Some trends which ended with this World Series (dashed trend indicated by sad orange text):
1) In this playoff season, the demise of good closers and the ascent of bad closers:
- Jonathan Papelbon (good):
Regular season: 38/41 in save opportunities, 1.85 era
Post season: 0/1, 13.50 era - Joe Nathan (good):
Regular season: 47/52, 2.10 era
Post season: 0/1, 9.00 era - Ryan Franklin (good, somehow):
Regular season: 38/43, 1.92 era
Post season: 0/1, 0.00 era (couldn’t retire side after Holliday error) - Jonathan Broxton (good):
Regular: 36/42, 2.61 era
Post-season: 2/3, 4.05 era - Mariano Rivera (good):
Regular season: 44/46 svs, 1.76 era
World Series trend dashed: 5/5 svs, 0.56 era - Brad Lidge (bad):
Regular: 31/42, 7.21 era
Post-season until World Series: 3/3, 0.00 era
World Series trend dashed: 1 IP, 3 R, loss
2) Alex Rodriguez continuing to not win a World Series:
- Alex Rodriguez, July 27 1975-November 3, 2009: not winning the World Series
- Alex Rodriguez, November 4, 2009: won World Series
3) The Phillies winning the World Series and the Yankees not winning the World Series.
- 2008: Phillies win the World Series, Yankees do not
- 2009: Yankees win the World Series, Phillies do not
One trend that remains to be tested is teams getting better after Alex Rodriguez leaves:
- 2000 Seattle Mariners, with A-Rod: 91-71
- 2001 Seattle Mariners, without A-Rod: 116-46(!)
- 2003 Texas Rangers, with A-Rod: 71-91
- 2004 Texas Rangers, without A-R0d: 89-73
If this one holds, look out for those 2018 New York Yankees.
Filed under: Author: nmirra | Tagged: Alex Rodriguez, Stat o' the Day, trends
