Could 2013 provide the most losses by a team in baseball history?
I present the 2013 Houston Astros
Houston Astros
Rotation
L. Harrell
B. Norris
J. Lyles
P. Humber
J. Cosart
1B B. Wallace
2B J. Altuve
3B M. Dominguez
SS T. Greene
C J. Castro
LF J. Martinez
CF J. Maxwell
RF F. Martinez
Bullpen
J. Veras (CL)
W. Wright
R. Cruz
X. Cedeno
J. Fields
H. Ambriz
The current record is held by the 62 Mets with 120 losses and the AL record is 119 by the 03 Tigers. With this roster now in the AL West, could we be a witness to a historic level of baseball futility?
I don't think its likely, but a 115+ loss season is definitely not out of the realm of possibility. What says Redszone? I think the entire NL Central is going to miss them this year. I do hope their rebuild works going into 2014.
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They are definitely one of the worst teams in memory. IMO, it would be a real upset if they lost less than 105-110 games
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I'm going to go on record and say that Houston loses fewer than 100 games this season. Yes, they're bad, but they're moving to the weaker (yes, I said that; it's time we got over the hype and realized that this is now a league where a team like Baltimore can rise up and make the playoffs) American League, and besides, the teams that seem to be extreme on either side of the number line rarely live up (or down) to expectations.
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Looking at that roster I would have to say yes.
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thatcoolguy_22
J Castro
Any starting lineup with any J Castro at any position is automatically a candidate for worst lineup in MLB.
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Are they as bad as that Tiger team from about ten years ago? Probably... but they probably still.win fifty games
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marcshoe
I'm going to go on record and say that Houston loses fewer than 100 games this season. Yes, they're bad, but they're moving to the weaker (yes, I said that; it's time we got over the hype and realized that this is now a league where a team like Baltimore can rise up and make the playoffs) American League, and besides, the teams that seem to be extreme on either side of the number line rarely live up (or down) to expectations.
If they don't lose at least 100 games, I won't post at all next offseason. Look at their record last year after they traded all their vets and were left with a team that closely resembled this one.
They were 22-23 at one point and then went 33-84.
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OGB
If they don't lose at least 100 games, I won't post at all next offseason. Look at their record last year after they traded all their vets and were left with a team that closely resembled this one.
They were 22-23 at one point and then went 33-84.
Stranger things have happened.
If they put up a wacky record in one-run games and outperform their Pythagorean wins by double digits, I could see them winning 63 games.
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OGB
If they don't lose at least 100 games, I won't post at all next offseason. Look at their record last year after they traded all their vets and were left with a team that closely resembled this one.
They were 22-23 at one point and then went 33-84.
Be careful making such promises. People have lost their first-born sons on this site ;-)
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Roy Tucker
Be careful making such promises. People have lost their first-born sons on this site ;-)
Which is, undoubtedly, difficult to explain to your son.
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Honestly, I think they have a better team than the Marlins on paper.
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EASON
MODERN (1900-)
LOSSES displayed only--not a sorting criteria
WINS displayed only--not a sorting criteria
WINNING PERCENTAGE YEAR PCT L W
1 A's 1916 .235 117 36
2 Braves 1935 .248 115 38
3 Mets 1962 .250 120 40
4 Senators 1904 .252 113 38
5 A's 1919 .257 104 36
6 Tigers 2003 .265 119 43
7 Pirates 1952 .273 112 42
8 Senators 1909 .276 110 42
9 Phillies 1942 .278 109 42
T10 Phillies 1941 .279 111 43
T10 Browns 1939 .279 111 43
T10 Red Sox 1932 .279 111 43
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Sometimes teams like this only need a few wins over big teams and all of a sudden they get a little confidence then momentum and voila, they are contending come the all star break....that's usually when those types of teams fail, ala the Pirates, but if that team gets a little confidence and brings up a few more young pitchers that opposing teams haven't seen, they could easily sneak away with 90 losses. I have seen weaker teams win more games...not many but it has happened.
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Originally Posted by
thatcoolguy_22
I present the 2013 Houston Astros
The current record is held by the 62 Mets with 120 losses and the AL record is 119 by the 03 Tigers. With this roster now in the AL West, could we be a witness to a historic level of baseball futility?
And let us not forget the almost modern era 1899 Cleveland Spiders -- 20 wins and 134 losses for a .130 winning percentage. With an amazing RS = 529, RA = 1,252.
The following year? 81-68, 5th place, 730 RS, 683 RA. Only a +770 run differential turnaround. :)
