tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post4182465201815067103..comments2023-11-05T00:59:10.828-07:00Comments on decorabilia: Mariners beat Red StockingsJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-19341918019847791462007-06-26T15:26:00.000-07:002007-06-26T15:26:00.000-07:00Statistics pack heat.Statistics pack heat.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-18242799517149625422007-06-26T11:42:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:42:00.000-07:00But you will be a prisoner of statistics...?But you will be a prisoner of statistics...?Captain Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873985132574157016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-40174500557036763672007-06-26T11:33:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:33:00.000-07:00Reds. Don't know why I had the Stros on my mind, ...Reds. Don't know why I had the Stros on my mind, except for that they're just another crappy NL Central team.<BR/><BR/>I refuse to change "Red Stockings," though. I refuse to be held captive by the past.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-75088295623666362362007-06-26T10:42:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:42:00.000-07:00To the editors:The Mariners' last two wins were ag...To the editors:<BR/><BR/>The Mariners' last two wins were against the Reds, not the Astros (who swept us in Houston). And your use of "Red Stockings" is confusing, as the 1859 Cincinnati Red Stockings are considered a precursor to the Reds/Redlegs/Reds, not the Red Sox, who grew from the Boston Pilgrims.<BR/><BR/>Please fix these or I will demand a refund of my subscription money.TeacherRefPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087147646389275919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-80063812945010780412007-06-26T09:10:00.000-07:002007-06-26T09:10:00.000-07:00Yes. This far into the season, their chance of re...Yes. <BR/><BR/>This far into the season, their chance of regaining 7 games on the Angels is somewhere around 4%. Their chance of making the wild-card is about 7%. The folks at <A HREF="http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_standings.asp?i=1" REL="nofollow">coolstandings</A> provide the numbers, based on statistical analysis of teams in similar situations throughout baseball's rich and wondrous history.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865007.post-29981200664426029462007-06-25T23:41:00.000-07:002007-06-25T23:41:00.000-07:00Not to sound like a jerk, but isn't the bulk of th...Not to sound like a jerk, but isn't the bulk of the season still ahead of them? Can hopes truly be slim?Captain Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873985132574157016noreply@blogger.com