Dmitri Young is no longer a Tiger. Did it seem like they began playing better the minute he left on Sept. 6? Your speculation may be accurate:
With DY:
April 3 - May 21: 29-14
July 21 - Sept. 6: 21-24
Total: 50 - 38 (.568 winning percentage)
Without DY:
May 22 - July 20: 35-17
Sept. 7 - Current: 10-8
Total: 45-25 (.642 winning percentage)
Overall
April 3 - Sept. 27: 95-63 (.601 winning percentage)
According to the data, the Tigers are better off without Dmitri Young.
Wow....you ARE getting into data, however I'm believing if it was baseball related, you always have been data related! Ha!
ReplyDeleteOk, but you know me...the person that always has a questions...Was DY the ONLY major variable during that time period?
....I know, I know...I should go count my MEAP boxes....:)