8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Boy, did Matt Cain turn into hot garbage.

I prefer to think of it in terms of the Cubs' offense turning into something other than hot garbage.

And these 1- or 2-hitters are becoming commonplace by Arrieta. Dark horse candidate in the Cy Young race if he keeps it up.

[Trent Booty]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Mariners down 5-0, come back and make it 6-5 Mariners.
I'm not exactly expecting us to hold this lead, though.

Olmos has pitched nicely in relief of Montgomery. He's been horrible after he pitched those two shutouts in a row.

[bcruise]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Would you maybe mind not winning quite as much, Cards?

[SPTO]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

With tonight's victory the Blue Jays are 15 games over .500 for the first time since the final day of the '93 season.

It's funny, I remember watching a segment of MLB-N and Billy Ripken was handicapping the Wild Card race in the AL (this was maybe a week or so after the trade deadline) and he was saying how it'd take 90 wins to win the 2nd Wild Card. He then goes on to say the Angels would win the 1st WC and be 10 games above .500. The teams battling it out for the 2nd wild card wouldn't be more than 10 games over because they hadn't shown that ability all season long.

I know there's plenty of baseball left but the Angels look like they're barely going to be 5 games over .500 much less 10 and the Jays and Yankees are not only battling for the division but those two teams have created enough space that if either one doesn't win the division they're almost assured of the 1st WC and being well above 10 games over .500.

Baseball is a funny game sometimes and it's not worth handicapping.

[Speedy]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Boy, did Matt Cain turn into hot garbage.

Where is that in relation to being a pumpkin?

[DrJones]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

It's funny, I remember watching a segment of MLB-N and Billy Ripken was handicapping the Wild Card race in the AL (this was maybe a week or so after the trade deadline) and he was saying how it'd take 90 wins to win the 2nd Wild Card. He then goes on to say the Angels would win the 1st WC and be 10 games above .500. The teams battling it out for the 2nd wild card wouldn't be more than 10 games over because they hadn't shown that ability all season long.

Class, can anyone tell me what's wrong with this paragraph?

[SPTO]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Class, can anyone tell me what's wrong with this paragraph?

I dunno...I must've contradicted myself?

Oh well, my point being is that the Jays and Yanks weren't expected to be 10 games over .500 and it looks like both teams will be over that mark.

[Master Live 013]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Class, can anyone tell me what's wrong with this paragraph?

Go ahead and tell us, professor.

[Knight165]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Open ended parentheses?
I do it myself all the time.

M.K.
Knight165

[Master Live 013]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Maybe something silly like a team winning 90 games would be 18 games over .500

[Knight165]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Go ahead and tell us, professor.

....and it's


...not...




M.K.
Knight165

[Blzer]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Class, can anyone tell me what's wrong with this paragraph?

Is it one of those trick ones where there isn't an actual error but it doesn't contain the letter "e" or something?

[redsox4evur]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

I thought I had something along the lines with the numbers that Ripken threw out there. But they work. 10 games above .500 would be 91 wins. And 90 is only 9 wins above .500.

[LowerWolf]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

He then goes on to say the Angels would win the 1st WC and be 10 games above .500. The teams battling it out for the 2nd wild card wouldn't be more than 10 games over because they hadn't shown that ability all season long.

The Angels haven't exactly shown that ability either.

[DrJones]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

81-81 = .500
86-76 = 10 games over .500
90-72 = 18 games over .500