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  1. SouthSideRyan
    That doesn't really make much sense. Whomever finishes in second has the highest odds of winning the WC. The Yankees clearly don't have the highest odds of finishing second, Boston or TB do. Right off the bat the Red Sox can only win the wild card 57% of the time and the Rays 64% while the Yankees can win it 79% of the time. It's also, as I said multiple times, random ass guesses, not a simulation of the remainder of the season, just my opinions on the teams. Basically I've got the Rays winning the wild card ~1/3 of the time they don't win the division, the Yankees ~1/2 the time they don't win, and the Red Sox ~2/3 they don't win. I know it seems like I'm slagging the Rays here, but the Yankees are a better team now than they were 2 months ago.(Depending on Joba's shoulder) I think the Red Sox are too. I really think it'll be a close race between the 3 of them, and it's probably more my pessimistic side(it exists UM) that has the Red Sox and Yankees back in the playoffs again.
  2. SouthSideRyan
    If Mark Grace announced a Cubs playoff game, pretty sure I'd mute it.
  3. SouthSideRyan
    I have 95% for the East because I think those 3 teams are clearly superior to their Central counterparts. The Yankees have the highest odds of winning the wild card because they have the lowest odds of winning the division, thus the most opportunity to finish in 2nd and win the wild card.
  4. SouthSideRyan
    Ed Wade has outsmarted us all, pulling his team to within 7 games of the playoffs thanks to his deadline deals.
  5. SouthSideRyan
    You're joking, right. Green font = Sarcasm Thought we all were over that fad? Anyways, if Eyre is indeed DFA, would we be getting at least 1 decent prospect for him if we trade him? Hopefully the Yanks and Red Sox panic and overpay for him. Class A reliever I would guess.
  6. SouthSideRyan
    He was gonna get that 100 years dig in, no matter how irrelevant it was.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    When I feel like they are a worse team than both the team they are behind and the 2 behind them as well. It's well within the realm of possibility that the Brewers tank and the Cardinals finish ahead of them. It's well within the realm of possibility that the Cardinals play well down the stretch and hold off whoever is the 2nd NL East team. It's certainly possible that both of these things happen, but considering the relative talent of each team, I don't think it's that likely. But people are basing that off of numbers. It wouldn't shock me to see Ludwick put up ~850 OPSes for a few years now, it would shock me to see him keep up #s this high, and stay healthy. The Cardinals have been a 500 team for the last 3 months, and have a tough schedule down the stretch. There's logic behind this. Illogical? Does illogical have a flavor? Unless Stan Hack is planning on suiting up for the Chicago 9, I'm really really confused as to what you're trying to say here. I think even you would admit that the Cubs are a better team than the Cards. Under what basis do you see an inferior team outplaying a better team BY 6 GAMES over a 7 week period? Oh, and I gave the Cards a 4% chance of making the playoffs, not 5.
  8. SouthSideRyan
    there's no way that certain teams (yankees/red sox) would agree to that. and frankly it would be unfair to them. they didn't have a wildcard pre-1993. It's not unprecedented to have both teams not make the playoffs every year. I'm pretty sure that the D-Backs wanted to be an AL team since the time they were created, so they would seem like the natural team to move in an expansion scenario I beleive it was the other way around that Tampa always wanted to be an NL team. There was some sort of cockamamie idea for the 2 to switch leagues after a few years, but Arizona balked at the idea.
  9. SouthSideRyan
    5 votes short, and I have to imagine there were 5 veterans who never bothered voting If they don't vote, their right to vote should be taken away. A voter shouldn't have to vote for somebody if they don't feel anyone's qualified. There have been vet committee elections where there wasn't really a viable candidate. Forcing them to vote for somebody isn't the solution. Then turn in a ballot that says "None of the above". At least you know they considered it. As mentioned earlier the voting only tallies ballots that are turned in. If a voter doesn't turn in a ballot it's better for the candidates than a ballot that's turned in blank.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    BP's odds are much more promising for tampa than your odds, and their odds for the yankees are much less optimistic. If I matched up with BP's odds, they wouldn't really be my random ass guesses.
  11. SouthSideRyan
    ESPN forces their guys to take opposing positions for argument's sake. I'm guessing that's what the throw me a line here part was about.
  12. SouthSideRyan
    ???? Espn just said that they will be back to the game when it resumes... Len just broke in on WCIU and said the game has been cancelled. It's official, so we lost. I don't understand why the storm is going to be through soon, unless Lou just said screw it. and Krod blows the save. It's a crappy game, but the Cubs will still take the series, comfortably. We should win the series but we should've won tonight. We should get a chance in the bottom half of the inning I think that is the dumbest slkfjaljd rule ever in baseball. The Astros didn't score in the 8th, so their extra AB didn't make a difference. And does anybody know any interesting facts about Fernando Tatis?
  13. SouthSideRyan
    2-RBI single. Boo. My centsports bet is not amused.
  14. SouthSideRyan
    I'm a big weather guy, and I think storms like this are awesome when they aren't interfering with the Cubs game. Normally I do too since typically if I get caught in them something is always open near by and I can find cover in, but after 11 at night by St. Michael's off North, everything is closed. I was tempted to pound on the doors of the Twin Anchors and demand sanctuary and ribs. Mmmm Twin Anchors.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    "The Interruptor" on Conan. I'm good to wait this out.
  16. SouthSideRyan
    Way to not be a man.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    Unlikely Sir, they spell and pronounce their names differently.
  18. SouthSideRyan
    I know, it's just a little lightning. :roll: He was definitely the most likely to get struck being on the grass in the middle of a steel stadium.
  19. SouthSideRyan
    Not that this game is gonna start back up again, but: The only way the game gets suspended is if the Cubs tie it up. Other ways a game can be suspended is if the visiting team takes the lead/ties it up in their half of an inning. All other circumstances the game is over as long as 5 innings are done(4.5 with the home team winning)
  20. SouthSideRyan
    Gammons and his ilk usually report on guys who cleared.
  21. SouthSideRyan
    I don't understand why you wouldn't go with DeRosa at SS.
  22. SouthSideRyan
    I can't imagine they'll delay it again. They'll fight through it or they'll call it.
  23. SouthSideRyan
    Me too. None of these fans will ever have a better chance of snagging a foul ball. I was at one in '06 when it pretty much rained all game. I wore a bag on my head that said fire Dusty. A month later he was. You're all welcome.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    They came back from commercial showing the ump calling for the tarp in the 5th and I thought it was live. I was gonna be real pissed.
  25. SouthSideRyan
    This atmosphere sounds awesome.
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