Raps in 4 wrote:Pretty much any team that doesn't have Berrios and Kikuchi in the lineup would be 13-0 with that cupcake schedule. I'm not impressed.
**** the Rays.
I've seen this downplay of the Rays a bunch of times here.
No it is not just any team that goes 13-0. The Rays have had 13 non bad days. That is impressive.
Baseball being unpredictable means that bad teams can sometimes beat good teams. But if that good team has very few weaknesses and lots of talent being maximized, they can go 13-0.
Yes, it is against bad teams but I am sure they aren't the only team to open with a cupcake schedule. So where are all the other 13-0 starts in Baseball?
The Jays lost one game very thoroughly to KC and just aren't as good right now especially for the reason you mentioned above.