As I was trying to RE LAX after yet another Angel loss, I got to thinking: It seems that many Scioscia teams have gotten off to slow starts, only to come on strong later. But, was that true?
To find out, I decided to go to Baseball Reference's Angels Franchise Page. Here is a table of Angel historical starts under Mike Scioscia:
|
Year |
Record After 29 Games |
Final Record |
Most Games Under .500 |
Longest Losing Streak |
Farthest Behind |
|
2010 |
12-17 |
? |
5 |
6 |
3.5 |
|
2009 |
15-14 |
97-65 |
5 |
4 |
5.5 |
|
2008 |
18-11 |
100-62 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2007 |
16-13 |
94-68 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
|
2006 |
13-16 |
89-73 |
11 |
6 |
8.5 |
|
2005 |
18-11 |
95-67 |
Never |
5 |
2 |
|
2004 |
19-10 |
92-70 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
2003 |
13-16 |
77-85 |
11 |
5 |
21 |
|
2002 |
14-15 |
99-63 |
8 |
6 |
10.5 |
|
2001 |
14-15 |
75-87 |
12 |
7 |
41 |
|
2000 |
15-14 |
82-80 |
2 |
6 |
9.5 |
What's interesting to note here, first of all, is how good we've got it as Angel fans in the Mike Scioscia era. Also:
- Three times the Halos have been further behind than they are now, and have gone on to make the playoffs.
- Two Scioscia teams have had 6 game losing streaks and gone on to make the playoffs.
- Just last year, the Angels had a record of 5 games under .500, and still went on to win 97 games.
- Unfortunately, this IS the worst start of any Mike Scioscia- managed team after 29 games.
The moral? It IS too early to panic, but the Angels are getting perilously close to uncharted territory. A win tonight would do wonders towards righting the ship.
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