Something that concerns me

These numbers are through Sunday's 5-1 win

When the Sox score 4 or more runs, they are 39-8.
When they allow 4 or more runs, they are 12-24.

The Sox are 2nd in pitching, 4th in hitting, and
4th in fielding. So the above numbers concern me.

Dick
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An American by Birth
A Southsider by the Grace of God

Sometimes statistics aren't all that significant. I think that this is one
of those cases. Think about it - what the stats really say are:

"When the Sox score 4 or more runs, they are 39-8" - what this really says
is "when the Sox hit well, they usually win"
"When they allow 4 or more runs, they are 12-24" - what this really says is
"when the Sox don't pitch well, they usually lose".

Sometimes the numbers can just be crunched too far.

Anyway, that's my two cents.


"Dick Adams" <rdadams DeleteThis @panix.com> wrote in message
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> These numbers are through Sunday's 5-1 win
>
> When the Sox score 4 or more runs, they are 39-8.
> When they allow 4 or more runs, they are 12-24.
>
> The Sox are 2nd in pitching, 4th in hitting, and
> 4th in fielding. So the above numbers concern me.
>
> Dick
> ==
> An American by Birth
> A Southsider by the Grace of God