A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Cardinals
Looks like with the deep farm system, they’re sit up to contend for years to come.
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: St Louis Cardinals
Is losing Pujols a deal breaker in terms of the Cardinals chance of repeating 2011 production? Turns out it’s not.
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Redefining Most Valuable
Is there a better way to determine most valuable? Using wOBA (weighted on base average), RC (runs created), and ISO (isolated power) most players that lead the league in at least two out of three categories won the MVP. The only exception to this was Vladimir Guerrero.
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So What Are My Chances?
Looking at the Rangers chance to take the series, Looks like 63%.
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How the Rangers and Cardinals Pitching Fare this Postseason
Is C.J. Wilson tired, because he sure doesn’t look like an ace, but on the flip side, Colby Lewis has been able to step up.
Let’s see how our Game 1 Starters, Carpenter and Wilson will do today.
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A Graphic Look at World Series Appearances
Taking a look at World Series history, how many back to back champions have there been? Since 1990, only the Blue Jays (92-93) and the Yankees (98-00) have done such a feat. In fact, even making it to the fall classic back-to-back is an accomplishment in itself, so the Rangers making it again this year convinced me to take a further look.
Looks like winning the second time around isn’t all that rare. My beloved Oakland A’s won in 1989 after losing in 1988 and 1990. With the series tied at 1-1, lets see how they do.
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A Look at World Series Droughts
Before I remembered that The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in 2006 with a regular season record of 83-78, I was wondering when both of these teams won the crown. Tied with the Astros with the second longest active drought, the Rangers have never won a title in their 50 years of existence, right behind the beloved and cursed Chicago Cubs (103)
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