How close?

[ashie62]

Edgy DC wrote: Dear Abby, I can't tell when people are fucking with me on my forum anymore. They post those smiling faces, but I don't know what the joke is. What should I do? Sincerely, Lance Blankenship Fan

It's Ok, cause you're good enough, smart enough, and doggone it people like you!

[metsmarathon]

perhaps the correct algorithm for determining net games back should attribute only half a game back for htose interstitial teams you're behind in the standings. that might produce a response of a more intuitive scale.

if you're 10 games behind the leader, but 8 games behind second place, my proposition would suggest that you're 14 NGB instead of 18.

likewise, if you're 2 games back of the leader, but 1 game behind second place, i would suggest that you are 2.5 NGB instead of 3.

but really, it doesn't matter. the intent is to show that instead of simply besting one team, there are other guys in the way whose performances are somewhat independent of your own and the leader's. and so it's not necessarily instructive to look simply at the GB column to ascertain how big a hurdle must be cleared.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Currently 7.5 games back an 17 net games back --- a gap that would have 75% of us folding the tent. Potentially six games remain before the deadline, all with teams behind them in the standings. Their Sunday game is a day game which theoretically places it within that period, but it's hard to see Alderson sending Beltran (or anybody) out there only to pull him off the field after six innings.

It strikes me that I ought to head to Nationals Park this weekend. Anybody want to join me?

[Ceetar]

metsmarathon wrote: perhaps the correct algorithm for determining net games back should attribute only half a game back for htose interstitial teams you're behind in the standings. that might produce a response of a more intuitive scale. if you're 10 games behind the leader, but 8 games behind second place, my proposition would suggest that you're 14 NGB instead of 18. likewise, if you're 2 games back of the leader, but 1 game behind second place, i would suggest that you are 2.5 NGB instead of 3. but really, it doesn't matter. the intent is to show that instead of simply besting one team, there are other guys in the way whose performances are somewhat independent of your own and the leader's. and so it's not necessarily instructive to look simply at the GB column to ascertain how big a hurdle must be cleared.

going to the finger lakes instead, but otherwise it'd be tempting.

I think Beltran has to be traded by Saturday due to his no-trade clause and the paperwork associated with it all.

The Mets didn't lose any ground to the Braves since the break, but that wasn't the point, they were supposed to _gain_ ground. I think August 5-7th against the Braves is really the Mets decisive series in terms of "out of it" though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sweep the Reds, Johnny.