AL Contenders Strength of Schedule

by Grich4mvp on Jul 11, 2007 5:10 PM PDT

Saw this on ESPN.com's Buster Olney blog today.

He broke down the strength of schedule for the reminder of the year for the main 9 "contenders" in the American League.

I'm not sure if this means anything tangible or not, but... Of the nine teams he mentioned, the Angels have the toughest schedule, including a very difficult 22 game stretch. Of course the Red Sox and Yankees have the easiest two schedules.

Los Angeles Angels
Home games: 39 of 74
Games against teams .500 or better: 43
Biggest hurdle: From July 20 to Aug. 12, the Angels will see nothing but contenders -- 22 straight games against Minnesota, Oakland, Detroit, Seattle and Boston.
Big Finish: Six road games, with three in Texas and three in Oakland.

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July 20th - August 12

We find out what kind of team we REALLY have. I can't wait.

Get well soon Kotch.

by ReggieBullits on Jul 11, 2007 5:05 PM PDT reply actions

Right on brother!

by melvintoast on Jul 11, 2007 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Link

Here's a link to that article.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jul 11, 2007 5:07 PM PDT reply actions

Will Oakland still be a contender

after July 20?

by Rev Halofan on Jul 11, 2007 5:10 PM PDT reply actions

The Angels face more over-.500 teams

than any other team in that list.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jul 11, 2007 5:11 PM PDT reply actions

oh boig fucking deal

so our upcoming opponents have feasted on shitty teams, so what? We'll kick the shit out of their artificially inflated dominance and then someone will have to invent a new calculation of fear to keep us down.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 11, 2007 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Yea

And then we'll do it again in the post-season.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 11, 2007 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

What about the Angels' inflated dominance?

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jul 11, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions

What about your inflated ego?

by melvintoast on Jul 11, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Bravo

The best post in the history of Halosheaven.

by Johnny Angel on Jul 11, 2007 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Best first half in franchise history

UMM, if that ain't fucking dominance, your standards are just plain stupid.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 11, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

RPI

According to ESPN's RPI, the Angels are third overall by that metric; I believe their SOS reflects current strength of schedule, in which case the Angels are 10th, middle-of-the-packish.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jul 11, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Fuzzy Math

Last time I checked 10th out thirty was good for being in the top third. That seems to be a far cry from middle of the pack.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Jul 11, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Absolutely the right answer

Stoopnocracy is peachy

by rspencer on Jul 11, 2007 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I have a bad feeling about this.

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Jul 11, 2007 6:08 PM PDT reply actions

You ALWAYS have a bad feeling about this.

And last time you did we went into a slump. So shaddup for now, will ya?

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Jul 12, 2007 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions

This is like a Scooby Doo episode

Wraith is Scooby... Clutch is Shaggy...

by Rev Halofan on Jul 12, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

BCS is for college football.

WTF cares. That's why we have play-offs. The strength of schedule in the post-season usually consists of teams with the best records.

by melvintoast on Jul 11, 2007 8:30 PM PDT reply actions

We've played .500 against those teams

so far this year, going 13-13, although five of those losses came during The Weird Road Trip.

I guess that's why they play the games.

"When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know" - Bill Parcells

by johnnyangel101 on Jul 11, 2007 10:01 PM PDT reply actions

I'm not buying this toughest schedule BS

We only play 3 teams on the road with a record at .500 or better, SEA 2X, Boston and Minn. We have the 3rd best home record in baseball where we will play most of the tough games. Just rolling up the numbers from a macro stand point doesn't capture some of the important details.

by LosAngel on Jul 13, 2007 12:03 AM PDT reply actions

plus

we play, from 7/12 74 games in 81 days. The Mariners play 77 games in 81 days with 21 games over the next 21 days, 32 games in 34 days and then 24 straight to close out the season. That pitching staff will be toast, especially the bullpen because they don't have guys in the rotation that go deep enough in games consistently enough.

by LosAngel on Jul 13, 2007 12:22 AM PDT reply actions