At Fantasy Baseball Season’s Quarter Pole, It’s Time To Accept Patterns And Trends

By Sam McPherson
If a Major League Baseball team buries itself in the standings during the first 40 games of the season, it’s usually very difficult to make a comeback and become playoff-relevant down the stretch in August and September. It happens sometimes, as the 2005 Houston Astros showed the world. After a 15-30 start, the ‘Stros fought back to claim the National League Wild Card with an 89-73 record before advancing to the club’s first World Series ever.
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