Bleacher Report · May 16, 2015
5 MLB Teams That Are Somewhat Opposite of Their Records
The standings are the trump card in all sports. They have ultimate say in where a team stands and which ones move beyond the regular season to compete for a championship.
Wins and losses are the currency of sports. That is why former National Football League coach Bill Parcells was mostly correct when he said, “You are what your record says you are.” Mostly.
We are in an age of advanced measuring tools when it comes to players and teams in every sport, and Major League Baseball, and more so the people dedicated to its evolving metrics, leads the way.