[EricH]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Well the Orioles are 39-30 and have a better record than the Phillies or Red Sox...

Eh. Won't last. Unless something changes. (Then again I should talk. The Dodgers are 42-27.) And maybe I should have used the Pirates, who as I recall hold the league record for consecutive losing seasons--but they're currently 35-32...


It looks like my suggestion took a side track. What I was trying to say was, was 1625 playing against tough teams, while 1208 played against easier teams? Now, remember, as noted in the sports example, things change. But if you struggle against a top team, and beat a lower team, while someone else beats both, then where do you stack up against that other team? I would say that they deserve to be rated higher. If you beat two lower-performing teams, and they beat one lower-performing team and lose to a higher-performing team, then who deserves a higher ranking?