Garwilly

I don't think you've ever said...are you a Sox an or a Cards fan?

Jesus Christ Jones, nice first swing there.

OOps

I vote for back-to-back-to-back. (Homeruns)

Jeeeez.

SO far so fun.

... Was he ever? Yes. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millewa04.shtml

http://www.bustedtees.com/images/jesusshaves.353.home_thumb.jpg

Murton for Rivera and Arod

I've had the distinct pleasure of meeting Ernie Banks in person and talking to him about our beloved Chicago Cubs. It would be easy--REAL easy--for players such as himself to wash his hands of this entire organization given it's track record of winning championships (or lack thereof). When baseball fans think about former Cubs, his is likely one of the first names to come to mind. Would you want to be that guy who's forever tied to 98 years of futility? Yet his optimism is so incredibly contagious it's almost unbelievable. He hit 512 home runs during an era when pitchers ruled the game. He was an all-star at two positions. He was the first, genuine power-hitting shortstop the game had seen. If there's anyone more deserving of a statue at any ballpark anywhere, please tell us who. Congratulations, Mr. Banks! Well said! I realize that most of the posters to sites like this are way too young to remember Ernie and appreciate the kind of player he was. When you've been raised on steroid-enhanced players averaging 45 HRs a year while forgetting about the fans and team loyalty, you just don't get the appeal of Ernie Banks. As you can see by my user name, I've been a fan of the Cubs for 53 years and Ernie was my favorite. I don't think it has anything to do with age. You can be young and appreciate Banks. And you can appreciate Banks without seeing the need for a statue of him, or seeing how this is anything great. I'd much rather they work on improving present personel than honoring past personel. I'm fairly sure Piniella and Hendry aren't the ones in charge of this project.

The Piniella pool entries for this series:

Way to go Cubs.

In that case, who's the new guy in your avatar? :wink:

Interesting title.

Mike North said AJP should be starting didn't he?

After every save (consecutive) you should remove a little bit of the red cirle/cross through. Like in Major League. Man, I just get a split-second flash of a topless cut-out of Dempster. Gah. I tried to find a pic of it for you, no luck. Sorry. I did find this though. Interesting http://www.cubshub.com/postimages/pictures/66.jpg He looks kind of dazed to be declared so studly. He just finished.

After every save (consecutive) you should remove a little bit of the red cirle/cross through. Like in Major League. Man, I just get a split-second flash of a topless cut-out of Dempster. Gah. I tried to find a pic of it for you, no luck. Sorry. I did find this though. Interesting http://www.cubshub.com/postimages/pictures/66.jpg

After every save (consecutive) you should remove a little bit of the red cirle/cross through. Like in Major League.

And with that, I am halfway to my dinner bought by my Sox fan buddy.

That'll work.

because most people use stats to predict future value. high correlation of data usually. Statistics like W-L record in one run games are almost entirely devoid of predictive value. In the same vein as BA with RISP and 2 outs.

Because Garwilly probably took a stats/probability class and mojo hasn't.... Well I certainly won't be pulling out my stats class notes anytime soon, yuck.

Pat Hughes came in with the emphasis, lol.

Not furthering anything here. Just curious as to how?

Probably didn't deserve to be called an idiot (which I didn't do) but I think it's ridiculous to think the game is over down one in the 6th. But I try to maintain some semblence of perspective. I agree, and I normally wouldnt have done it that way.