Whisnant’s Team Rankings

DaveKingman posted 8/12/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com [flag]

I'm a geek. I admit it. I love stats like this. Great look at which teams are the best. [link]

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noonzy

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I love this stuff too. Great nerdy stuff.
I also love that in all 12 variations of his team rankings, the Padres were last. Now that's bad.

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