missm Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 how any sports team can be ahead or behind by 1/2 a game? I've never seen any team play half a game so how does that work? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 probally a tie game???good question!!lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMaul Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 how any sports team can be ahead or behind by 1/2 a game? I've never seen any team play half a game so how does that work? Thanks!! Here's how it works:Let's say on the first day of the season the Yanks play the Sox,and the Yanks win. The Yanks are 1-0 and the Sox 0-1. In this case Boston is 1 game back. In baseball, that means they have lost one more game and won one fewer.If the next day, the Yankees lose and the Red Sox don't play, the Yankees are 1-1 and the Sox are still 0-1. Now the Sox are only 1/2 game back, because they have won one fewer game, but have the same number of losses.That's how it works, not saying it makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeVelvet Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I think Hockey (my sport) works the same way as PaulMaul explained. The NHL teams are presently fighting for a playoff spot, & the race is really heating up. This can be just as confusing as a team having a game or two "in-hand". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 What is frustrating in hockey is that while there is an incredible race between slots 3-12 in the Western Conference (only eight will make it) they have added the "three point game". You used to get two points for a win, one for a tie, none for a loss. Now, both teams get a point if it's tied after regulation and a EXTRA point is given to the team that wins in overtime or shoot out. So, you are still beating your competition, but you are only getting a one point advantage instead of two. With a race like this, the playoffs seem to have started in January instead of April, as every point is crucial to making the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeVelvet Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I think the reason the NHL went to the extra point in OT was to make the OT more exciting. It gives the teams more incentive to actually play for the win, instead of "going through the motions" to protect the original 1 point they received after regulation. OT used to be as exciting as watching grass grow, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 There's every reason to suspect the Mets might play a lot of "half-games" this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 A big THANK YOU to all who answered my question!! I was able to tell my sports loving husband how this works and....well, he was impressed!! Now the half game thing makes sense to me, too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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