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Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 22 09, 5:07 pm
by epinephrine
Secret Weapon wrote:When we acquired Holliday we were 53-48 and a half game behind the cubs. "Cool standings" gave us a 29.8% chance at the playoffs. Since then Cards have gone 17-5, the Cubs have gone 10-13 and now the Cardinals have a 90.5% chance of making the playoffs.
I forget, which baseball "expert" said the Holliday acquisition wouldn't make much of a difference?
http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_standings.asp?i=1
Pretty much of all of them, because he was only (something like) 2 wins above replacement. Stat nerd type stuff.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 22 09, 5:22 pm
by Freed Roger
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 34
Posted: August 22 09, 5:23 pm
by Centreville
sigh..
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 34
Posted: August 22 09, 5:27 pm
by KyCardinalFan
Centreville wrote:sigh..
Is that a pleased or exasperated sigh?
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 34
Posted: August 22 09, 5:30 pm
by PujolJunkie
*whistle*
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 34
Posted: August 22 09, 5:30 pm
by PujolJunkie
Centreville wrote:sigh..
Since this thread was started, I believe our magic number has gone down every single day.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 33
Posted: August 22 09, 7:57 pm
by Hungary Jack
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 33
Posted: August 22 09, 8:13 pm
by Radbird
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 33
Posted: August 22 09, 10:39 pm
by Freed Roger
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 33
Posted: August 22 09, 10:59 pm
by mcgee51taguchi99
