"It's very good when you win [a grand slam title], and it's hard after when you come back and you know you have to defend it, But that's a good problem to have. I was so excited to go out there and win, especially over somebody like a role model. I'm just very surprised that [Venus] is hungry to keep winning. I don't know if I will be like this with her age." -Garbine Muguruza Congrats on your first Grand Slam, Ms. Muguruza! Here's to a good career!
Ever wondered if the first half could easily tell you who the winner of the World Series is? Find out today if there IS actually a correlation between the first half and the second. By using the split records from the past ten winners, we will see if the first half correlates to second half success and also compare today's top teams to yesterday's. First Half Statistics*Average Winning Percentage- .579 Median Winning Percentage- .585 Least Amount of Wins- 46 by San Francisco Giants in 2012 (.523 Winning %) Most Amount of Wins- 58 by Boston Red Sox in 2013 (.659 Winning %) Records- 2016: Chicago Cubs (53-35) 2015: Kansas City Royals (52-34) 2014: San Francisco Giants (53-43) 2013: Boston Red Sox (58-39) 2012: San Francisco Giants (46-40) 2011: St. Louis Cardinals (49-43) 2010: San Francisco Giants (47-41) 2009: New York Yankees (51-37) 2008: Philadelphia Phillies (48-33) 2007: Boston Red Sox (53-34) *Compiled from past 10 World Series WinnersSecond Half Records2016: Chicago Cubs (50-23) 2015: Kansas City Royals (43-33) 2014: San Francisco Giants (35-31) 2013: Boston Red Sox (39-26) 2012: San Francisco Giants (48-28) 2011: St. Louis Cardinals (41-29) 2010: San Francisco Giants (45-29) 2009: New York Yankees (52-22) 2008: Philadelphia Phillies (44-37) 2007: Boston Red Sox (43-32) Data Plot & ResultsFrom what we see here, there is not a direct correlation between first and second half. That means that doing well in the first half does not mean you will do well in the second and win the World Series. All that matters really is for your team to outlast the posteason and the grueling schedule. Past to PresentIF Houston or Los Angeles win it all then it would be the first time in ten years that a team with 60 or more wins before the All-Star break won the World Series. The team closest to the average winning percentage would have to be Boston at .568 and if history repeats itself, Boston could bring back another one. None of the division-leading teams could beat San Francisco's record of 46 wins even though Cleveland came close with 47 wins. Missed it by that much. But if Minnesota, Atlanta, Chicago, and Texas won the World Series, they could break the first half record. Hope this helped you understand more about first half success and how it does not relate to the second half but can be helpful.
"I was on my own. My parents stayed in China; they couldn't afford to come here [in America] So I learned to be on my own and became very independent." -Shanshan Feng "I've won many times in my 30s and when I was 39. I want to break some of the stereotypes out here, win in my 40s and 50s. Why not?" -Christie Kerr "You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory." -Eunice Kennedy-Shriver "I always wanted to give myself time off [and] I got caught up with it being such a business, and with a business comes negativity... It can get like that some days, and I don't like being in that environment. I like being in environments where everyone's working together and working towards something and lifting people up, instead of being put against each other, so I just needed to step back [from basketball] and refresh." -Liz Cambage "Anyone that knows me knows I'm pretty positive and I smile a lot ... and I was having a hard time [when i injured my knee]. I want to let everyone know that there are times that even I'm upset and down, but I want to stay strong and get through these times." -Bethanie Mattek-Sands "I can't just walk away from [the World Cup of Softball]. It's the last thing in softball that I want to accomplish. I went to my dream school in college. In high school, we won state championships. I'm on the USA team... How could I not go for this? I could do both [coach and play], but if I don't make it because I tried to balance both, I will regret that for the rest of my life. But if I go for it, all in, and I don't make it, then at least I can say I gave it everything I had. I went for it. And I can live with that." -Amanda Chidester "It's hard for us as softball players, and just women in sports in general about pay, But for us and the team right now that we're on, our goal is the 2020 Olympics. We're playing because we love the game and we're passionate about it and we want to get to the Olympics. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a lot of pay. But in the end, the payoff is hopefully a gold medal. That's what we're kind of getting at. We would definitely love to push for higher pay and all that kind of stuff, but our focus right now is kind of veered because this is the first year it's back in the Olympics. We're just really grateful for that." -Ally Carda The All-Star break is fast approaching, so it's about time for us to get prepared for the always fun Home Run Derby. This week we will look over confidence intervals and see which player has the highest confidence to hit the most home runs. All of this is based on this season's numbers, so the career numbers do not count (works better for the rookies). Remember that confidence intervals only measure 95% of our confidence in their ability. There is a margin of error and this is not the know-all for the winner. I will predict that on Monday when we debrief who is participating in a deeper way. Confidence Interval: 20.5 HRs to 25.6 HRs Home Runs: 23 Confidence Interval: 11.24 HRs to 14.76 HRs Home Runs: 13 Confidence Interval: 22.18 HRs to 27.8 HRs Home Runs: 25 Confidence Interval: 17.71 HRs to 22.29 HRs Home Runs: 20 Confidence Interval: 21.02 HRs to 26.9 HRs Home Runs: 24 Confidence Interval: 16.14 HRs to 19.85 HRs Home Runs: 18 Confidence Interval: 25.65 HRs to 32.34 HRs Home Runs: 29 Confidence Interval: 16.7 HRs to 21.3 HRs Home Runs: 19 The Verdict:Looks like Aaron Judge is the one to beat here with the best confidence intervals. Fear not, there is more to be tested in order for Judge to be considered the clear choice as the winner. Stay tuned and enjoy these stats because more are coming!
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