stellar game, imo). Let’s rebound in back at the Ted, we have a 9-game homestand that could help us out before the 6-game trip before the break. GO BRAVES!!
bashby20sh - June 24, 2010
Does that stat count the fact that the Phillies have 84 home games this year and only 78 road games?
HansonManCrush - June 25, 2010 via mobile
I thought they only had one extra home game?
TradeAndruw - June 25, 2010
I thought it was a whole series that was supposed to be in TOR.
MichaelProcton - June 25, 2010
The whole series… All 3 games.. But TOR is the “home” team… Bull shitttttt
HansonManCrush - June 25, 2010 via mobile
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