As most of you know, I'm not a stathead, and almost never post on the main board, but I heard this discussion come up today, and figured it might be a good topic that someone could run with and do the research. The Red Sox are an absolutely ridiculous 15-3 in extra inning games this year. I'm sure it says a lot about how resilient they are, or how "clutch" they are, or whatever, but that's not really what this is about.
The radio guys that brought this up had done a little research, and apparently, in 7 of the last 8 years, the World Series has been won by a team that was in the top 10 in extra Innings winning % during the regular season. Needless to say, the Sox are #1 right now by a wide margin, and IIRC, the Cubs were #1 last year. On it's face, it sounded like there may be something to it, and there may be a correlation between the two. Other teams in the top 10 right now if I heard them correctly include the Nationals, Astros and Dodgers.
So, I look to you good folks of SoSH. If someone has the time/energy to research this, I know I'd be curious to hear the results.
The radio guys that brought this up had done a little research, and apparently, in 7 of the last 8 years, the World Series has been won by a team that was in the top 10 in extra Innings winning % during the regular season. Needless to say, the Sox are #1 right now by a wide margin, and IIRC, the Cubs were #1 last year. On it's face, it sounded like there may be something to it, and there may be a correlation between the two. Other teams in the top 10 right now if I heard them correctly include the Nationals, Astros and Dodgers.
So, I look to you good folks of SoSH. If someone has the time/energy to research this, I know I'd be curious to hear the results.