Percentages favor the Dodgers
One of my favorite Web sites is sportsclubstats.com, which gives daily updates on the chances of teams making the playoffs, percentages calculated by computer based on the standings and the remaining schedules.
Baseball is the most relevant now, but the site offers similar updates for all the major U.S. sports as well as motor sports and overseas soccer.
Going into today's games, the Dodgers had a 93.3 percent chance of making the National League playoffs -- up from 11.5 percent just 20 days ago.
But before you rush out and buy 93.3 percent of a Dodgers playoff ticket, take note: Roughly a year ago, the New York Mets had a 99.1 percent chance of making the 2007 playoffs.
Anyway, it's a fun site.
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Kevin Modesti watches sports from a new angle since his promotion from sports columnist to sports editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. In his new blog, Modesti not only comments on the big sports stories of the moment-- he talks about what makes them big. Think of it as a conversation with readers about how these stories should be covered.
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