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  1. TruffleShuffle
    they have a 1 in 1000 chance at winning the division. they'd need an utter collapse by both the cubs and brewers to win the division, which is made even more unlikely by the fact that the cubs and brewers play each other 6 times. even if the brewers win all 6 games - which would be the best-case scenario as far as getting the astros closer to the division lead - they're not making up any ground at all on the brewers. so even if we assume the astros go 6-0 during that span, you'd have these standings (yes i know i'm playing the schedule out of order): MIL 89-64 -- CHC 88-64 0.5 HOU 86-67 3.0 so they're down 3 games with 9 games left to play, and they have to pass two teams to pass in those 9 games. so they'd have to sweep the cubs. they'd pretty much have to go something like 16-1 or 15-2 the rest of the way, sweeping the cubs, having the brewers sweep the cubs in 6 games, and then the brewers crap the bed in their other games. this scenario is, needless to say, pretty damn unlikely, hence the 1 in 1000 chance.
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    yeah, that is a real bad move. young wasn't a top 3 pick in the draft because of his arm, nor was he an elite college quarterback for that reason. he did throw very well his junior year, but he also ran for more than 1000 yards in both his soph and junior years. that's pushing 100 YPG on the ground, just crazy for a qb. against michigan and usc in the rose bowl, he ran for 392 yards and 7 touchdowns. i picked texas to beat usc because young just seemed to have this quality where he could put a team on his back when they were in trouble and singlehandedly win the game, whether it be with his arm or his legs. i loved him in college and i thought (and still think) that he will be a good nfl quarterback. but if he's gonna end up as a pocket passer, you have to let him take the donovan mcnabb route to get there - run a lot early in his career, then cut back later. donovan was not much better than average in the passing game, but he added a real threat with his ability to scramble. he's improved as a passer now and runs pretty sparingly. young can't do everything he did at texas, but they can still run some designed shotgun draws and let him get out of the pocket. he's still faster and a better athlete than most of the guys on the other side of the ball.
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    i bet unc to win straight up and made a solid profit... on 10 cents :x btw, rutgers sucks this year and mike teel is a bad quarterback.
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    either one is possible considering the recent trends of the Brewers and Cubs wait are these posts seriously referring to the astros having a legitimate chance at winning the division. please say no so that my brain does not explode. I don't think anyone is really saying that. But they have made it mildly interesting in the WC race. If you consider 6.2% interesting. I was responding to the fact that they really have put together some unbelievable late runs runs in 4 of the last 5 years. absolutely. the LLF and AF posts seem to be suggesting that the astros winning the division is plausible, though.
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    great, they moved him off of lf? that basically makes 4th outfielder his ceiling unless he really ups the offensive output.
  6. TruffleShuffle
    nah, beat away.
  7. TruffleShuffle
    is there an inside joke i'm not getting or is this just a case of mistaken capitalization?
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    he probably already had a large enough stash.
  9. TruffleShuffle
    yeah it's just a big-ass slug of rain headed that way. i guess it should be running into drier air in the ohio valley, so maybe the rain will become light enough to play through. doesn't look promising though.
  10. TruffleShuffle
    jeez i am not looking forward to my confidence picks this week. there are a huge number of games that look like toss-ups: Chicago (1-0) at Carolina (1-0) Tennessee (1-0) at Cincinnati (0-1) Oakland (0-1) at Kansas City (0-1) - not a tossup but i refuse to put a lot of confidence on a team as bad as kc Indianapolis (0-1) at Minnesota (0-1) New Orleans (1-0) at Washington (0-1) San Diego (0-1) at Denver (1-0) New England (1-0) at New York Jets (1-0) i am even feeling uneasy about some of the games that have more than a 1-2 point spread, like pitt @ cleveland and baltimore @ houston.
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    ugh this game is gonna get rained out too? son of a bitch.
  12. TruffleShuffle
    it's a stat that shouldn't mean nearly as much as it does to many people, but it's been a part of baseball for 130 years... no reason it should go away.
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    either one is possible considering the recent trends of the Brewers and Cubs wait are these posts seriously referring to the astros having a legitimate chance at winning the division. please say no so that my brain does not explode.
  14. TruffleShuffle
    lol, penn state defensive linemen are getting arrested even after they leave here.
  15. TruffleShuffle
    i have no idea who to pick in this game. i expected both teams to get beaten fairly easily last week, and they both won. confidence is low.
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    i'm guessing they picked the comments from the dumbest and most stereotypical people they could find.
  17. TruffleShuffle
    the thought of 2 days without cubs in the middle of september makes me sad.
  18. TruffleShuffle
    brewers went up 7%; they're a 4 in 5 shot at the playoffs. the cubs are back up to near 99.5% now.
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    i don't even need to read this thread to know that it is a complete disaster.
  20. TruffleShuffle
    had to be that randy wolf acquisition.
  21. TruffleShuffle
    yeah it couldn't have been ravech. actually on FJM they frequently make reference to ravech being incredulous at the moronic arguments being made around him.
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    i wouldn't be surprised if more people went to the game to see erin andrews than the penn state basketball team.
  23. TruffleShuffle
    everyone is burying vince young already? he's played ONE game this year, and they won. his completion % went up from 51.5 to 62.3 last year, which was a big jump. his TD/INT ratio was bad, but he had to have possibly the worst group of receiving options in the league. lendale white and chris brown are not exactly brian westbrook; last year's TE was bo scaife, and the top 3 receivers were justin gage, roydell williams and eric moulds. i'm not even sure if any of those guys should be STARTING wr's, let alone vying for the #1 spot.
  24. TruffleShuffle
    what'd be really funny is if a last-minute series in atlanta drew better than a normal braves series against a generic opponent like washington or pittsburgh.
  25. TruffleShuffle
    3.5 back right?
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