BTURNER said:
masterclass said:
Note to BTurner.
Just to clarify, the importance of the streaks I mentioned relative to the importance of any other streaks such as you mentioned was not my point. They were just an example. I was trying to make another point.
Respectfully,
masterclass
I absolutely understand, and understood. Of course I see this the same way you do, but I doubt you will persuade Richardo. I'm afraid the thread will get derailed by the philosophical division in the effort, so I offered a pivot back to tennis streaks. It was my version of "how bout them Yankees this year..."
Understood, and I would have been perfectly fine with your post if you had not quoted mine. But no worries, I see what you were trying to do.
I don't think I have to persuade Ricardo in particular. I believe what I said both supported the other points made here as well as his underlying point.
Again, to paraphrase, each of the streak accomplishments I mentioned are impressive in their own right and should not be diminished by saying one league is inferior to another. But it is also not correct to say that the higher numbers in match winning streaks from the different leagues mean that one streak is more impressive or better than the others. The streaks are meaningful only in their own context, and they should not be grouped together, as it is misleading and implies that the leagues are mostly comparable, like the National and American Leagues in Major League Baseball (though they still both split and group stats for baseball).
But what one can do, for example, is reach a conclusion that based on Esther Vergeer's streaks and other records, she dominated women's wheelchair tennis probably more than anyone else has dominated theirs in any pro sport. So she could head a list of the persons that most dominated their sport and we could have an interesting debate where or if Evert and Nadal should belong on that list.
Respectfully,
masterclass
