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securemann
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 Posted - August 16 2003 : 8:41:47 PM
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I do believe the worst record in major league history goes to the 1962 New York Mets who were 40-120.Now the question is: Will the 2003 Detroit Tigers break that record? They are well on their way.Wow,what a record to break!
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richfed
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Posted - August 17 2003 : 06:01:27 AM
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They stink, plain & simple ... most probably the worst Major League Baseball team ever ... to be THAT lousey in these watered-down days ...
A far cry from the team that was second only to the New York Yankeess back in 1961. Or the World Championship team of '68. Down 2-0 in games to the Bob Gibson-led St. Louis Cardinals, and losing the 3rd game, they came back to win the series! Denny McLain won 30 games that year. They were the comeback kids all year, with the likes of Al Kaline, Norm Cash, Willie Horton, et al. A bunch of gamers ... they don't make 'em like that anymore ... |
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vincent
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Posted - August 22 2003 : 1:02:05 PM
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Yes, the Mets finished their inaugural season with a record of 40-120 (0.333) , the worst in modern baseball history. As a die hard Mets fan rooting for them in the late 70's (watching them trade away Tom Seaver) and to a certain extent watching the Mets for most of this season - there ain't much to brag about except their two World Series.
Records are made to be broken. As of today the Tigers are 31-95 (0.246) and things don't look too good. The question is - will the Tigers win more than 40 games this year. They are on pace to win 45 games but have much more chances to do so than the Mets did back in '62. |
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Jo
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Posted - August 31 2003 : 3:52:13 PM
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Vincent,
I hear about either the Detroit Lions or Tigers (it's a wonder the hockey team isn't the Bears) stats daily curtesy of my sons or hubby who is from Detroit. We get that special NFL/sports package just to see the Lions play; only they don't watch the baseball games much, I must say. I've been to the Tiger Stadium which is nice, especially since I "watched" (very loosely stated) the game from my father-in-laws box - the ONLY way to "watch" baseball is to sit by the food/libations table, I might add. I only really watch EPL soccer, by the way so the Tigers lost record is "lost" on me!
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vincent
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Posted - September 10 2003 : 2:23:34 PM
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Jo,
Whoops, my bad. The Mets record was 40-120 (0.250) which means that they lost 3 out of every 4 games played or won only 1 out of every 4 games. The Tigers as of yesterday (Sep 9) were 37-106 (0.259) only percentage points better but still very, very close to the worst record in baseball and are not out of the woods yet. |
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Jo
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Posted - September 12 2003 : 7:27:25 PM
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Vincent,
Actually, there is so much celebration over the Lions' win the other evening that I don't think an awful record for the baseball team would matter much; baseball hardly cracks the top ten sports watch at this household. But I'm glad for the info so I can tease them whenever my teams lose....
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