ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Stat of the Day - 7/22

[Jeff Grant]

The OVER is 18-1 in umpire Paul Emmel's 19 assignments behind home plate this year (11.58 runs per game)

• The Angels are 0-5 in their last five games with him behind the plate (Rangers 4-0 L4)
• The UNDER is 29-14 in his last 43 Sunday games behind the dish

Read an SBR Forum article about this American League West affair between the Rangers/Angels

[Madison]

Dude you are amazing!

Let's hope you're stats are on as I've got a lot riding on Tex.

[No coincidences]

The OVER is 18-1 in umpire Paul Emmel's 19 assignments behind home plate this year (11.58 runs per game)

The UNDER is 29-14 in his last 43 Sunday games behind the dish

How is that possible?

[Hectorcist]

How is that possible?

I'm assuming that the 18-1 is this year. and the 29-14 in his last 43 sundays over several years. There havent even been 43 sundays in this MLB season. 2+2 =4.

[No coincidences]

I'm assuming that the 18-1 is this year. and the 29-14 in his last 43 sundays over several years. There havent even been 43 sundays in this MLB season. 2+2 =4.

I know -- maybe this is the first Sunday he's worked this season?

[hotelis]

I know -- maybe this is the first Sunday he's worked this season?

LAA is the play tonight?

[Jeff Grant]

The first stat is for this year - others over a period of time

[Jeff Grant]

It will be interesting to see if the law of averages catches up with Emmel behind the dish