Sinking Like a Stone . . . ?

[lafayette1]

Lately, I've had some extremely dominating teams suddenly stop performing and sink, incredibly, like a stone into the abyss.

Anyone sharing this experience...?

[WeatherNut]

...the sinking like a stone part, anyway.

WN

[JohnnyBlazers]

Its regression to the mean. All the teams put together are relatively "all star teams" - nobody who plays this game is as good as they seem and no one is as bad. To me, a well planned team is one that has a good pythagorean record, irregardless of the luck factor. I've had a couple of teams that scored 100 or more runs than given up and had losing records - it happens. Luck plays a HUGE factor in this game. Of course as Branch Rickey said "Luck is the residue of design"

[bkeat23]

Yep, Sly and The Family didn't fare well into the 80s.

[lafayette1]

Hehe...I like the one about Sly and the Family...explains it completely...!

[lafayette1]

However, the phenomenon is new to me. Usually, if a team stinks, it stinks for most of the season. If a team of mine is good, it's good for most of the season. You KNOW it's a good team. Lately, I've had wild gyrations...