AHA!

Remember this post, where I railed about the misuse of the phrase “x games below .500″ in sports discussion?

Well, check out this passage from this week’s TMQ:

Next on the list of parity myths is the claim that there are far more teams in the middle now than before. In 2006, 21 of the 32 teams (66 percent) finished in the middle at 6-10, 7-9, 8-8, 9-7 or 10-6 — at .500 or two games above or below. (Emphasis added.)

There you have it. A Brookings scholar says 6-10 is two games–not four–below .500. Vindication!