2007 AL Central

[nsdjoe]

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And they needed to sweep the Twins on the road at the end of the season to win 91.

The White Sox suck. Seriously.

EDIT: I also bet JayLear, who took a few months to pay me, but eventually did.

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Did Minnie Minoso kill your grandfather or something?

The Sox team is a longshot to win the Central, but there's no way they're only going to win 72 games like BP projects them. This team will probably hover at the .500 mark all year barring injuries/trades/etc. They're a pretty mediocre team.

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A mediocre team in the AL Central = sucks. We aren't talking about NL teams who suck.

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I've decided not to bet on things upon which I cannot affect the outcome anymore.

FWIW, most "experts" predicted the White Sox to finish 4th in 2005, too.

[kyleb]

Blah blah blah.

[Thremp]

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Thanks for acknowledging I am right, and that you are smarter than to let me just straight up rob you.

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[bonds]

Lotta love for the Tigers in this thread.

1. Det
2. Min
3. Cle
4. Chi
5. KC

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if the Twins can't beat the [censored] Royals, its going to be a long season [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[MrFeelNothin]

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I'm a huge homer and think the Twins will win the Central.

1) Min
2) Cle
3) Det
4) Sox
5) KC

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[kyleb]

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I'm a huge homer and think the Twins will win the Central.

1) Min
2) Cle
3) Det
4) Sox
5) KC

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This is a lot more reasonable.

[kyleb]

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Why would I provide analysis? I want the person to take an unfavorable bet on their end.

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Why does 2p2 have strat forums? We want people making bad plays at the table.

Why should you post analysis? Because you're usually one of the best posters in SE when you do. Because you should put your ePeen away sometimes and just engage in discussion with people on a message board instead of attempting to swindle people out of money at every opportunity possible. Because reading Baseball Prospectus doesn't make you (or me) smarter than everyone else. Because not everyone is here to place a bet on their opinions.

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I have (and will continue to) post analysis and conventional sabermetric wisdom on this board. However, if people are going to say things like the Chicago White Sox are a good team, then I would love to bet on it with them. They think it's a good bet, I think it's a good bet, the only difference is is that I'm right and they're wrong.

This is a gambling forum, is it not? Are we not here for +EV opportunities?

At any rate, if you have done analysis and come to the conclusion that CWS is better than CLE, then I'll gladly take your action. However, if you are just definitively saying that CWS will win the AL Central without backing up your words, then you're a coward IMO.

There's a significant difference between rooting for a team and authoritatively saying that "Team X is going to win the AL Central" / "Team X is better than Team Y". If you post the former, I might jab at you and post analysis on why your love for the team may be incorrect, but everyone is allowed to have a rooting share on any team they want. However, if you insist that your team (usually the White Sox) is going to dominate when all the research shows otherwise, well, please bet on it or shut up.

[damaniac]

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Lotta love for the Tigers in this thread.

1. Det
2. Min
3. Cle
4. Chi
5. KC

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I'd join in, but Leyland's in-game decisions are probably worth a couple losses by itself. Leyland vs. Guillen to see who can hurt their team the most is interesting.

Also, why is Nefi Perez collecting a pay check? And allowed on the field?

[CheckRaise]

Did anyone see Zumaya melt down tonight? 6-0 lead in the 9th, he gets 2 outs then hits a guy and walks 4 in a row. Its been a long time since I've seen a pitcher loose it like that.