A's vs. Angels

by Kelly on Sep 28, 2004 10:46 AM PDT

So, looking at the AL West standings in the sidebar here on AN, I noticed that the A's and Angels have the exact same number of runs allowed: 712.

The Angels have more runs scored (800) than the A's (779), so would this mean our pitching is equal, but their offense is slightly better?

Because if you think about it, we've won a lot of one-run games, and they've had a lot of blowouts...

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would have thought either of those numbers would be so close. A's pitching underachieved this year; but so did the Angels offense.

paul m

by paul m on Sep 28, 2004 10:48 AM PDT reply actions

Without looking up the numbers...

I'm guessing that the numbers are really close in part because the A's starting pitching has struggled down the stretch and the Angels bullpen is flat-out remarkable.

But I thought the same thing when entering those numbers last night.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 28, 2004 10:56 AM PDT reply actions

Hmmm...

You don't enter them manually each night, do you?

Because, you know, thats madness.

-Nate

by nhayhoe on Sep 28, 2004 10:58 AM PDT reply actions

Yes, I do...

There is no way to automatically update them that I know of...my dedication to AN is 100 percent :-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 28, 2004 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't know how...

I don't know how to do it, but I know its possible to just rip the feed from another site.

I'm sure theres a commenter out there that can tell you how, or get Kos to do it :).

A friend of mine has done the same type of thing with odds and spreads for a prediction contest were going to be doing...he's just getting the feed from Wagerline.com or something.

But I guess your way keeps you close to the numbers--keeps you sharp.

-Nate

by nhayhoe on Sep 28, 2004 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

I do like manually updating them. Especially the Beane Counter every week or so. Because it gives me an automatic idea as to how each player is performing weekly. You'd be surprised in some of the swings in their OBP in particular.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 28, 2004 3:17 PM PDT reply actions