I thought you were a realist. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote:
> Why would I buy a bunch of pessimists dinner? > > I’ll have dinner with all the optimists and it’ll be while we watch the Sox > in the play-offs after the regular season. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *William Marino > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:10 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Nice Job, Lester.... > > > > This conversation is why wagering was invented… Ray’s 91 games feels about > right. Starting pitching will be excellent by the end of June, but shortstop > and catcher are big holes. I will reluctantly, though, take the > over—partly driven by the emotion of hope. How about all the overs buy the > 91 and unders dinner at the end of the season? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve Ouellette > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Nice Job, Lester.... > > > > I don't get what is so hard to believe. Their multiple ace pitching staff > has pitched way below expectations. Most likely they will return to their > proven level of competence (as Lester already has). Unless you believe > Baltimore and Cleveland will continue to outpitch them. > > And "has scored only more than pitiful Baltimore" is awfully disingenuous. > You could also have worded it "have scored the fifth most runs in baseball" > or "have scored exactly as many runs as the all-powerful Rays" or "Are only > six runs from being the highest scoring team in baseball." > > They're on pace for 89.5 wins despite having played terribly for much of > that stretch. To get to 95 wins they don't have to play .600 ball for a full > season, they only have to play it for 70 percent of a season. Last year they > played .584 for a full season. If you believed they were a 95 win team at > the start of this season (I don't know that you did), then why is that so > difficult a task? > > Anyway, my gripe isn't with people who don't believe they can win a World > Series -- a legitimate concern and an arguable point -- it was with people > who said they were already out of the race, which is inarguably false. > > My gripe is also with Jacoby Ellsbury, who cost my fantasy team two weeks > of "day-to-day" zeroes, and appears ready to do it again ... > > STEVE > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow, one game at a time. > > > > Let me write that one down. > > > > Got anything about giving 110%? > > > > With more than one quarter of the season played, this run prevention team > has allowed the most runs in the division (second most in the league) and > scored only more than pitiful baltimore in the AL East > > > > It currently stands in fourth place and is on pace to win 89.5 games. > > > > Yet some feel we should be fitted for World Series rings. > > > > If it plays .600 ball for the rest of the year, it will win 95 games. > That's difficult to do. Only the Yankees played above .600 last year. > > > > But I concede it will "compete" for the playoffs, whatever that means. But > I don't think it's built to win a championship. I believe I'm a realist. > > > > If I'm wrong, great. I'd rather be wrong than right. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Almost on pace for 91. > > > > Not quite yet. But getting there. > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Eh-hem. > Any thoughts from the "rebuilding" crew? > > One game at a time > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Tue May 25 19:01:43 2010 > *Subject*: Re: Nice Job, Lester.... > > I thought they sent down Darnell McDonald. > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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