Math in the News: Issue 62
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Math in the News
The Washington Nationals
After decades, Washington, DC, has a baseball team in the playoffs. The Washington Nationals, after only eight seasons of being in DC are in the playoffs.
While the Nationals are not a new franchise (they used to be the Montreal Expos), they are still an example of new-team success.
In this issue we look at successful new franchises.
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This chart shows the games won and lost for the National. Since their fourth year, they’ve been on a steady run toward the playoffs.SOURCE: http://www.baseball-reference.com
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How dramatic is this? As the Montreal Expos, the last time they were in the playoffs was 1981!
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Now let’s look at another team with early success, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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From their start to this season they’ve been in the post-season five times and won the World Series once.
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Math in the NewsInvestigate the data for the Miami Marlins using the Web site http://www.baseball-reference.com•Collect the data.•Create a double bar graph.•Highlight the bars that show the team’s playoff appearances.
What can you conclude about the success of new franchises?
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Math in the NewsPart of the reason for new-franchise success is the so-called Expansion Draft. The newly formed teams can cull players from existing teams.Think about this: •How would culling players affect the team statistics of the team culled and the new team?•How could this account for new-team success?