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NEW ENGLAND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS REPORT  June 30, 2013 Concerning the Boston Red Sox Yesterday the Toronto Blue Jays (now 40-40) beat our first place #Boston Red Sox team (now 49-34) by the score of 6-2. This lowered the Red Sox's #UBWS (Unless Big Winning Streak) composite score to +30.8. Felix Doubront pitched six good innings, giving up just two runs. Alex Wilson also pitched well in his brief relief appearance. However, Junichi Tazawa and Craig Breslow, the second and third relievers, each gave up two runs. The batters got 10 hits, with Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino, Dustin Pedroi, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia getting two each. However, Boston left a lot of runners on base, and two were thrown out at the plate. The team did not score until the seventh inning. They also committed two errors. As of today, the composite UBWS score for each team in the Eastern Division of the American League looks like the following: Boston  +30.8 Baltimore  +26.0 New York Yankees  +17.4

NEW ENGLAND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS REPORT  June 29, 2013 Concerning the Boston Red Sox Our first place #Boston Red Sox team started well the second half of the season, winning last night's game  7-5. The Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays again and raised their #UBWS (Unless Big Winning Streak) score to +32.0. Allen Webster pitched better, although Coach Farrell should have removed him sooner, after the sixth inning. Andrew Bailey, the first reliever, struck out two batters and gave up his habitual home run. Andrew Miller and Koji Uehara, the following relievers, did a really good job. The batters started well, scoring runs in the second, third and fourth innings. All of the starting Boston batters had at least one hit, excep for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Five batters had two or more hits. Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, and Jonny Gomes had key hits. As of today, the daily composite score for each team in the Eastern Division of the American League is the following:

SPORTS REPORT  June 28, 2013 A lot has been happening in Boston professional sports recently. Our Boston Bruins had a good shot at winning the Stanley Cup finals. Our #New England Patriots are in the news because of the Hernandez situation. Our #Boston Celtics lost the coach. They will face an apparent turnover in players. And, last but not least, our #Boston Red Sox team has reached the middle of its season. They are in first place in the Eastern Division of the American League. At their current pace, they could win 95 games and qualify for the postseason. Concerning the Boston Red Sox  The Red Sox won yesterday 7-4, beating the Toronto Blue Jays. Jon Lester pitched well, backed up by relievers Tazawa and Uehara. The batters had a big second inning, scoring all seven of their runs. All of the Boston batters had at least one hit, except for Mike Carp. I especially liked Dustin Pedroia's home run and Saltalamacchia's two hits. As I stated yesterday, last night's game

SPORTS REPORT: 6-27-2013 Concerning Boston Red Sox   Today is symbolically important for the #Boston Red Sox. First, of course, the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies last night 5-3. John Lackey and two relievers pitched well. Boston's batters, especially Shane Victorino, also did well. Secondly, tonight's game marks the halfway point of this season. If the Red Sox win tonight, they will be more than halfway to my expected season's results (81-81). They would also be a half game beyond my dream for this season's results (95-67). And, of course, Boston is in good shape to reach last season's win total (69) perhaps in late July or early August.    Concerning Boston's #UBWS (Unless Big Win Streak) statistics, the team is once again over thirty, +30.4 to be exact. The Red Sox had slipped a little bit due to recent losses at Detroit. They made up ground by beating the Rockies in their short series. The Eastern Division of the America League now looks like the fo

SPORTS REPORT : June 26, 2013 Concerning Boston Red Sox  The Boston Red Sox won last night's game against the Colorado Rockies 11-4. The Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays also won yesterday, while Toronto lost. How does this affect the Eastern Division of the American League (AL)?  We measure a Major League Baseball team's performance using some statistics which produce what we call an "Unless Big Winning Streak" score.Once a team reached a negative score, UBWS it is impossible to make it to the postseason.Here are today's UBWS scores for the Eastern Division of the AL: Boston: +29.6 New York Yankees: +25.2 Baltimore: +24.8  Tampa Bay: +18.8 Toronto: +13.2 At the moment, all of these teams are a good bit above the negative zone.However, a short while ago, Toronto was near that zone. UBWS the Blue Jays were in trouble. So, the team started a big winning streak. It cut in half its distance from the division leader. Briefl

25 de junio del 2013 El lunes, el 24 de junio del 2013, los Medias Rojas de Boston disfrutaron un día de descanso bien merecido. Sin embargo, se jugaron cuatro partidos de Grandes Ligas. Los resultados de los dos partidos de la Liga Americana (LA) sólo afectaron a Boston de manera indirecta. Ninguno de los cuatro partidos les afectó directamente. Al usar nuestra estadística de "Sin Gran Racha Ganadora" (SGRG), descubrimos que los Medias Rojas todavía tienen una calificación de +28.8. Si su calificación según la estadística de SGRG queda cerca a esta cifra durante el resto de la temporada, debería ser suficiente para que el equipo llegue a la postemporada de este año. Como se dijo anteriormente, los dos partidos de la LA que se jugaron ayer sólo involucraron a Boston indirectamente. Los dos partidos sí involucraron directamente a tres equipos rivales de Boston de la División Este. Los Indios de Cleveland ganaron su partido contra los Orioles de Baltimore, y la calificación

June 25, 2013 On Monday, June 24, 2013, the Boston Red Sox had a well-deserved day off. However, four Major League Baseball games were played. The results from the two American League (AL) games indirectly affected Boston. Neither of them affected the Red Sox directly. Using our "Unless Big Winning Streak" (UBWS) statistics, Boston still maintains a +28.8 score. If the Red Sox's UBWS score remains close to this level for the rest of the season, it should be enough to get them into the 2013 playoffs. As we stated above, the results from the two American League games did affect Boston, but only indirectly. Three Eastern division teams were involved in yesterday AL games. The Cleveland Indians won their game with the Baltimore Orioles; Cleveland's UBWS score rose from +17.1 to +18.4. Baltimore lost the game. Their UBWS score dropped slightly from +24.7 to +24.0. The Tampa Bay Rays won the other game. Their UBWS score rose from +16.7 to +18.0. The Toronto Blue Jays lo

Proyecciones para Postemporada de Grandes Ligas de Béisbol del 2013 He venido analizando los equipos de Grandes Ligas durante esta temporada, usando una estadística que llamo "Sin Gran Racha Ganadora" (SGRG). Una vez que un equipo llegue a una estadística y se establezca en la zona negativa, SGRG no llegará a la postemporada de este año. ¿Llegará tu equipo a la postemporada este año? ¿Cuales equipos ya tienen una estadística negativa? 

2013 Major League Baseball Postseason Projections I have been analyzing the Major League Baseball teams this season using my statistics called "Unless Big Win Streak" (UBWS). Once a team reaches and maintains a final negative score, UBWS it will not make it to the playoffs. Will your team make it this year? Which teams already have a final negative score?  

Estamos casi a la mitad de la temporada del 2013 de los Medias Rojas de Boston. ¿Qué piensas acerca del equipo? ¿Qué piensas acerca de sus posibilidades de clasificar para la postemporada de este año?

We are almost at the halfway point of the 2013 season for the Boston Red  Sox. What do you think about the team? Will they make the playoffs this year?