team standings

Question
how can a team gain 1/2 game? in the team standings.

Answer
Timothy,

Thanks for the question. This is confusing to a lot of people because in a way it just doesn't make sense.  After all, noone plays a half a game.  

In reality, the 1/2 game means that one team has played and the other hasn't.  In other words, Team A may have played 10 games and is 9-1.  Team B has played 9 games and is 8-1.  In the standings, Team B is 1/2 game behind Team A, because they have played one less game.

At the end of the season, there are no 1/2 game leads or deficits because everyone has played the same amount of games.

Let us say that Team B plays game 10 and loses.  They would then be 8-2 and be 1 game behind Team A.

That is how it works!

Play Ball!

Coach Boss