Baseball Examiner

Mel's Entry

How to read the chart:

Mel's predictions are listed to the left, then Chuck's and Phil's. To the right is the win total Mel needs in order to be more accurate than Chuck, the win total necessary to be more accurate than Phil, then finally the necessary range in order to be more accurate than both. For example:

If the Yankees win fewer than 94 games (<94), Mel will be more accurate than Chuck.
If the Yankees win fewer than 89 games (<89), Mel will be more accurate than Phil.
The Yankees, therefore, need to win less than 89 games for Mel to be more accurate than both Chuck and Phil.

Win total necessary to beat:

Team	Mel	Chuck	Phil	Chuck	Phil	Both
Boston	89	95	93	<92	<91	<91
New York (AL)	87	101	91	<94	<89	<89
Baltimore	81	76	74	79+	78+	79+
Toronto	76	73	71	75+	74+	75+
Tampa Bay	67	66	81	67+	<74	67-73

Minnesota	85	95	89	<90	<87	<87
Cleveland	83	78	83	81+	---	---
Chicago (AL)	81	83	72	<82	77+	77-81
Detroit	75	75	72	---	74+	---
Kansas City	70	61	70	66+	---	---

Los Angeles (AL)	87	94	92	<91	<90	<90
Oakland	84	88	87	<86	<85	<85
Texas	76	75	75	76+	76+	76+
Seattle	75	77	84	<76	<80	<76

Florida	88	93	89	<91	<89	<89
Atlanta	86	95	87	<91	<87	<87
New York (NL)	86	84	75	86+	81+	86+
Philadelphia	82	76	85	80+	<84	80-83
Washington	74	71	68	73+	72+	73+

St. Louis	93	98	88	<96	91+	91-95
Houston	91	80	84	86+	88+	88+
Chicago (NL)	90	91	77	<91	84+	84-90
Cincinnati	80	75	79	78+	80+	80+
Milwaukee	70	69	81	70+	<76	70-75
Pittsburgh	70	64	72	68+	<71	68-70

San Francisco	86	85	85	86+	86+	86+
San Diego	84	92	90	<88	<87	<87
Los Angeles (NL)	83	88	87	<86	<85	<85
Arizona	78	73	75	76+	77+	77+
Colorado	73	59	74	67+	<74	67-73