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This Day in Baseball The Group of Seven
I like to spread a little Sunshine and Light around here from time to time.

Not always, though. Just sometimes


Anyway, consider this, me hearties. Seven teams with so little in common.: 
                   GP   W    L   PCT    Runs   RunsA   GBL     Finish
Team 1            162   86   76  .531   820     825     11       3rd
Team 2            162  100   62  .617   805     634     --       1st
Team 3            162   83   79  .512   865     831      9       2nd
Team 4            162   95   76  .586   961     809      6       2nd
Team 5            162   79   83  .488   699     763     23       4th
Team 6            162   75   87  .463   691     730     41       3rd
Team 7            162   85   77  .525   792     754     12       3rd

You're thinking - now surely that cunning old Magpie has found the thread that binds them all together. And you'd be right.

What do these seven teams have in common?

As if you haven't figured it out already...
Posted by Magpie on Sunday, March 30 2008 @ 08:00 AM EDT.
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AWeb - Sunday, March 30 2008 @ 10:50 AM EDT (#181701) #
Those are the records of the last 7 World Series champions the year before they won. The 2007 Jays compare favourably to most of these teams.

For doom and gloom - in the last 10 years, every team in the AL except the Royals who doesn't play in the AL East has made the playoffs. None of the "other three" AL East teams have done so.
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Pistol - Monday, March 31 2008 @ 09:44 AM EDT (#181740) #
Assuming that's correct, here's how the Jays stack up:


 W L PCT Runs RunsA Diff
1 86 76 0.531 820 825 -5
2 100 62 0.617 805 634 171
3 83 79 0.512 865 831 34
4 95 76 0.586 961 809 152
5 79 83 0.488 699 763 -64
6 75 87 0.463 691 730 -39
7 85 77 0.525 792 754 38
Average 86 77 0.532 805 764 41
TBJ 83 79 0.512 753 699 54

Pythagorean W-L was 87-75 last year.  BPs adjusted numbers has the Jays with 85.6-86.6 wins.

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