Comments on Covering All the Bases: Hey Tampa it's Been Fun and All but Enough is Enou...

That's an interesting website, I've never heard ab...

2008-10-16T04:22:00.000-07:00

That's an interesting website, I've never heard about it before but I'll have to check it out.

Change is difficult for me but it's very difficult for me to wrap my head around the fact that they aren't just good, they are kicking the Sox butt right now. It's the same thing as it being hard for me to fathom the fact that for the first time that I can remember in my life, the Yankees are not that same dynasty of the 90's and are not seeing post season play.

And I remember when Rocco joined the team and started to acquire key players, it's just remarkable how quickly they were able to come together and start really dominating baseball. Trust me as a journalist it's fabulous story, one of the worst teams in baseball becomes one of the best in baseball, but as a Sox fan, I can't help but be a little biased in my blog :)

But I do think they're going all the way this year, with the talent and momentum they have going in their favor, I can't imagine it going any other way.

Hey, nice post. I just have to point out that the...

2008-10-15T16:15:00.000-07:00

Hey, nice post. I just have to point out that there WERE people saying the Rays had a chance to win the division before the season started. I mean sane people. Like over at www.baseballprospectus.com, the stat nerds (i'm a disciple : - ) said in March and April that they'd win between 88 and 90 games. See this article from early March that predicts 89 wins based on computer models: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7206

I used to hear Dan Patrick on ESPN radio always referring to them as the "devil dogs" and it used to p*** me off so much. Many of the current players were a part of the organization at the time. They should all refuse any interviews with him.

They simply stockpiled SO much talent you could see them winning it all if things went their way. BP's projections system by the way has been the most accurate one out there for several years in a row now, beating out several other computer/database models as well as the experts, the pools of experts, and the 'wisdom of crowds' pool of fans approach.