tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5166974845465525155..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: W-L Contest - Fun With Pythagallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66544981759616364202010-04-12T09:59:23.024-07:002010-04-12T09:59:23.024-07:00I can't believe that the most optimistic are J...I can't believe that the most optimistic are Jere and me.Rick (f/k/a westcoastsox)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03763087774180814987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77634806780180076942010-04-12T06:26:23.629-07:002010-04-12T06:26:23.629-07:00Good to see I'm a misery consistent with scien...Good to see I'm a misery consistent with scientific formula!Lord Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870085290430095891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61792325432438202592010-04-12T04:15:48.933-07:002010-04-12T04:15:48.933-07:00I didn't actually calculate pythag when making...I didn't actually calculate pythag when making my prediction, but I knew it would predict a better win percentage. But the Sox always underperform their pythag, so I adjusted down.<br />This doesn't make my entry any less too-rosy, but I'm cool with that.A Conformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312939307696267987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26635916375891169362010-04-11T21:23:42.542-07:002010-04-11T21:23:42.542-07:00Interesting - I was thinking about this when doing...Interesting - I was thinking about this when doing the prediction, but never actually got around to doing the pythag calc. Probably would've changed my tiebreaker answers to be bang on.<br /><br />I was 1 win out, that ignacio one is funny too.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041184236514293677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-51172590013726647572010-04-11T19:21:16.546-07:002010-04-11T19:21:16.546-07:00I certainly didn't though I am pleased to see ...I certainly didn't though I am pleased to see I wasn't far off.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611950323509789245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75762193765680787852010-04-11T17:58:37.535-07:002010-04-11T17:58:37.535-07:00I'm assuming no one thought to check to see if...I'm assuming no one thought to check to see if the W-L, RS and Run Diff all checked out before emailing them in.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-90824681299334145052010-04-11T16:55:10.751-07:002010-04-11T16:55:10.751-07:00Steve T and I have the smallest differential (0.1)...Steve T and I have the smallest differential (0.1) between our predicted records and predicted pythag records. So we're geniuses. <br /><br />Also I like how Ignacio C thinks the Red Sox are going to under-perform their pythag record by 17 games but they'll still win 95.mattymattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08291132296368578632noreply@blogger.com