Just like any other small slice of the season, crazy things can happen in a 15- or 16-game sample. When it happens at the start of the season, however, it's like we all turn into Howard Beale in "Network" and go a little bit crazy. I like to point out that the Cubs went 5-15 over one stretch last season. Kris Bryant won National League MVP honors, but over one 25-game stretch he hit just one home run and drove in four runs. The Twins lost 103 games, but had a 12-6 stretch from July 2-23. Anything can happen over three weeks.
Crazy numbers, early trends, and the meaning of what we've seen so far
