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  • In fact, 2000 marked the first season in which every team in the league finished between .400 and .600 in won-lost percentage.

    The 'Moneyball' Myth Allen Barra 2011

  • It adds up to a No. 12 Power Ranking for the Blue Jays, slightly better than their 13th-best won-lost record.

    Baseball's Best Teams For The Buck Tom Van Riper 2010

  • The Bucks are 2-12 against teams with won-lost records of .500 or better on the day they played them, and 6-0 against clubs with losing records. ...

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • The court has not yet decided enough cases this term to compile a won-lost record for Kagan, and it could be misleading, anyway.

    In Elena Kagan's work as solicitor general, few clues to her views 2010

  • Beltran and Jose Reyes are already doing a decent job of getting on base and scoring, David Wright is on pace for more than 25 homers and close to 125 RBI, and Johan Santana is putting up numbers that should translate into a better won-lost record than last year's 15-13.

    Firings, hirings may change fantasy landscape 2008

  • Despite their won-lost record, the Lakers have shot 50 percent or better from the field only three times in the first 12 games.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Beginning in 1964, the year the Mets moved into Shea Stadium, they outdrew the Yankees in 21 of the next 29 seasons, including all the campaigns in which the two teams 'won-lost records were comparable.

    The Curse Of Darryl Strawberry 2010

  • Our methodology for measuring the NFL's top general managers: won-lost record vs. payroll rank over the past three seasons, with bonus points awarded for playoff appearances, Super Bowl appearances and championships.

    The NFL's Best General Managers 2010

  • The crowd does wake up a bit as the Tigers, who came into this game in last place with a 3-10 won-lost record, rally remarkably from 13 points down against the quicker, more assured Barracudas.

    Long Shot John Krich 2010

  • That season, the Yanks were on their way to a last-place finish and the worst won-lost record in the history of the franchise.

    Tony Sachs: The Rehabilitation Of George Steinbrenner: Three Steps To Heaven 2010

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