And the Yankees only have a 6% chance. woo hoo!! we rule! On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here are the odds based on the baseball-prospectus simulation: > > Average wins by position in AL East: 100.2 93.2 88.5 76.2 66.1 > AL East <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/aleast.png> W > L Pct3 Avg W Avg L Champions Wild Card Playoffs 1D Change 7D > Change > > Yankees <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/Yankeespsodds.php> > 79 47 .595 100.1 61.9 93.24358 5.94766 99.19125 > .50389 .49115 > Red Sox <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/RedSoxpsodds.php> > 73 53 .556 92.6 69.4 5.55098 60.68733 66.23831 > 7.06311 15.53897 > > Rays <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/Devilpsodds.php> > 69 57 .583 89.3 72.7 1.20543 19.73397 20.93941 > -5.91593 -8.73648 > Blue Jays <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/Bluepsodds.php> > 58 67 .524 76.1 85.9 .00000 .00203 .00203 > .00106 -0.03042 > > Orioles <http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/Oriolespsodds.php> > 52 75 .447 66.2 95.8 .00000 .00000 .00000 > .00000 .00000 > > > Red Sox have a 60% chance of getting the wildcard. Rays 19%, Rangers 18%. > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Tom Salemi<[email protected]> wrote: > > Phew, for a second I thought the Yankees had the best record in baseball > and > > a six game lead in the division. > > > > I think Ray correctly pointed out that the Yankees now have a killer > combo > > in Texiera/A-Rod that will fuel a potent line up. They also have > > Sabathia/Burnett, not quite Beckett/Lester but close. > > > > It's fine to believe in the Sox, but shouting down talk of the Yankees > > talent is just yahooism. > > > > So, the Sox will win the wild card. The Yanks will win the division. Then > it > > will come down to whose pitchers shows up for the games. > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Beaudoin, John < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Perect phrase for me, too. I've been mildly annoyed since everyone > started > >> freaking out when the Sox got swept in NY and still maintained a 9-4 > head to > >> head record against the Yankees on the season. > >> > >> The Sox have a great team. The let downs have been in the middle of the > >> season this decade instead of the end, like the 30 years we were all > living > >> before. Now they come back and win championships. I believe it's due in > >> large part to a manager who manages for the season and not just a series > or > >> a game. Tito knows if someone needs a rest. They know whose arm is dead > and > >> how long it takes to recover and how long it will last after returning. > Nuff > >> said? No more freaking out. > >> > >> Bow to the Yankees all you want. Our pitching will kick their asses in a > 7 > >> game series. > >> ________________________________ > >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thu Aug 27 04:31:58 2009 > >> Subject: Re: Murder's Row > >> > >> No, they're a good hitting team ... but I don't think they're the best > in > >> history and I'm sick of genuflecting to the Yankee empire. That's all. > >> There's a defeatist attitude going around (not necessarily you) and I'm > >> mildly annoyed. > >> > >> Steve O > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> So my comment about the lineup was wrong? > >>> > >>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Steve Ouellette< > [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Yeah, yeah. Yankees are invincible, yada yada yada ... > >>> > > >>> > Steve O > >>> > > >>> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> it seems to me that the Yankees have pulled it off, the murder's row > >>> >> of a lineup with no holes. > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's > >>> Productivity...Quickly" > >>> www.leadingafteralayoff.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's > Productivity...Quickly" > www.leadingafteralayoff.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
