Derwood

Wow, that was a thoughtful gesture of you Derwood. I don't care what people say about you, you do have a heart. so, I'll second it. it's not like Ron got screwed out of anything as a player. he's a great fan, sure, but just because he's vocal about it doesn't make him any more important to the Cubs history than Banks, Sosa, Williams, Sutcliffe, or whoever else

lou's tirade will be very early (in the opening package before you even see the announcers). something to the effect of "The Cubs struggled early, but fiery manager Lou Piniella's tirade on June 3 turned this into a team of destiny." followed shortly after by Bartman

i didn't win the predictions contest, so i don't care the HR Derby, however..... does game 163 count towards regular season stats or postseason stats? that would answer your question about whether to count it or not

i'd rather they win it for Bartman than for Santo. Santo was partly to blame for the 1969 collapse, whereas Bartman's life has been ruined for something that was really meaningless to anyone but a cry baby Moises Alou and the national sports media

neither Yost nor Randolph will be fired

Crap. :( that sucks. i prefer it when they all predict the other team (a la the NFC Championship last year)

Did you forget about the Mississippi skanks? did YOU forget about Nickelback?

i have myself (unofficially) at 950 points

ah, thanks. i went on the assumption that baseball reference was up to date. thanks for the corrections

sample size :lol:

5-2, no? Every turn has to end with a loss... you're right. either way, i'm happy with this rotation. bring it home boys!

i'm fine with this. Had I not been on vacation, i would have been 5-1, but oh well. GO CUBS

i'm not arguing that Boise was a fraud. i'm arguing why Hawai'i (happy?) is getting votes in the polls

Have to let the starter keep going if they keep winning. Why mess with winning ways? true. then i'd have no problem never starting this post season :)

Like I said, people always look for reasons why a certain team may be an exception. I look at that lineup and pitching staff, and I don't see a 90 win team. I look at their overall numbers, I don't see a 90 win team. Then I see the run differential, and I sure as hell don't see a 90 win team. Pythag wins has proven to be a pretty good metric time and again. Does anyone really think the D'Backs would win 90 games if they played 162 games again? Or, better yet, does anyone think they'll win 90 games next year if they trot out that same team? Maybe if the young players continue to make strides..but certainly not at the level they performed at this year. another stat (god forbid I "defend" them): 1-run games: 32-19, but only a +13 run differential blowouts (5+ runs): 20-26, with a -62 run differential in other words, their bullpen really helped them in 1-run games, as they won way more than they should have given the differential. there's something to be said about a bullpen that good, however By definition, a team that is 13 games over .500 in one games is going to have a +13 run differential in those games. So I'm not sure exactly what your point is. ha ha ha, you're right. i'm dumb what we want, however, is a blow out. ARZ in blowouts: 20-26 CHC in blowouts: 27-17

Like I said, people always look for reasons why a certain team may be an exception. I look at that lineup and pitching staff, and I don't see a 90 win team. I look at their overall numbers, I don't see a 90 win team. Then I see the run differential, and I sure as hell don't see a 90 win team. Pythag wins has proven to be a pretty good metric time and again. Does anyone really think the D'Backs would win 90 games if they played 162 games again? Or, better yet, does anyone think they'll win 90 games next year if they trot out that same team? Maybe if the young players continue to make strides..but certainly not at the level they performed at this year. another stat (god forbid I "defend" them): 1-run games: 32-19, but only a +13 run differential blowouts (5+ runs): 20-26, with a -62 run differential in other words, their bullpen really helped them in 1-run games, as they won way more than they should have given the differential. there's something to be said about a bullpen that good, however

the run differential thing is a little overblown. the D-Backs lost 18 games by 5 or more runs (giving up 10+ runs in 12 of them) while winning by 5 or more 18 times, but scoring 10+ just 8 times.

good point.....are we gonna go with "starter keeps going as long as he/she wins" or "rotate each game"?

OMG SRSLY

ANSWER KEY Team Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Cubs wins - 85 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series - 11 3. Number of runs scored - 748 4. Number of runs allowed - 682 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division - 1st :) Player Stats & Scoring 1. Number of DLee Home Runs - 22 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases - 19 3. Murton's Batting Average - .283 4. Aramis' RBIs - 101 5. Carlos Zambrano's Wins - 18 6. Jason Marquis' ERA - 4.43 7. Rich Hill's Ks - 183 8. Ted Lilly's Innings Pitched - 205.0 Bonus Questions I (30 points each) 1. Which will be higher: Z's batting average or Z's batting average against? - Z's Average (.247) > Z's BAA (.233) 2. Which will be higher: Aramis' HRs or Marquis' HRs allowed? Ramirez (26) > Marquis (22) 3. Which will be higher: Cesar's OBP or DLee's batting average? Lee (.317) > Izturis (.306) 4. Who will have more HRs: Barrett or Murton? Barrett (9) > Murton (8) 5. Who will have more wins: Hill or Lilly? Lilly (15) > Hill (11) 6. Who will have a higher K/BB: Zambrano or Hill? Hill (183/63) > Zambrano (177/101) Bonus II Questions (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: Soriano (32) 2. Highest OBP (min. 350 ABs): Lee (.400) 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): Lilly (3.86) 4. Most saves: Dempster (28) The Annual Tiebreaker: Michael Barrett's OPS - .734 To be used only in the event of ties.

i have much more confidence winning in Game 2 (Lilly vs. Davis) than Game 1 (Z vs. Webb)

the question is, who has final say here? Laura?

cuz the people who vote look at records only Plus they have a QB who throws for 500 yards a game against HS teams. same reason why Boise St. played in the Fiesta last year. Boise was good though. clearly, yeah, but they didn't play anyone till the Oklahoma game

i can call some people.... funny story - I watched the game at a friend's apartment near downtown b/c they have cable through D&E (which has the B10 network). A guy was there who said that his girlfriend TA'ed Morelli his sophomore year, and she said that it seemed like he struggled to put any sentence together that was more complicated than "Hi my name is Anthony Morelli." I've now heard from multiple people that he is a moron, and given his decision-making on the field, it's not hard to believe. i believe it. local radio has been raking Morelli and JoePa over the coals. Morelli, cuz he sucks, and JoePa because he has dumbed down the offense (for Morelli) that they are easy to defend

Best by winning%: -Southpaw18 (.875) -Derwood (.800) -Cubbies75 (.800) -davhern (.777) -UMFan (.727) -soccer10k (.700) -bhogg (.667 in 3 games) -Flames24Rulz (.600) so alter your rotation accordingly I would go: Southpaw19 davhern Derwood Cubbies75 UMFan83 soccer10k