MLB Team Record: Leading After 7 innings

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   stickguy

   6/9/2011-1:49pm at 1:49 pm (UTC -4)

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   only surprise is that it isn’t worse. but when you are only beating KC, Hou and Minn in a catagory related to wins, it is not a good sign.

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   Prismo

   6/9/2011-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)

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   So here’s where things get weird:

   If the Mets’ back of the rotation held up as well as the Phillies’ and the Mets had also only lost 1 game when leading after 7 innings…

   We’d be 36-25, good for 1/2 game back of 1st place in the division.

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      Prismo

      6/9/2011-2:01pm at 2:01 pm (UTC -4)

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      Nice stat-find NJ. But I do want to mention that I brought this EXACT topic up a few days ago (without the stats to back it up – which was where I failed) and someone told me it just “seemed” that way. Guess not!

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         Mr North Jersey

         6/9/2011-2:32pm at 2:32 pm (UTC -4)

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         What is interesting is that the Tigers have a worse bullpen ERA than the Mets with a 4.83/ERA yet they have a 24-2 record when leading after 7 innings.

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            stickguy

            6/9/2011-4:49pm at 4:49 pm (UTC -4)

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            doesn’t matter how many runs you give up, if they score even more!

            also the mets tend to play a lot of close games, so many of these are say 3-2 leads blown. Lot more room for error (and a bad pen) if you are ahead 8-2!

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         metsfan4decades

         6/9/2011-2:35pm at 2:35 pm (UTC -4)

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         Just seemed that way? LOL…not to any Met fans who have been watching these games.

         My only surprise is we’re not dead last.

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   oleosmirf

   6/9/2011-2:57pm at 2:57 pm (UTC -4)

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   I just don’t see how the Mets can fix this other than leaving their starters out longer.

   I do think DJ Carrasco gets called up for Dale Thayers soon…