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Teams In Contention vs. Those Out Of The Race
 
Monday, 18 August 2008

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Nearly every September, when there's typically less than 12 teams in the hunt for a postseason position, there's usually at least one team saying that another team is tanking. This happens more in basketball, but is also relevant in baseball. Ubiquitous, over at baseball fever, ran the numbers (albiet, in a very limited sample size), and found that contending teams facing a team who's out of it actually have a lower winning percentage (.611) than what they're expected to have (.655).

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