John, I have to ask. What did you base your feelings about the Red Sox on?
I suspect you looked at the players on the team, considered their ability, and came to a conclusion. Unless you're telling me you based your feelings on no data whatsoever. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > Huh? > I don't get it. > People have feelings. > Data is stored in computers. > > ------------------------------ > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Sun Jun 06 14:34:39 2010 > *Subject*: Re: Highest scoring > > John, what you don't seem to get is that your feelings, or anyone's > feelings for that matter, are irrelevant when it comes to each individual's > take on the team. > > People aren't going to say, "Well I've looked at this team, and I think > it's a 91 game team. But wait, let me check out how John B. is > *feeling*because I can't come to any personal conclusions without that > critical > information." > > I prefer to come to my own conclusions. I'm not a big one for listening to > pundits. > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Beaudoin, John > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Strength of remaining schedule plays into it I’m sure. I’m not >> surprised. >> >> >> >> However, I am surprised that the BS of numbers still weighs heavy in the >> minds of supposed baseball soothsayers. Doesn’t anyone just have a good >> feeling about a team? >> >> >> >> This is a good team. It’s not a rebuilding year. >> >> They had one bad month and then an above average month. >> >> Now they need to play one or two games above their current pace to make >> the play-offs and that’s 4 or 5 games above Ray’s estimate of 91 games. >> >> >> >> I’m confident and I’m happy. >> >> >> >> This is an enjoyable season already regardless of what happens. I don’t >> understand all the misery. One thing I do take back whole-heartedly is my >> statement that Ortiz is done without steroids. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve Gendron >> *Sent:* Sunday, June 06, 2010 12:05 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* RE: Highest scoring >> >> >> >> I find it odd that the Yankee odds are lower than the Red Sox? >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve Ouellette >> *Sent:* Sunday, June 06, 2010 9:18 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Highest scoring >> >> Baseball Prospectus current odds to make the playoffs. These are their >> Pecota odds, which figures in the quality of the team, strength of schedule, >> etc. -- not just their current mathematical numbers (thus the small chance >> for the over-their-head Blue Jays): >> >> Rays 79% >> Yankees 50% >> Blue Jays 13% >> Red Sox 55% >> Wild-Card from out-of-division: 2% >> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> BTW, how much better would the Jays be if they still had Halladay. >> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> The Red Sox are now the highest scoring team in baseball. 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