September 15, 2007

Comeback Threats

At MLB.com, Mike Bauman's column on last night's game began:
The New York Yankees cannot be counted out of any game in which they still have at-bats remaining.
It was a remarkable comeback for New York, and a tough loss for the Red Sox, but the 2007 Red Sox have a better record than the 2007 Yankees when they are trailing after:
             Red Sox      Yankees
1 inning 11-16 .407 9-23 .281
2 innings 17-25 .405 9-28 .243
3 innings 17-29 .370 12-41 .226
4 innings 17-40 .298 10-44 .185
5 innings 11-44 .200 10-48 .172
6 innings 10-51 .164 6-48 .111
7 innings 8-52 .133 6-53 .102
and
8 innings 3-51 .056 3-55 .052
The Yankees (which have a better record in extra innings than Boston: 6-14 to 4-10) are always a threat for a big inning, so while Bauman's statement is not wrong, the Red Sox are the better example of a team not to be "counted out of any game in which they still have at-bats remaining".

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