interleague trends

[Terryray]

there are a lot. someone got em?




Most famous: Oak is 28-8 last three years (and under is 25-7). FL has the second best overall interleague record, but is just 22-14 last three seasons.

<a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/6003477.htm"> Piece here</a> from paper giving reasons for Oakland's fine interleague record of late.



Yankees 24-19 last three seasons in interleague, and Cinci is 6-21 over same span (edit by admin)


Raymond posted some trends last season. like

SAN FRANCISCO RUETER is 12-4 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game.
BOSTON LOWE is 1-5 (-5.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game.
MONTREAL VAZQUEZ is 0-6 (-6.4 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game. ANAHEIM WASHBURN is 8-2 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game.





<a href="http://www.covers.com/includes/articles.asp?theArt=7078"> This article</a> has a few trends.




Plus, <a href="http://www.covers.com/includes/articles.asp?theArt=7074"> piece here</a> on June good and bad pitchers.





post more trends below, I know there's a bunch out there!

 

[ddubs]

Cut and paste job......

The Oakland Athletics breezed through the National League opposition last year, going 16-2 in interleague action. The Atlanta Braves were the best against AL teams last year, at 15-3.


The worst? Among NL teams, the Brewers and Reds just couldn't find their legs against AL teams, both going 2-10 last year. Last year's worst AL team against NL teams is more of a surprise. The Red Sox won 93 games on the year, but went 5-13 in interleague play. If that record was reversed, they would have beaten out the eventual World Series champions, the Anaheim Angels, for the AL Wild Card.


A couple of the National League's hottest hitters in recent days, Ray Durham and Rondell White played all of last season in the American League, so they could be ready to pad their stats even more against familiar pitching. The same goes for one of the NL's hottest pitchers, Mark Redman of the Marlins, who pitched for the AL's Tigers last year.


A couple of players could turn around recent struggles by facing teams for their 2002 leagues. White Sox catcher Sandy Alomar finished last year in Colorado and Pirates starter Jeff Suppan spent the last few years in Kansas City.

 

[ddubs]

The first series of interleague play will be held in NL parks, meaning the AL teams will have to forfeit the DH and have pitchers hit for themselves. This will cause problems for many teams with key players at DH. The Angels will have to platoon Brad Fullmer and Scott Spiezio at first; the White Sox will sit Paul Konerko for some games, with Frank Thomas at first; the Mariners will have to do without red-hot veteran Edgar Martinez; Erubiel Durazo and Scott Hatteberg will have to split time at first for the A's; the Blue Jays will miss young Josh Phelps; and the Indians will try to work veteran Ellis Burks into the outfield.

Then there's the matter of those AL pitchers. Can they hit? Some can. With all the World Series experience the Yankees have, they did well last year. Mike Mussina went 3-for-5, Roger Clemens was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Andy Pettitte had a double and an RBI in three trips. In Tampa, lefty Joe Kennedy was 3-for-7 last year with one RBI. And in Seattle, Freddy Garcia was 2-for-6 with a double and Joel Pineiro had a single and two RBIs in seven at-bats.