Pace doesn't mean anything. They are on a pace for 112 wins. If anyone would like to wager that they will put up 112 wins, I am all ears. Yeah, they are a very good team and they are on pace to win 112 games. They are not going to win 112 games. Pace means nothing. They are good because they are talented, not because of their pace -- good or bad. A team or a player is good or bad because of their talent. Their pace dictates nothing. Stat heads are always talking about regressing to norms. And there is some validity to that. That notion runs counter to this "pace" theory. When you have 2 years of play under your belt, you have not established any pace for the course of your career -- not even within a large margin of error. Carl Crawford was on pace for more career hits than Derek Jeter when we got him.