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From: Scott Jones on 2 Oct 2009 14:52 In article <ha5cej$omc$1(a)posting.glorb.com>, David Short <David.no.Short(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote: > HTP wrote: > > On Oct 2, 9:51 am, David Short <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> > > wrote: > >> I had 76 wins. > >> > >> RJA and Kasupski both had 78. > >> > >> 3 games with the Pirates left and they sit on 76. > >> > >> dfs > > > > I believe i had 80-82. They blew that last night. If they finish with > > 79 wins then i call bragging rights. Too late everybody, i already > > called it, and "Price is Right" rules do not apply. > > > I can't find your post to verify your claim, but Scott Jones did have 80. Another reason to pull for the sweep against the Pirates! :) The other reason would be to send the Pirates home with an even 100 losses.
From: Bob Braun on 2 Oct 2009 15:10 "Kommienezuspadt" <NoSpam(a)NoThanks.net> wrote in message news:4ac63f66$0$724$882e0bbb(a)news.ThunderNews.com... > > "David Short" <David.no.Short(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote in message > news:ha5cej$omc$1(a)posting.glorb.com... >> HTP wrote: >>> On Oct 2, 9:51 am, David Short <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> >>> wrote: >>>> I had 76 wins. >>>> >>>> RJA and Kasupski both had 78. >>>> >>>> 3 games with the Pirates left and they sit on 76. >>>> >>>> dfs >>> >>> I believe i had 80-82. They blew that last night. If they finish with >>> 79 wins then i call bragging rights. Too late everybody, i already >>> called it, and "Price is Right" rules do not apply. >> >> >> I can't find your post to verify your claim, but Scott Jones did have 80. >> >> We had a 92 and a bunch of real low numbers. >> >> dfs > > I don't find it either --- must be lost in the ether. > > BUT --- I can't care too much about the difference between 73 & 78 > wins..... > > Know Whut Ah Mean Vern? That's the BIG problem. This five week run is going to produce an ending record that gives and indication that the team is much better than it actually is. With Uncle Bob...........we KNOW he can be duped.
From: David Short on 2 Oct 2009 15:12 HTP wrote: > On Oct 2, 10:16 am, David Short > <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote: >> HTP wrote: >>> On Oct 2, 9:51 am, David Short <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> >>> wrote: >>>> I had 76 wins. >>>> RJA and Kasupski both had 78. >>>> 3 games with the Pirates left and they sit on 76. >>>> dfs >>> I believe i had 80-82. They blew that last night. If they finish with >>> 79 wins then i call bragging rights. Too late everybody, i already >>> called it, and "Price is Right" rules do not apply. >> I can't find your post to verify your claim, but Scott Jones did have 80. >> >> We had a 92 and a bunch of real low numbers. >> >> dfs > > oops, youre right. I did post (tmbowman... yahoo.com), but i predicted > 82-80, not 80-82. EMBARRASSED!!! I had not associated the two e-mail addresses together. Thanks dfs
From: David Short on 2 Oct 2009 15:13 Scott Jones wrote: > In article <ha5cej$omc$1(a)posting.glorb.com>, > David Short <David.no.Short(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote: > >> HTP wrote: >>> On Oct 2, 9:51 am, David Short <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> >>> wrote: >>>> I had 76 wins. >>>> >>>> RJA and Kasupski both had 78. >>>> >>>> 3 games with the Pirates left and they sit on 76. >>>> >>>> dfs >>> I believe i had 80-82. They blew that last night. If they finish with >>> 79 wins then i call bragging rights. Too late everybody, i already >>> called it, and "Price is Right" rules do not apply. >> >> I can't find your post to verify your claim, but Scott Jones did have 80. > > Another reason to pull for the sweep against the Pirates! :) > > The other reason would be to send the Pirates home with an even 100 > losses. That nats are safe. Even with a late swoon, nobody is catching them. dfs
From: HTP on 2 Oct 2009 16:19
On Oct 2, 12:10 pm, "Bob Braun" <oxin...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Kommienezuspadt" <NoS...(a)NoThanks.net> wrote in message > > news:4ac63f66$0$724$882e0bbb(a)news.ThunderNews.com... > > > > > > > > > "David Short" <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote in message > >news:ha5cej$omc$1(a)posting.glorb.com... > >> HTP wrote: > >>> On Oct 2, 9:51 am, David Short <David.no.Sh...(a)Spam.Wright.Please.edu> > >>> wrote: > >>>> I had 76 wins. > > >>>> RJA and Kasupski both had 78. > > >>>> 3 games with the Pirates left and they sit on 76. > > >>>> dfs > > >>> I believe i had 80-82. They blew that last night. If they finish with > >>> 79 wins then i call bragging rights. Too late everybody, i already > >>> called it, and "Price is Right" rules do not apply. > > >> I can't find your post to verify your claim, but Scott Jones did have 80. > > >> We had a 92 and a bunch of real low numbers. > > >> dfs > > > I don't find it either --- must be lost in the ether. > > > BUT --- I can't care too much about the difference between 73 & 78 > > wins..... > > > Know Whut Ah Mean Vern? > > That's the BIG problem. This five week run is going to produce an ending > record that gives and indication that the team is much better than it > actually is. > Uh, no. Its all part of the schedule. You could make the same claim about the 5 weeks in June/July when the Reds couldnt win at all. That made the team look much worse than it really was. My initial opinion was that this is basically a .500 team, an average team, and my opinion hasnt changed. > With Uncle Bob...........we KNOW he can be duped.- Hide quoted text - > |