Memorial Day MLB standings check: Surprises, letdowns, more

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It's Memorial Day, so you know what that means, MLB fans. You are officially free to look at the standings and give credence to what you see!

Among baseball fans, the saying goes that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day because by that point teams have finally played enough games through two months to add meaning to what we're seeing play out in every division.

Though your team's position in the standings today doesn't guarantee it will end the season there, there is something to the concept: According to Elias Sports Bureau data, 59% of teams (99 of 167) that were in sole possession of first place on the morning of June 1 have gone on to win their…