Thomas Donovan

Lucky Dog. Good health is true wealth. All work and no play. The man with tough tiebreaking interrogatories in sports. Mathematical analysis of playoff races.

[Thomas Donovan @TD_Tom_]

@bichon1200 @JohnStolnis @The_WalkingJohn @k10_leigh @alyssa_h91 Fixed:
96-96 in 2012
118-125 in 2013
120-112 in 2014
101-111 in 2015
92-93 in 2016
86-96 in 2017
99-117 in 2018
109-99 in 2019
821-849 (0.4916) (8 yrs no free runner)

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@bichon1200 @JohnStolnis @The_WalkingJohn @k10_leigh @alyssa_h91 Update, Away X-inn Records:
43-35 in 2020
121-110 in 2021
103-113 in 2022
105-96 in 2023
372-354 (0.5124) (4 yr stats)

96-96 in 2012
97-146 in 2013
108-124 in 2014
98-114 in 2015
92-93 in 2016
86-96 in 2017
95-121 in 2018
109-99 in 2019
781-889 (0.4677) (8 yrs no free runner)

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@tangotiger Visitors back in charge 2021-26:
558-555 (Home Team: 0.49865):
Through WSH win over CWS Sun April 26, 2026 (22A-18H in 2026 so far)
In 2020 (start of trend), away teams (batting in top of innings) were 43-35:
A sign that away teams would have an advantage with the free runner.

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@bwaryeofblake Kings now with 45 points from OT/SO games ties 2016-17 Detroit & 2009-10 Phoenix for OT/SO points in a season (points excluding pts from RW's). LAK already has sole record with 19 OTL in a szn & 32 OT/SO games in a szn.

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@NBA New Orleans Pelicans elimination scenario is for March 24 not 23rd.

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@Riya333S 645311111

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@Perry_smitzh The small loop is not around the parallel sticks. The large loop is too loose to hold the weight once lifted. So no one.

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@CapsOutsider Just checked chart again, it now adds up to 918 including the EN vs CGY and the (not mentioned) latest goal on Casey DeSmith, DAL on Jan 7 2026; going from 5 to 6 vs that goalie.

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@CapsOutsider https://t.co/jiUMG8lSMp
As of 10:00 am ET Jan 24, 2026 after Ovechkins 21st goal of season (EN) last night vs Flames, the chart only adds up to 916 but tally shows 918 in 2 places. Empty Net Goals show 70 in 1 place and 69 in chart also.

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@QuirkyResearch Looks like only N.Gallimore with the sack (1.0) and safety. K.Thomas no sacks that 2024 playoff game (LAR @ PHI), according to NFL gamebook.

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https://t.co/Lnn6ySXBLA
This is a custom Wordle, a standard five letter word, also a normal word, designed to be a stumper, Good Luck.

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@JAnstey04 @burner694 @KeeganMatheson Jordan, that got me too. I believe that in the Designation days they broke the ties all at once (clean break).
I had this one; that one team winning all the series moves on but again not the one team clinches at a time.

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@PodcastDTS @PitchingNinja That's Fernando Tatis, Jr, he's 6'3". Should of have been called a strike.

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@usopengolf This I believe to be the corrected course stats for the US Open 2025. I did a recheck especially on Rounds 2 & 3:

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@usopengolf 2025 US Open Oakmont shows course average of 74.180. How was Zach Bauchou's WD factored. He only completed 17 holes of 2nd Rd, subtotal of 73. He had a double bogey + 5 more bogeys in that round. I'm showing he could have been given a 77 up to 81 but not thrown out.

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@TomPelissero Something doesn't look right in the second round pairing proposal. To me, given the new seeding; nothing would change.

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@NBAPR More importantly, Rockets are locked into the 2 seed with a Lakers loss.

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@NBAPR @NBA @HoustonRockets @DetroitPistons 6 days later Tue, Apr 8 ~11 am:
Houston Rockets- sw
Next, with Lakers loss to Thunder:
Rockets lock in the 2 seed.

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@NBAPR @NBA @HoustonRockets @DetroitPistons Welp they won 143-105. Been 2 days, not showing:
Houston- sw 50-27 in NBA standings?

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@NBAPR @NBA Okay the 7 thru 10 seeds have two iterations:
1.) After regular season but before Play-In games &
2.) After Play-In games
So in the latter, a team with a worse record can be seeded ahead of another team.

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@NBAPR @NBA Couldn't the Miami heat get the 7 seed after the Play-In game? Miami could still get the 8 seed after the regular season ends then win the 7/8 seed Play-In game, taking over the 7 seed! Hunh.