AL East 2016 thread

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Typically, by 2nd place they aren't. Last year people thought Keuchel and Price would be tight. Keuchel got 22 first place votes, Price got 8. In the two previous years nobody other than the winner got more than 1 first place vote in either league.

Unless you're suggesting that you think Quintana will finish second this year, I don't see how this relates to our discussion.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Also, I wish Dallas Keuchel hadn't won the CY. His name annoys me, the spelling of his name annoys me, the pronunciation of his name annoys me and his stupid fucking beard annoys me.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Here are the CY Winners over the last seven with the pitchers the formula predicted bolded.

2015
AL - David Price
NL - Jake Arrieta

2014
AL - Corey Kluber
NL - Clayton Kershaw

2013
AL - Max Scherzer
NL - Clayton Kershaw

2012
AL - David Price
NL - RA Dickey

2011
AL - Justin Verlander
NL - Clayton Kershaw

2010
AL - Felix Hernandez
NL - Roy Halladay

2009
AL - Zack Greinke
NL - Tim Lincecum

So, over your arbitrary pick of seven years, the formula has tagged 71%. Your point was that the formula likely wouldn't apply to current events, but it's tagged 90% over the last five.

I believe we're headed in a direction where wins and losses won't matter, but we're not there yet.

It's time to give up the ghost on this one, Danny. Unless you're inclined to try to move the goal posts again, I'll make this easy for you; just cut and past the following sentence in the comment section and click the black "Post Reply" button.

Slinky, I realize now that even though you and I both dislike the W/L stats for baseball pitchers, on some level, they're still considered by some Cy Young voters.

Or other stats correlate with games won. But I tried giving it up earlier so you can just keep for as long as you like, friend.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Unless you're suggesting that you think Quintana will finish second this year, I don't see how this relates to our discussion.

What?? How did the sentence "Typically by 3rd or 4th place, a pitcher isn't much closer to winning a CY than you are." relate any more than my response to that sentence?

Get a grip, man.

 

[bksballer89]

Can't we all just get along?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

What?? How did the sentence "Typically by 3rd or 4th place, a pitcher isn't much closer to winning a CY than you are." relate any more than my response to that sentence?

Get a grip, man.

It was pretty linear.

Danny: If you get a CY vote, you're in the discussion.

Slinky: Not really. By third or fourth place, they're really not much closer to winning a CY than you are.

Danny: Second place is close to winning a CY.

Slinky:

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[SlinkyRedfoot]

Can't we all just get along?

Danny and I go way back. We don't always see things eye to eye because he's Canadian, but we get along well despite of that.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Danny: Second place is close to winning a CY.

Slinky:

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Maybe go back and read my comment again.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

We don't always see things eye to eye because he's Canadian

@Bloody Brian Burke

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[SlinkyRedfoot]

Maybe go back and read my comment again.

Typically, by 2nd place they aren't.

You're right. I misread it. Must be because I'm American. Mea culpa.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

@Bloody Brian Burke

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Now I'm just sad that Phillip Seymour Hoffman is dead. Thanks, dick.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Now I'm just sad that Phillip Seymour Hoffman is dead. Thanks, dick.

Was he Canadian? I couldn't even tell.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Was he Canadian? I couldn't even tell.

Nah, I didn't know him personally. We all know each other.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Nah, I didn't know him personally. We all know each other.

You even know the Canadian black guy!?!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

You even know the Canadian black guy!?!

I did. Got shot when he went to the States a few years back. You guys owe us a black dude.

 

[obxyankeefan]

What about the Asian Canadian guy? Bastard throw me in the holding cell.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

What about the Asian Canadian guy? Bastard throw me in the holding cell.

"The" Asian Canadian guy? Shit, Obi, there're more Asians in Canada than there are French Canadians.

 

[obxyankeefan]

"The" Asian Canadian guy? Shit, Obi, there're more Asians in Canada than there are French Canadians.

I honestly didn't know that. Besides nobody goes to Canada anymore, it is too crowded.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I honestly didn't know that. Besides nobody goes to Canada anymore, it is too crowded.

Oh, yeah. I go to Toronto from time to time. Around seventy percent of its population is Asian.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Oh, yeah. I go to Toronto from time to time. Around seventy percent of its population is Asian.

whatever you do, do not tell them, "I'm more Canadian than you, you are Chinese." For some reason they get pissed off over that.