2007-08-04 12:50:47 · 9 answers · asked by meloniandy2002 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Some teams have played more/less games because of rainouts, delays, days off, etc.
2007-08-04 12:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a team is ONE game behind in the standings, then they would catch up by winning when the team ahead of them loses.
ex: 1-0 team ahead's record
0-1 team behind's record
after the second game has been played, they both are 1-1 and thus tied in the standings
say one team has a record of 1-0 and the second team is 0-0. They would only be 1/2 game behind since the teams have an odd number of games different played.
so to catch up in the standings, either the team ahead by a 1/2 game needs to lose, or the team behind by a 1/2 game has to win to make the teams even.
2007-08-04 13:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by TOMMYBOY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Becasue not all teams have played the same amount of games. Its just a way to figure out who actually is in front of the division. The teams gain a half point for winning and they also gain a half point if the teams behind them lose.
2007-08-04 13:05:38 · answer #3 · answered by imsmartkid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The standings are based on winning percentage so when teams play different numbers of games (a team has an off day when the other team has a game), there's less than one game difference between the percentages.
2007-08-04 12:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by barney what a great actor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a half game signifies that one team has played a game when the other had a bye...so if there is a team ahead by 1 1/2 games it is really only one "winning game" over the other team....the half just means they have played when the other team didnt
2007-08-04 12:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
like some days some teams are off a day and some teams play and they couldnt put the team that didnt play a game down because theydidnt play aqnd the other team did
2007-08-04 13:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have one team with one more loss than the other, but the same number of wins then you're considered to be a half-game back. Or the same number of losses but one more win as well.
2007-08-04 12:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by DRL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
traidition a game is worth 1/2 in the standings.
2007-08-04 13:02:04 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it has to be..
not only baseball...basketball as well
2007-08-04 12:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by Tugrul G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋