Someone get this thread going in Main Forum asappppp

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I'm in the same boat, but tied after 162 games and with so much tension and the fans looking to explode, these games deliver the drama more often than not. Plus in baseball anyone can obv win if they just get to the playoffs. NBA not so much.

also, why cant i find playoff lines for red sox/angels?

I think that the Yankees get to choose which days they want to play on, and they won't do that until the Tigers/Twins playoff is done. Since that can affect pitching matchups and such, they're probably gonna wait to have that info before they set lines.

I don't feel good for you Tiger fans right now..... bad omen.

Sorry.

To which omen are you referring:

Having a 20 year old pitching a 1 game playoff?
Playing in the Metrodome?
Losing a 7 game lead in the last month?
Losing a 3 game lead in the last 4 games?
Our pathetically sputtering offense?
Any number of others?

It would be nice to know, thankskbye.

jesus i had no idea the tigers didn't have a winning season from 1993-2005

pretty much all of those

Grear, will you kill yourself if the Tigers lose?

Another "bad omen":

lol I can only imagine my boss coming to pick me up from jail at 7:30am

oh miggy

wow, go out and pound 16+ drinks the night before the biggest game of the year... yay miggy!

Really can't believe he was that drunk. Holy hell.

"In August the Tigers warned Cabrera about a bar altercation in which he was making fun of a kid about his weight and mocked an older gentelmen he was with. He said and I quote "What's up big boy, you need to workout" LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Cabrera then challenged both of them to a fight...he said "I'll fight you both right now"

Then he said hold on a second I'll go to my car and get my "click clack" and made a motion with his hand that would suggest he was talking about a gun

OMGGGGGGGGGGG LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

MIGGY WTF IS WRONG WITH U

Miggy's BAC is high enough to bat about fifth in the lineup.

LOL

im so upset i cant watch the whole game

good luck tho tiggggaz

"I would appreciate it if you would respect my privacy as I prepare for the next game."

Part of Miggys press release statement. It's good to hear that he's concentrating on getting that BAC back up to playing levels.

Best of luck Tigerland. May the best team win

Typical...

The concept of batting a .220 guy third is based on the run matrix. The idea is that 1 out/bases empty is the worst possible way to start an inning. It is unlikely that the 2nd slot will make the 3rd out, so the guy in the 3rd slot will hardly ever lead off an inning. See "The Book - Playing the Percentages in Baseball", p. 132.

In other words, you rather have another guy lead off an inning and get on base (or not) and then have the .220 guy make an out, than the other way around. Brilliant! How about pulling yourself out of the quicksand by pulling your own hair? It is the exact same concept!

Now read the following closely as it shows you how much bull**** the run expectancy matrix really is when it comes to answering such lineup questions. There is a difference if you have for instance a runner on 2nd with 1 out and your 2-3-4 guys in the lineup coming up and a runner on 2nd with 1 out and your 7-8-9 guys coming up. Still the run matrix shows a single percentage for both cases, it shows the average.

Prince Fielder and me together hit a combined 46 HRs this season. Unfortunately I hit zero, but on average I hit 23! Notice something?

Such averages are way too superficial, especially when it comes to the 3rd spot in the lineup. You can't make your decisions for this spot based on how the 7-8-9 guys would hit if they came up next, because they will never be in that situation. Their performance is an artifact that doesn't belong into the sample.

Leyland was a fool for batting Sheffield in the 3rd slot when he was hitting below .200 last year and he repeated the very same mistake this year. I cannot blame him, because he read about it in a book, I blame him for switching off his brain and blindly trusting this bull****....just like you do.

Now let's hope the Tigers get lucky make Leyland look like a genius.

OMG...Zach Miner! He is much too weak for this spot. Another fumble by Mr. Leyland!

Single...

Hit by pitch!