There are a number of statistical theories which boil down to the same thing - extreme deviations in any one direction from the norm will be countered by other extreme deviations in the opposite direction. In plain language, when a team scores 21 runs on 30 plus hits in 2 games, there will come a time when the "law of averages" comes into play. An example might be the high flying Raider offense going to St. Louis and getting stiffled by the Rams. While it appears that the hot hitting Angels are not to be stopped, at some point they will regress toward their average. So even if we give them a huge break and say that they average 7 runs per game, that average will only be accomplished if they are shut out tonite. Of course, this is great in theory and not so valid for one seven game series as it would be over the course of 162 games. As much as I would like to see it continue, the Halos can't be expected to continue at this torried pace. The only question is when will they regress? Maybe not until next season.
