9-19 GDT

[gp956]

I believe the Pads are off tomorrow.

I ran the stats through a pretty simple Pythagorean projection and I have the Giants expected wins at 87, the Pads at 85, and the Rox at 83.

Not sure how you got that..... I got them scoring 4.29 Runs/Game to date, and giving up 3.70. The pythag calculation should yield about 93 wins for the year, or a .574 winning percentage. If we use that percentage over the last 12 games we get 6.88 wins - and adding that to the current 84 wins, yields 90~91 wins.

 

[SFAnthem]

Dodgers just tied the rockies

Deadskins lose in OT

.... wait, what were you guys saying again?

 

[SFGRTB]

You know, as much as I hated Guillen when we got him, he's got a sick swing. Lots of power. His last few games has made me forgive him, I actually look forward to his AB's (but turn away when the ball is hit to him).

And Pat the mother fucking Bat. Back in first baby!

 

[gp956]

Burrell in the first

Lots of the write-ups are mentioning that Burrell was lucky not get rung up in the first. Looks like the Giants did catch a big break:

 

[SFGRTB]

Lots of the write-ups are mentioning that Burrell was lucky not get rung up in the first. Looks like the Giants did catch a big break:

If I was fielding for the Brewers, I would have been off the feild. Hell, I was groaning from my couch after that pitch. I think we caught a huge break. I guess it sorta makes up for last night...

 

[msgkings322]

Also shows why people that bitch about bad calls that go against their team are being kind of silly. Over a long season they tend to even out.

Now in the playoffs you can make a case that they might need to have some kind of umpire backup system. Challenge-based use of replay or something like football has.

 

[gp956]

Also shows why people that bitch about bad calls that go against their team are being kind of silly. Over a long season they tend to even out.

Now in the playoffs you can make a case that they might need to have some kind of umpire backup system. Challenge-based use of replay or something like football has.

I don't think it's silly to bitch about bad calls. Any more than it's silly to be disappointed by errors. And while it's just altogether right to acknowledge the bad calls that go your way, we must remember that humans tend to react much more strongly to negative outcomes. So even if the calls even out over the very long haul, fans, in aggregate, will be left with residual negative feelings to deal with, i.e. it's not a zero sum game.

 

[msgkings322]

I don't think it's 'silly' in the sense of, being a fan, getting pissed when you get robbed (that Mets game, anyone?) and so on. Part of rooting for a team.

But some folks will take that and extrapolate, like 'if we actually won that Mets game, we're up 2.5 on Colorado not 1.5'. And that IS silly.

 

[tzill]

Not sure how you got that..... I got them scoring 4.29 Runs/Game to date, and giving up 3.70. The pythag calculation should yield about 93 wins for the year, or a .574 winning percentage. If we use that percentage over the last 12 games we get 6.88 wins - and adding that to the current 84 wins, yields 90~91 wins.

The Pythag formula I used was pretty rudimentary, taking actual wins, actual loses, runs scored and runs against. I didn't project out to the end of the year.

 

[gp956]

I don't think it's 'silly' in the sense of, being a fan, getting pissed when you get robbed (that Mets game, anyone?) and so on. Part of rooting for a team.

But some folks will take that and extrapolate, like 'if we actually won that Mets game, we're up 2.5 on Colorado not 1.5'. And that IS silly.

Let's agree to disagree on that point.

 

[msgkings322]

Let's agree to disagree on that point.

Sure!

 

[tzill]

And yet another example of how SANE people kick around a topic.

GO BASEBALL DISCUSSION!!!