Angels Articles
22 pieces of CURSD analysis
⚾ MLB·August 14, 2026
The Pitching Luck Leaderboard: Who's Getting Burned by Batted-Ball Fortune
ERA minus xERA reveals which MLB staffs are suffering from luck and which are quietly riding it into August.
⚾ MLB·August 13, 2026
MLB's Hidden Curse: The Angels Season Nobody Is Talking About
Los Angeles is 4-9 in extra innings and four wins below expected, but the Mets hog all the sympathy.
⚾ MLB·August 7, 2026
The Ball Isn't Bouncing Evenly: MLB's wOBA-xwOBA Luck Rankings
Statcast's batting-luck signal says the Tigers and Angels can't buy a hit, while the Rays keep finding grass.
🏆 Cross-Sport·August 3, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Three MLB clubs are getting quietly robbed by variance this summer.
🏆 Cross-Sport·August 2, 2026
Regression Watch: The Mets and Tigers Are Playing Better Than You Think
MLB's biggest luck gaps at the deadline paint a different picture than the standings.
⚾ MLB·July 31, 2026
The Pitching Staffs Getting Cheated by Their Own Baseballs
Ranking every MLB team by ERA minus xERA, the Statcast signal that separates pitching skill from batted-ball fortune.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 27, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Three MLB clubs are bleeding wins they've already earned. The numbers are embarrassing.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 26, 2026
Regression Watch: The Mets Are Drowning in Bad Luck, the Rays Are Surfing on Thin Air
MLB's biggest luck gaps at the deadline, and why the standings aren't telling the whole story.
⚾ MLB·July 24, 2026
The Ball Isn't Lying, But the Results Are
Ranking every MLB team's batting luck by the gap between wOBA and expected wOBA at the 2026 midseason mark.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 20, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Three MLB clubs are bleeding wins the numbers say they earned. Here's the weekly cross-sport misery index.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 19, 2026
Regression Watch: The Mets, Tigers, and Angels Are Better Than Their Records. The Rays Probably Aren't.
MLB's biggest luck gaps at the midseason mark, and what the underlying numbers suggest is coming.
⚾ MLB·July 17, 2026
The Pitching Luck Rankings: ERA vs. xERA at the 2026 All-Star Break
Statcast's expected ERA model reveals which staffs are getting burned by batted-ball luck and which are quietly cashing in.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 13, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Three MLB clubs are getting crushed by the gap between what they've earned and what they've gotten.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 12, 2026
Regression Watch: The Tigers Are Six Wins Unluckier Than They Should Be
Detroit's Luck Index of -52 leads MLB's mid-July correction candidates.
⚾ MLB·July 10, 2026
The Batted Ball Luck Rankings at the All-Star Break
wOBA minus xwOBA tells us which MLB lineups are getting what they deserve, and which are being robbed.
🏆 Cross-Sport·July 5, 2026
Regression Watch: The Tigers Are Running 52 Points Unlucky and the Market Hasn't Caught Up
Detroit's Luck Index is the worst in baseball. Tampa Bay's is the best. The math has opinions.
⚾ MLB·July 3, 2026
The Pitching Luck Rankings: Who's Getting Burned by Batted Balls in 2026
ERA minus xERA reveals which staffs are suffering from sequencing fate and which are riding unsustainable good fortune.
⚾ MLB·July 2, 2026
The Curse Nobody's Talking About: Inside the Angels' Quietly Hexed Season
Los Angeles ranks third in MLB's cursed standings, and almost no one has noticed.
🏆 Cross-Sport·June 29, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Three MLB clubs are losing games the math says they shouldn't be. The numbers are striking.
⚾ MLB·June 26, 2026
The Batted-Ball Luck Rankings: Who's Getting Robbed at the Plate in 2026
Statcast's wOBA-minus-xwOBA signal reveals which lineups are cursed by BABIP fate and which are cashing in on good fortune.
🏆 Cross-Sport·June 22, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Brooklyn, Sacramento, the Mets, Washington, and the Angels are all losing more than they should be.
⚾ MLB·May 15, 2026
The Ball Isn't Lying, But the Results Are
Ranking every MLB team's batting luck by the gap between wOBA and expected wOBA through mid-May 2026.