A fine piece here: "Strength of Schedule: Could the Braves Give the Tigers a Playoff Spot?"
an excerpt:
The very notion of different teams having vastly different strength of schedule while competing for the same playoff spots is unfair. Every team plays 76 games against teams in its own division ? so the Mets and Nationals benefit greatly from playing 38 games apiece against the [projected to be pretty bad] Braves and Phillies ? 66 games against teams outside their division but in their league, and 20 interleague games.
an excerpt:
The very notion of different teams having vastly different strength of schedule while competing for the same playoff spots is unfair. Every team plays 76 games against teams in its own division ? so the Mets and Nationals benefit greatly from playing 38 games apiece against the [projected to be pretty bad] Braves and Phillies ? 66 games against teams outside their division but in their league, and 20 interleague games.
