7/30 Mariners (Miley) @ Cubs (Arrieta) 1:20 CSN

[Ski]

That was the 9th XBH that Chapman had allowed to a lefty in his career. I don't blame Maddon for putting him in there. He's like 99.5% likely to end the inning at least tied. The 0.5% won out today

This, combined with all the improbable Cards [expletive] lately, is incredibly stupid. Maybe we could have all this dumb unlikely [expletive] back in 2012 when it didn't even matter?

 

Actually, there were probably just as many flukes during the tanking years, just no one noticed them because wins were meaningless.

 

Wait, you seriously think there's an usual amount of fluke-y things happening this seas-oh, wait, I just realized who I was talking to.

...he says, even though I clearly mentioned that this year probably isn't any different from past years.

[Sammy Sofa]

This close to being self-aware.

 

Next stop: fluke-y things happen in seasons that AREN'T terrible or awesome!