tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post6395928520930226466..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: By the numbersM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-56833857481167242152012-02-13T22:28:15.803-08:002012-02-13T22:28:15.803-08:00What 16-1 means in this context is that the gamble...What 16-1 means in this context is that the gamblers think the Giants are tied with Miami as the top team in the NL except the Phillies. If so, they should make the playoffs by winning their division. Once we come down to a short series, best of 5 or best of 7, we know from 2010 that all bets are off.<br /><br />For gambling purposes, the actual odds are crucial. For predicting the standings at the end of the season in a 3-division league, the odds in context means that supposedly smart money thinks we will be in the playoffs.campanarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-74254207538638289862012-02-13T22:12:41.243-08:002012-02-13T22:12:41.243-08:00I think this is California, although the betting m...I think this is California, although the betting may be done in Nevada, but in California you can replace the booze and cigars with some of that medically available stuff that Timmy is smoking.nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-55718241641474113682012-02-13T19:12:57.381-08:002012-02-13T19:12:57.381-08:00Hmmm...16-1 sounds like a good won loss record for...Hmmm...16-1 sounds like a good won loss record for Tim...and Matt...and MadBum!!! I hope it is OK not to have a 20 game winner in the bunch.JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-31109015042536864252012-02-13T14:52:40.355-08:002012-02-13T14:52:40.355-08:00What, wikipedia isn't reliable?
Or did I just...What, wikipedia isn't reliable?<br /><br />Or did I just hastily skim the wrong entry?<br /><br />Hmm, let's see, divide, carry the one . . . (hey, how do you use a percent key?), oh shit, I think I have a Reverse Polish Notation calculator!, OK, OK, take a deep breath, convert the fraction . . .<br /><br /> . . . and it equals a 1000!<br /><br />That's it. Got it. If they played the season a 1000 times the Giants would win EVERY FUCKING TIME!!!! I KNEW my math was a little off!!!!<br /><br />GO GIANTS!!!!M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-22398743425404436522012-02-13T10:01:33.378-08:002012-02-13T10:01:33.378-08:00Only once I bet on baseball. That time in Vegas wi...Only once I bet on baseball. That time in Vegas with Jon when I won $1200 on a machine almost immediately so we blew half of that on lap dances, went to the driving range, and I put $100 on The Giants straight up. We tried to follow the game over dinner. It turned out to one of the most exciting come-from-behind wins of the year for us, so I was thrilled to collect about $190.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-60781369744660665812012-02-13T09:55:15.626-08:002012-02-13T09:55:15.626-08:00Bet shmet........Why gamble your hard earned cash ...Bet shmet........Why gamble your hard earned cash to support gansters and mafiosos living a Vegas lifestyle. It's all lost wages I say!<br /><br />Spend you money on good cigars and great whiskey. Now that's living! Light one up and pour a snifter, and I'd happily join you. <br /><br />16 what? Together, we're GIANT. Opening day baby......coming soon!Russian Rivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-7143430518889592532012-02-13T07:55:44.922-08:002012-02-13T07:55:44.922-08:00Oh, Mark ... you had better return some of those l...Oh, Mark ... you had better return some of those lawn gnomes. We would only win 62.5 times in 1,000 playings of the season.<br /><br />What does it mean to me? Not much:<br /><br />- First, it means that a lot of people from the East Coast bet & have skewed the results. The Yankees & Boston have done nothing to improve themselves in the off-season, are admittedly still strong, but are mis-represented in this betting.<br /><br />- Second, it's all a bunch of hooey. How did the 2010 Giants & the 2011 Cardinals do in the pre-season betting odds? Probably not very well.<br /><br />- Third, I suppose that the only comfort that I take is that we are the 3rd highest NL team. On the other hand, maybe that's because Bay Area people bet disproportionately, too.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455675383175604095noreply@blogger.com