Sports: A Game Of Inches

We are four humble men who love sports, but hate sports commentary. Peter Gammons is our hero and John Madden is our enemy. If you were to ask us our purpose, our answer would be simple: "We are forever locked in Mortal Kombat for the souls of sports fans everywhere. Statistics are our science and 'the immeasurable character of men' is the obsolete religion of blind faith. Our job is to prove that God doesn't exist and that athletes are merely cold, metal machines with no hearts or souls."

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Win Probability

DME and I went to the Cubs game today against the Milwaukee Brewers. Things were looking bleak in the bottom of the 8th inning with 2 out and no one on base. Fangraphs had the Win Probability for the Cubs as a measly 2%. But that's when Latroy Hawkins entered the game and did what Latroy does. Couple walks. Couple hits. And the Cubs put up a 4 spot in the inning and increased their Win Probaility to 70%. Marmol struck out the side and all 40,000 in attendance went home happy. Oh, and I got a wicked tan. Great day

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David "MVP" EcksteinApril 14, 2010 at 10:07 PM
There was even 1 strike on Chad Tracy before everything went beautifully.

Awwwwww yesss.

Best. Game Ever.

The streak is renewed. 1 in a row
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David "MVP" EcksteinApril 14, 2010 at 10:07 PM
oh, to clarify, i went to 16 consecutive live cubs wins, including the No-no at miller
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Win Probability

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