Los tres perdedores, or the three levels of losing in Edmonton
by Derek Zona on Feb 5, 2010 11:30 AM MST
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PrintThere are losing franchises, there are losing organizations, and there are the properties of the Edmonton Oilers. From 2007-2008 through today, Edmonton's three teams have combined for a winning percentage of .370 over nine seasons. The worst team in baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that last had a winning season seventeen years ago, have a .420 winning percentage over the last nine seasons. The worst team in football, the Houston Texans, an expansion team, has gone 49-79 (.340) in their first eight seasons in the league, though they've been one game over .500 in the last three seasons. The Edmonton Oilers are making a case as the worst franchise in sports right now. Below the jump is the carnage.
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Even without the carnage of 2006-07 that’s a lot of carnage.
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The good news is that the org. delivered on their promise to improve the mess in Springfield. See how the win% has soared from .300 last season all the way to .301 this.
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"Never be ashamed of who you are" -- Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
by Bruce McCurdy on Feb 5, 2010 2:28 PM MST up reply actions
It’s only one season, but the 2003 Detroit Tigers won 43 games, lost 119, for a “winning” percentage of 0.265.
And they only managed not to be worse than the 1962 New York Mets 120 losses because they won five of their last six games because the Minnesota Twins (hate them) had a playoff spot secured and were taking their starters out beginning in the fifth or sixth inning – assuming they started in the first place. The team had the “top” three pitchers in the league for losses with records of 9-21, 6-19, and 6-17. So it could have been worse for Edmonton.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
If we’re in “pointing things out” mode, the New Jersey Nets are 4-44 (winning percentage of .083) in the NBA which is… really bad.
But if we’re talking about sustained crapiness over a minimum of three seasons (non-expansion division) the last three years for the Detroit Lions win: 9-39 (.188) including one season with 0 wins. They have a 7-9 season falling off going into next year so they could end up with a pretty epic three-year total for their last two seasons (2-30) plus whatever they do next year.
by Scott Reynolds on Feb 5, 2010 5:04 PM MST up reply actions
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