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I Believe in Home Field Advantage

Edgy DC Jun 29 2010 06:01 AM

Home Records in Mets History Season W L PCT 2010 28 12 .700 1988 56 24 .700 2000 55 26 .679 1986 55 26 .679 1990 52 29 .642 1969 52 30 .634 1989 51 30 .630 1985 51 30 .630 2006 50 31 .617 1997 50 31 .617 1999 49 32 .605 1987 49 32 .605 2008 48 33 .593 2005 48 33 .593 1984 48 33 .593 1998 47 34 .580 1995 40 32 .556 1976 45 37 .549 2001 44 37 .543 1971 44 37 .543 1970 44 38 .537 1973 43 38 .531 1972 41 37 .526 1996 42 39 .519 1975 42 39 .519 2009 41 40 .506 2007 41 40 .506 1992 41 40 .506 1983 41 41 .500 1991 40 42 .488 1981 24 27 .471 2004 38 43 .469 2002 38 43 .469 1980 38 44 .463 1967 36 42 .462 1974 36 45 .444 1977 35 44 .443 1994 23 30 .434 2003 34 46 .425 1963 34 47 .420 1978 33 47 .413 1982 33 48 .407 1964 33 48 .407 1966 32 49 .395 1968 32 49 .395 1965 29 52 .358 1993 28 53 .346 1979 28 53 .346 1962 22 58 .275

The Second Spitter Jun 29 2010 06:19 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

Should "1968" (6th on the list) be 1969?

seawolf17 Jun 29 2010 07:20 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

1990? Go figure. I like the rest of the seasons at the top of that list, though. It seems like everything that's happened this year (best homestand ever, winning streaks, etc.) has only ever happened in one of the four winning years (69, 86, 00, 06). Either this team is setting itself up for something special, or a disappointment that makes 2007-08 pale in comparison.

The Second Spitter Jun 29 2010 07:28 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

The real aberration in 1973 . Ignoring 2010, playoff years were 1,2,3,5, 8 and 10, whereas '73 was 22nd. If we introduce a hypothetical wild card for pre-1994, I suspect most of the Top 10 would be playoff years.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2010 07:34 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

Thanks for catching that 1969 kerflub. I fixed it. I was off by one year from 1965-1969, but but 1968-1969 is obviously where it stood out.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2010 07:39 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

I'm not sure what's more peculiar, how good they've been at home this year with half their record behind them, or how excellent they'd have to be to keep it up and match the 1988 team's pace. The 1988 team went .550 on the road for a home/road difference of .150. This team is .417 on the road, for a difference of .273. I don't know (perhaps somebody would like to do the digging) if that's the biggest home/road win percentage difference in Mets' history, but Charlie Manuel can sit on a tack.

Ceetar Jun 29 2010 08:04 AM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

Hey, the scoreboard messages DO work!

duan Jun 29 2010 12:14 PM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

only issue with this is that it's hard to believe that this mets team is as good as 88, 00 or 86 and therefore it seems likely that we'll end up more along the lines of .650 at home with a bit of regression.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2010 12:25 PM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

Oh, no doubt, though we might also well maintain things by progressing toward the mean on the road. But, most joyfully, it also does some serious exploding of the too-crazy theory that the ballpark was somehow holding the team back.

Ceetar Jun 29 2010 12:41 PM Re: I Believe in Home Field Advantage

well, they're already regressing. .667 on the last homestand. Come September and the playoffs, I imagine that crazy theory will be turned on it's head, and people will be proclaiming that the ballpark is an _asset_ and intimidating the other teams.