As a long time Orioles fan, I'd suggest people look at the Orioles of 2005. I've been through this whole "get hyped up before the All Star Break" thing before. This time I'm just going to pace myself.
A rare Verlander spanking last night! Nice win but the injuries keep piling up, Pedroia's thumb now...not pinnign much on yesterday
if u are going to lose thats the way to do it
still on bandwagon:O
I just read this and immediately thought of this thread.lol k
well tampa due for off yr
ny will hit buzzards luck with injurys..their turn is coming
everyone is counting out sox
i like it
but well see, u got my prediction
so DIZEAL with it
NEW YORK Starting tonight against the Yankees, the Red Sox have 63 games remaining in their season.
Last season was ample proof that most anything can happen in baseball. But does a 49-50 team have a reasonable chance of making the postseason?
Let's take a look at some schedule factors:
Home games left: 28
Road games left: 35
Games left against teams with a winning record: 46 (73 percent).
Games left against the top 5 teams in the AL: 27 (43 percent). That includes 12 games against the Yankees, who have the best record in the league. And six against the Angels. Of those 27 games, 15 are on the road.
To win the division: The Sox are 10.5 games behind the Yankees. With 63 games left, it seems fairly unlikely they're catching them. If the Yankees went .500 the rest of the way, they would win 91 games. For the Sox to win 91 games, they would have to go 42-21 the rest of the way. There is nothing about this team that suggests playing .666 baseball for that long a period is possible, at least not with the current rotation.
To get a wild card: It sounds good that the Sox are only 4.5 games out of a wild-card berth with 63 games left. The problem is that there are six teams to get past for that second spot.
The best chance of sneaking into the postseason is to have all the wild card contenders beat each other up enough so that it takes only 87 or 88 wins to get one of the spots. In theory, the Sox could figure out a way to go 38-25 (.603) and at least give themselves a shot.
I took the Rays to win the AL East:
Winner of 2012 AL East
Tampa Bay Rays 6.050 Not looking likely 8.5 GB in 3rd - 5% chance maybe
Bet some over/unders too; we'll see how those go:
Atlanta Braves Regular Season Wins
Under 87.5 Wins 1.676 On pace for 89 wins
Arizona Diamondbacks Regular Season Wins
Over 86.5 Wins 1.893 On pace for 80 wins
NY Yankees Regular Season Wins
Under 94.5 Wins 1.877 On pace for 97 wins
San Francisco Giants Regular Season Wins
Under 87.5 Wins 1.735 On pace for 90 wins
Such a long wait to see the results!
KT
You are currently on pace to go 0 - 5 on these bets with 2 months and change left in the season. However, there is still a chance to win the over/under bets.
book it
The players are calling for Valentine's head. I have never heard of a more dysfunctional team in my life.I'm a sox fan, and I still call BS on this. They are below .500 with only what, 60 games to go?
Yankees in the AL East. Sox may have a fight on their hands just to win the wild card; they may not have the pitching.
Yep, pretty much an epic meltdown from their #1 & #2 rotation guys.Seriously though, is anyone else just shocked at how poorly Lester and Beckett have pitched?