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We have another win probability chart to add to the museum we here at For The Win are building*.
(*Not actually building a win probability chart museum, but hey that’d be cool).
Over the years, we’ve seen some all-timers: The one from that Chiefs-Bills playoff game that resembled our collective heart rates during that game. The Niners’ collapse against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. The Dolphins’ miracle last-second win over the Patriots.
And now, we have the Phillies-Mets chart from Thursday. Philly was up 7-1 heading into the ninth, a win probability of nearly 99 percent per the chart.
Then? Disaster. The Phillies gave up SEVEN RUNS and lost.
This is art:
#Mets and #Phillies win probability lmao pic.twitter.com/rvrHEePWfv
— Nate Mendelson (@NateMendelson) May 6, 2022
Fun fact, per ESPN Stats and Info: The Mets were 0-330 in the past 25 seasons when trailing by six or more runs entering the ninth. HISTORY!
For the Phillies: Hey, it’s one game, these things happen from time to time, there are 162 games in a season. The team that just beat you has a history of woeful, awful stuff happening to it.
For the Mets: WOW. TALK ABOUT MOMENTUM! THIS TEAM WON’T QUIT.
And what a win probability chart it was.
Quick hits: NFL postseason bets … Shohei Ohtani magic … Yikes, Phil … and more.
— There’s no better time to predict whether NFL teams are making the playoffs or not than now. Here’s our look at all 32 teams and the best bets.
— Shohei Ohtani hit the longest single and then knocked off his own number on the Fenway Park scoreboard. There is nothing he can’t do.
— Phil Mickelson reportedly lost A LOT of money on gambling over four years.
— See the WNBA’s on-court logo honoring Brittney Griner.