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Tigers Tigers Burning Dull
2008-04-08 22:04
by Mike Carminati

Stick a fork in the Tigers. They are done, at least from a historic perspective. No team that started the season with seven straight losses has ever qualified for the postseason.

None actually had a winning percentage better than .525. Just two had a winning record. The average record for 0-7 starters is 53-109. Oopha! Here the ten with the best overall records:

TeamYrWLPCTPOS
Houston Astros19838577.5253
Atlanta Braves19808180.5034
Troy Trojans18813945.4645
Boston Red Sox19457183.4617
Brooklyn Robins19185769.4525
Kansas City Royals19927290.4445
Toledo Blue Stockings18844658.4428
Chicago Cubs19976894.4205
Chicago White Sox19686795.4149
Boston Braves19195782.4106
Comments
2008-04-08 22:56:27
1.   Yu-Hsing Chen
amazing how badly they got jinxed by all the ESPN / national media / bloggers ;)
2008-04-09 17:52:06
2.   Mike Carminati
It was my fault really.
2008-04-10 08:00:20
3.   rbj
Of course, up until a few years ago no team down 0-3 ever won a 7 game series. . .

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