Yes, and you'll come up with teams that "should" have made the playoffs or whatever, but the reality is different. Russ, the reason I call run differential simplistic is because I believe that's just what it is. Used in concert with other factors, it can certainly be used to derive much more complicated stuff. But to me, the bottom line is still embodied in the example of Saturday's game. Even though we were outscored by 10 x, we still only get one loss, and the 'Stros still only get one win. I understand, too, how run diff. adds up over the course of a season and can come close to predicting a team's record, but the bottom line is that it's not how many games you could/would/should have won, it's how many you actually do win. Sorry if that comes off as condescending! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif p.s. -- Glad to see you back on these discussions rluz