Sunday, January 27, 2008

Let's Play 'Guess The Criteria'!

Below are the 30 MLB teams listed in order from first to last according to something. Can you deduce what that something is? (hint: it's related to offense):

1. Texas
2. Atlanta
3. Baltimore
4. Seattle
5. Oakland
6. Detroit
7. Boston
8. Kansas City
9. Pittsburgh
10. LA Dodgers
11. Cleveland
12. San Diego
13. Arizona
14. Tampa Bay
15. NY Yankees
16. Milwaukee
17. Cincinnati
18. Washington
19. Toronto
20. NY Mets
21. St Louis
22. Florida
23. Colorado
24. San Francisco
25. LA Angels
26. Houston
27. Philadelphia
28. Chicago Cubs
29. Chicago White Sox
30. Minnesota

Answer coming soon...

11 comments:

Orel said...

Well, the Dodgers are #10, so it can't be related to power.

Steve Sax said...

Criteria, or criterion? ha ha ha

Dodgers are #10, Atlanta is tops. Non-extra base hits?

Eric Karros said...

It's not non-extra base hits...and actually, it is related to power hitting -

Eric Karros said...

...and somehow I had a hunch 'criteria' vs 'criterion' wouldn't go unmentioned

Steve Sax said...

Sons of Steve Garvey: the nerdiest Dodgers blog around...

Orel said...

How about another hint?

Eric Karros said...

It's HR related...

Eric Karros said...

and I fear the impact the answer will have nerd-factor-wise

Orel said...

Let's see...the Yankees and Brewers led their leagues in HRs, yet they're both in the middle of the pack. Pitching-wise, the A's and Padres gave up the fewest HRs, yet they're #5 and #12, respectively. Hmmm.

Steve Sax said...

Home Run Ranking based on 1000 simluations of the 2008 season played on the PSP?

Eric Karros said...

See answer here