Author Topic: MLB & Division Watching (2010) (Read 121789 times)

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #700 on:** May 10, 2010, 01:18:29 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on May 10, 2010, 11:58:23 am

shut.up.

It's a fact in my mind.

I do wonder how many of us here know more about running an advertising rates and ratings business than ESPN. Personally, I'm a enough of a baseball fan to prefer fewer Red Sox games on ESPN and Fox and more teams I don't get to see enough, like the Twins, Tigers, Rockies, and Brewers (I get enough Cards and Cubs).

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #701 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:15:30 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on May 10, 2010, 01:02:49 pm

fixed.

Really? The Orioles are bigger douches than the Red Sox?

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #702 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:35:21 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on May 10, 2010, 01:18:29 pm

It's a fact in my mind.

I don't doubt that it's true, it's just that the reminder that this is a ghost town for Nats fervor is rather painful.

Quote from: cmdterps44 on May 10, 2010, 02:15:30 pm

Really? The Orioles are bigger douches than the Red Sox?

their owner/fans are

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #703 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:41:30 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on May 10, 2010, 02:35:21 pm

their owner/fans are

Owners? Yeah, easily the Os are crappy. Fans? It might be me but I know more douche bag red sox fans than I do Os... Then again I know some douche O fans too.

In other news: The Toronto - Philly series was moved from Toronto to Philly... Wtf is with that? freak Philly. Halladay returning to Toronto would've been sweet.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #704 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:42:01 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on May 09, 2010, 07:28:33 pm

Diamondbacks just lost again.

The "KFYM Must Eat a Hat" watch stands as follows:

Giants 18-12
Tigers 17-14
Nats 17-14
Reds 16-15
Diamondbacks 14-18

The hat will taste better if the Nats find a way to make the postseason.

Anyone know of a good playoff % tracking site?

The Reds are surprising and the Tigers are overperforming. The surprising suck of the Dodgers is offset by the success of the Padres. Baseball has more parity than you would think.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #705 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:42:47 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on May 10, 2010, 02:41:30 pm

In other news: The Toronto - Philly series was moved from Toronto to Philly... Wtf is with that? freak Philly. Halladay returning to Toronto would've been sweet.

Link? If the Phils get 3 extra homegames I'm going to raise hell.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #706 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:43:47 pm »

We're going up to Boston on Wednesday for to see a Sox game and check out the city for a day

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #707 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:47:58 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on May 10, 2010, 02:42:47 pm

Link? If the Phils get 3 extra homegames I'm going to raise hell.

Yeah... that seems highly unfair. No team should be allowed 84 home games.

imref · « **Reply #708 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:10:45 pm »

Quote from: ASSCLOWN on May 10, 2010, 02:43:47 pm

We're going up to Boston on Wednesday for to see a Sox game and check out the city for a day

wear a Yankees jersey to the game.

Kevrock · « **Reply #709 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:16:01 pm »

Quote from: ASSCLOWN on May 10, 2010, 02:43:47 pm

We're going up to Boston on Wednesday for to see a Sox game and check out the city for a day

Fun city.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #710 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:21:45 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on May 10, 2010, 02:42:47 pm

Link? If the Phils get 3 extra homegames I'm going to raise hell.

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on May 10, 2010, 02:47:58 pm

Yeah... that seems highly unfair. No team should be allowed 84 home games.

I am looking. I heard it from word of mouth but people were saying that it were true. I'll see if its fact or if I'm just gullible.

tomterp · « **Reply #711 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:22:54 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on May 10, 2010, 02:42:01 pm

Anyone know of a good playoff % tracking site?

Yes. Anyone care to venture a guess on the Nats' chances of making the playoffs? Playing the rest of the season a million times nets a predicted playoff % of ...........

PANatsFan · « **Reply #712 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:41:21 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on May 10, 2010, 03:22:54 pm

Yes. Anyone care to venture a guess on the Nats' chances of making the playoffs? Playing the rest of the season a million times nets a predicted playoff % of ...........

tom://mindfact.com?

CJames0569 · « **Reply #713 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:45:59 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on May 10, 2010, 03:22:54 pm

Yes. Anyone care to venture a guess on the Nats' chances of making the playoffs? Playing the rest of the season a million times nets a predicted playoff % of ...........

Between 6-7%?

tomterp · « **Reply #714 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:52:51 pm »

Quote from: CJames0569 on May 10, 2010, 03:45:59 pm

Between 6-7%?

That would have been my guess. I think you'll find this interesting:

PANatsFan · « **Reply #715 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:56:01 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on May 10, 2010, 03:52:51 pm

That would have been my guess. I think you'll find this interesting:

More likely champions than wild card? I feel like the Central and West have 1 good team each (Padres are a mirage).

Next time you log on to mindfact.com, can you get the percentages for the other hat-eating teams? Thanks!

tomterp · « **Reply #716 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:12:34 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on May 10, 2010, 03:56:01 pm

More likely champions than wild card? I feel like the Central and West have 1 good team each (Padres are a mirage).

Next time you log on to mindfact.com, can you get the percentages for the other hat-eating teams? Thanks!

There are only 4 other teams in the division, vs. 15 in the league. Usually it's "easier" to win the division, in a perverse way.

Hat eaters? Which ones are those?

The Chief · « **Reply #717 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:16:33 pm »

If we can sweep the next 3 against the Mets, we'd be guaranteed a winning division record through the end of June. Same if we go 2-1 and then split the two-game series on the 19th-20th.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #718 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:21:19 pm »

guaranteed? June?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #719 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:22:13 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on May 10, 2010, 04:16:33 pm

If we can sweep the next 3 against the Mets, we'd be guaranteed a winning division record through the end of June. Same if we go 2-1 and then split the two-game series on the 19th-20th.

Do you mean May? I'm not understanding you.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #720 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:23:28 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on May 10, 2010, 02:41:30 pm

Owners? Yeah, easily the Os are crappy. Fans? It might be me but I know more douche bag red sox fans than I do Os... Then again I know some douche O fans too.

The awesomeness of the firejoemorgan site (and JCA here) offsets the douchiness of other Sawx fans. O's fans are annoying douches sometimes. There's a whole, "We were here first!!!" mentality with some of them. No, the Nationals were winning pennants before Cal Ripken was in his mother's womb, freakwads.

Quote from: PANatsFan on May 10, 2010, 02:42:01 pm

Anyone know of a good playoff % tracking site?

The Reds are surprising and the Tigers are overperforming. The surprising suck of the Dodgers is offset by the success of the Padres. Baseball has more parity than you would think.

No it doesn't, and you're full of crap about the Tigers/Reds. The Reds have some legit talent (Votto might be the best unheralded player in baseball), and the Tigers haven't really gotten their pitching going yet.

I'm not surprised by the performances of any of the teams I named - they're all right where I thought they'd be. Unfortunately, I totally underestimated the Nats.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #721 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:25:49 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on May 10, 2010, 04:12:34 pm

There are only 4 other teams in the division, vs. 15 in the league. Usually it's "easier" to win the division, in a perverse way.

Hat eaters? Which ones are those?

Knorr said he would cook and eat his hat if the Nats had better playoff chances than the Reds, Giants, Tigers, or DBacks, which I said they did.

Your other statement is true if all of the divisions had equally tough teams.

The Chief · « **Reply #722 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:30:25 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on May 10, 2010, 04:21:19 pm

guaranteed? June?

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on May 10, 2010, 04:22:13 pm

Do you mean May? I'm not understanding you.

We don't play a division rival after May 20th until Atlanta in the last week of June

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #723 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:31:48 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on May 10, 2010, 04:30:25 pm

We don't play a division rival after May 20th until Atlanta in the last week of June

So...how does that guarantee us a better than .500 record through June?

The Chief · « **Reply #724 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:33:29 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on May 10, 2010, 04:31:48 pm

So...how does that guarantee us a better than .500 record through June?

Quote from: The Chief on May 10, 2010, 04:16:33 pm

If we can sweep the next 3 against the Mets, we'd be guaranteed a winning division record through the end of June. Same if we go 2-1 and then split the two-game series on the 19th-20th.

We're 9-9 against the NL East going into tonight's game. We have 5 games against the Mets between now and the 20th, and then none against the NL East after that until June 28th