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Article: ON BASEBALL; Statistics show Twins now like White Sox then.(SPORTS)(ON BASEBALL)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 17, 2005
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
The baseball standings never lie, except when they do, and this is how the game's stat-loving community can explain the Twins' downfall this year in the American League Central.
A closer look at the numbers suggests that the Chicago White Sox wouldn't be running away from the Twins if the teams hadn't completely reversed roles.
Basically, the White Sox have become the Old Twins, and the Twins have become the Old White Sox.
It gets technical here, but according to a time-tested theory developed by statistical guru Bill James, the Twins should have been seven games behind the White Sox entering ...