How is it possible for a team be 1/2 game behind?
2006-09-29 04:37:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I believe 1/2 of a game means that say the astros play a game but the cardinals do not play that day, then there 1/2 game ahead!
2006-09-29 10:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Giants Fan! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the cards have played one less... think about it this way...
one team is 11-9, and one team is 10-10... they have both played 20 games, and the second team is one game back from the first. so the first team loses and their record is 11-10, and the second team still has 10-10... because this doesnt tie the two teams, they are now considered 1/2 a game back. to complete a 'full game', both teams need to play... so the cardinals have played one less game than the astros have, therefore they only have a half game lead.
2006-09-29 06:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by bcallday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half games mean a team has played one less or one more game than the other.
For example:
One team is 98-60
The other is 97-60 (would be 1/2 game behind)
2006-09-29 04:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by clone1973 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the team ahead of them has played 1 more game than they have at this point
2006-09-29 05:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by J-Far 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they're gonna beat the Cardinals.
2006-09-29 09:24:12 · answer #5 · answered by smeiou78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that means roger clemens will pitch his heart out if they make it to playoffs.
2006-09-29 08:46:21 · answer #6 · answered by congoman365 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means they're kicking ***!!
2006-09-29 10:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋