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The Marlins Are Learning That It’s Better To Be Lucky Than Good
Jun 2, 2021 · Last year, the Miami Marlins were the biggest surprise in baseball, overcoming modest preseason expectations — and an early season COVID-19 outbreak — to not …
The New York Rangers Are Exciting. That’s Hurting ... - FiveThirtyEight
Mar 2, 2020 · If they maintained their .778 point percentage in overtime and shootout games but played in a league-average number of them, their overall point percentage would rise from .569 to .592, …
LeBron And Harden Are The NBA’s Best Quarterbacks
Mar 10, 2017 · On Sunday night, James will square off against the only person ahead of him on that list: Houston guard and MVP front-runner James Harden, who tosses 25 percent of his passes more than …
The Astros And Phillies Have Showed Off Their Championship DNA In …
Oct 31, 2022 · The 14 historical teams that started 5-0 at home in the postseason posted an average winning percentage of .586 at home over the rest of the playoffs — a bit better than the typical home …
Which College Football Teams Do The Most With The Least Talent?
Aug 24, 2017 · To get a sense of which teams have gotten the most — and the least — out of their talent, I took ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) ratings for each FBS program over the past two …
What Counts As An Accident? | FiveThirtyEight
Jul 13, 2016 · Is this an accident? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks all gun deaths in the U.S., there were 586 unintentional firearm deaths in 2014, down from 824 …
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 - FiveThirtyEight
Sep 25, 2017 · 62 signatories Number of Roman Catholic scholars and clergy who signed a 25-page “filial correction” letter accusing the pope of spreading heresy when he published “The Joy of Love.” …