Because I'm sure you all want to see the suckitude of the season so far represented...

Because I'm sure you all want to see the suckitude of the season so far represented graphically.

Y-Axis is games over/under .500.

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Thanks, that really brightened my evening.

I never learned to read.

by fwembt on Apr 15, 2009 3:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Only really one identifiable trend so far.

by NickFantana on Apr 15, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not only are we bad, but we are screwing up such a colorful pattern!

Eric Wedge. The Adam LaRoche of managers.

by emd2k3 on Apr 15, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Hey, look. We were tied for first on April 5.

by FredOx on Apr 15, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

this graph is exactly what my preseason hopes/expectations were, flipped along the x-axis.

by BrianRose on Apr 15, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The real question is, why is the Royals’ line yellow?

by Logodaedalus on Apr 15, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Because blue was taken? I think the line is supposed to be considered gold.

by matt7 on Apr 15, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly. I mean, blue can’t be for both the Tigers and Indians and Royals.

by Voltaire on Apr 16, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess technically gold is one of the Royals’ colors… Their uniforms have actually never been purple, have they? I have that ingrained in my brain for some reason.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter.

by Logodaedalus on Apr 16, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thankfully we play in the American League’s Central Division. It ain’t always pretty.

by jhon on Apr 15, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thankfully we play in the American League’s Central Division. It ain’t pretty.

by jhon on Apr 15, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

always

by Brick. on Apr 15, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

See, what’d I tell ya?

One has to keep his foot on the bag while posting. Fundamentals. In light of all this two-strike approach talk I have a new found appreciation for the small stuff.

by jhon on Apr 15, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Volt assures me that his race charts are the best anyone could possibly imagine.

Volt, maybe you’ll do me this favor, then. Present an updated version of this graphic, except with the axes reflecting a realistic scale for a full season:

X-Axis shows day 1 through day 183, with only the first 11 days already filled in of course.
Y-Axis shows -20 up to +20, a range within which the vast majority of team seasons fall.

That will give us some real perspective on what’s happened so far and what it means.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Apr 15, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t think it was intended to be realistic.

Some of us are venting a little. I’m glad Fearless Leader has his head on straight, but this encapsulates the season for the rest of the paeans.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 16, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Volt assures me that his race charts are the best anyone could possibly imagine.

I have done nothing of the sort.

I apologize for attempting to contribute to the community. Apparently that means I have a rather large ego.

by Voltaire on Apr 16, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently my comment came off rather differently than I intended. I only meant to say that you’d asserted some degree of expertise in race charts, which frankly I took at face value.

My request for a differently scaled race chart wasn’t meant as critical of what you already posted, I just think it would be nice to have that as well for some perspective.

In other words, I have no problem with what you posted at all, and I am relying on you to be the expert.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Apr 16, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I further endorse this. Full season race chart!

by NickFantana on Apr 16, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your comment did come off rude, but I was in a rather [adjective] mood last night and and took it far more personally than intended.

Your comments are completely correct. On a full-year scale this is tiny. This was posted in the “over-reactions” mood, and a full-year one that I spent more than five minutes on would be far more helpful. I can get a full season chart up later tonight. Then it becomes – how frequently should I post an updated one? Weekly? Monthly? Tell me, LGT.

by Voltaire on Apr 16, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs