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  • curious
    Restricted User
    • 07-20-07
    • 9093
    #1
    ESPN stats are completely wrong
    Well, I couldn't figure out why the strategy that worked so well last year was such a complete disaster this year. So, I looked at ESPN stats today and compared them to yesterday. And, they are completely wrong. I use the last 7 games as a filter. Yesterday Detroit scored 11 runs. Not only was today's stat wrong, but I went back over Detroit's last 7 games figures and ESPN has had them totally wrong since I started posting. I double checked some of the other teams and they are all totally wrong. Not just today, but every day.

    Thanks a lot ESPN.

    So, I won't be posting baseball picks until I can find another source of data that is actually correct.
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    • rake922
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 12-23-07
      • 11692
      #2
      Deja Vu.. When I was like 13 I wondered if stats located in the sports page in the Daily Newspaper were right. If they indicated Michael Jordan was averaging 29 pts a game, I wouldn't know if they were liars
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        • curious
          Restricted User
          • 07-20-07
          • 9093
          #3
          Originally posted by rake922
          Deja Vu.. When I was like 13 I wondered if stats located in the sports page in the Daily Newspaper were right. If they indicated Michael Jordan was averaging 29 pts a game, I wouldn't know if they were liars
          I guess it is my fault. I shouldn't have taken it for granted that the stats were correct.
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            • 20Four7
              SBR Hall of Famer
              • 04-08-07
              • 6703
              #4
              That's why I try and keep my own stats, but work, life etc sometimes takes priority and once you fall behind it's too hard to catch up. We're not even a month in and I am behind on my stat keeping.
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                • MrX
                  SBR MVP
                  • 01-10-06
                  • 1540
                  #5
                  I keep my own stats, but I'm surprised that ESPN would be "completely wrong." Can you give specific examples I can check?
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                    • curious
                      Restricted User
                      • 07-20-07
                      • 9093
                      #6
                      Originally posted by MrX
                      I keep my own stats, but I'm surprised that ESPN would be "completely wrong." Can you give specific examples I can check?
                      Runs scored last 7 days. I checked 5 teams they were all wrong. I will say I am not sure if ESPN here means calendar days or game days.
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                        • turnip
                          SBR Wise Guy
                          • 12-03-06
                          • 940
                          #7
                          7 days does mean days and not games.

                          Perhaps they have updated since your original post, but they look to be correct at the moment at this page: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/...tting&type=reg

                          7-games would be a more useful stat of course, since teams have played different amounts of games in the past 7 days.
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