Friday's Trends and Indexes - 8/1 (MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

[RS170]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what 'TSR' means--I'm dumb.

[Udog]

MLB

Friday, August 1


Friday's must read weather update

The Detroit Tigers host the Colorado Rockies with 35 percent chance of rain and a chance of thunderstorms.

In Baltimore the Orioles host the Seattle Mariners where there is a 58 percent chance of rain and a chance of thunderstorms.

The Red Sox and Yankees continue their rivalry at Fenway, with a 30 percent chance of rain and a chance of thunderstorms and a seven mile per hour wind blowing out to center.

The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Washington Nationals, where there is a 70 percent chance of rain.

In Chicago, the White Sox host the Minnesota Twins, where there is a chance of thunderstorms and a 23 percent chance of rain.


Newest Marlin Cosart to start Friday's game

Jarred Cosart will get the start for the Miami Marlins following his trade to the N.L. East ball club from the Houston Astros Thursday.

Jacob Turner was slated to get the start, but MLB.com has reported that the the newest addition to the Marlins starting rotation will debut at Marlins Park.

Cosart was 9-7 with a 4.41 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 20 starts for the Astros this season.

The Marlins are currently -103 home faves.




CFL

Friday, August 1


Unders dominate in Argonauts-Alouettes meetings

The Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes will renew acquaintances in the the first game of the CFL's Friday doubleheader and the Under has been a dominant trend in recent meetings.

The Under has posted a record of 8-1 in the past nine meetings between the two teams. The lone Over in that stretch came in September of 2013 in Montreal when the Argos won 37-30 (49.5).

The total for Friday's matchup is currently 49. The Als have a record of 1-3 Over/Under and the Argos sit at 1-4 O/U.

[Udog]

Hey Udog--Been noticing what look to me like inaccurate statements lately in your short pks--here is an example--

Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Williams: 16-40 TSR as an underdog
Salazar: 77-42 TSR as a favorite

I can't believe either one of these guys ever pitched that many games in the Major Leagues@#$

There are mistakes in this one from time to time. It's funny, too, these come from ESPN. You'd think they would get it right.

Let me do a little quick checking on these guys.

TSR means "team start record". It's more of a team stat than a pitcher stat. That may be the deal with those numbers. That might mean over the pitchers' careers, no matter which teams they were on. I'll do a little digging...

[Udog]

Hey Udog--Been noticing what look to me like inaccurate statements lately in your short pks--here is an example--

Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Williams: 16-40 TSR as an underdog
Salazar: 77-42 TSR as a favorite

I can't believe either one of these guys ever pitched that many games in the Major Leagues@#$

RS,

I've got an email in to the guy that posts the short sheet trends asking exactly what those stats cover. I'll let you know what he says.

In the meantime, Williams' debut was in 03 with the Giants and he's got 93 major league starts in the years since. Salazar, however is only in his second season. Those numbers are obviously not a reference to these pitchers' over-all careers.

[RS170]

Hey Udog --I'm thinking maybe I just don't understand what 'tsr' means.