Fernando Perez, otoh, seems awesome:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8129
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link
(also, I chatted with David Laurila for 5 minutes at the SABR convention this year and didn't remember his bylines til afterward, duh)
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Perez tempts me to root for the Rays - if he's got an AmStud degree, that means he's studied with Andrew Delbanco?
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:59 (fifteen years ago) link
does anyone know what the pre-season/spring training vegas odds were for the Rays to win the world series?
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nobody? hmmm...
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okay, just got two separate sources: 40-1 and 50-1 as of late march 2008.
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Believe it was 50-1.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Tonight, Let It Be Kazmir
― kawał dobrej piosenki (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:09 (fifteen years ago) link
googled some more:
Some baseball odds as the season beginsMarch 29th, 2008, 7:01 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jackmagruderSome baseball odds entering the season, courtesy of bodog.com …Odds to win the World Series:Boston Red Sox 4/1New York Mets 9/2New York Yankees 13/2Detroit Tigers 9/1Chicago Cubs 10/1Los Angeles Angels 11/1Cleveland Indians 12/1Los Angeles Dodgers 14/1Arizona Diamondbacks 16/1Philadelphia Phillies 18/1Seattle Mariners 22/1Colorado Rockies 25/1San Diego Padres 28/1Atlanta Braves 30/1Toronto Blue Jays 30/1Milwaukee Brewers 30/1Chicago White Sox 40/1St Louis Cardinals 45/1Minnesota Twins 50/1Cincinnati Reds 60/1Houston Astros 60/1Oakland Athletics 70/1Tampa Bay Devil Rays 75/1Texas Rangers 75/1San Francisco Giants 100/1Washington Nationals 100/1Kansas City Royals 125/1Pittsburgh Pirates 150/1Florida Marlins 150/1Baltimore Orioles 200/1
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Rays 150/1 Shot to win world series!
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At the start of the season the Tampa Bay Rays were 150/1 Shots to win the world series. This is obvious but if you just put $10 on them your gunna be up 1500 bones (When they win). It just goes to show you how much things can change through a LONG season ODDSNew York Yankees 9/2Boston Red Sox 9/2Chicago White Sox 35/1Oakland Athletics 80/1Los Angeles Angels 10/1Minnesota Twins 55/1Detroit Tigers 11/2Toronto Blue Jays 35/1Cleveland Indians 12/1Texas Rangers 80/1New York Mets 11/2St Louis Cardinals 50/1San Diego Padres 30/1Los Angeles Dodgers 14/1Philadelphia Phillies 16/1Florida Marlins 150/1Atlanta Braves 28/1Houston Astros 60/1Cincinnati Reds 65/1San Francisco Giants 100/1Chicago Cubs 15/1Colorado Rockies 25/1Arizona Diamondbacks 20/1Milwaukee Brewers 28/1Seattle Mariners 20/1Pittsburgh Pirates 200/1Baltimore Orioles 200/1Kansas City Royals 200/1Tampa Bay Devil Rays 150/1Washington Nationals 150/1
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Back before the season started, many bettors were placing wagers on who would win the 2008 World Series. Not many of them had the Phillies or the Tampa Bay rays anywhere near the top. 2008 World Series Odds--Still in contention
New York Mets 4 - 1 Boston Red Sox 9 - 2 New York Yankees 5 - 1 Detroit Tigers 6 - 1 Cleveland Indians 10 - 1 Chicago Cubs 12 - 1 Los Angeles Angels 16 - 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 20 - 1 Seattle Mariners 20 - 1 Philadelphia Phillies 20 - 1 Atlanta Braves 25 - 1 San Diego Padres 25 - 1 Colorado Rockies 25 - 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 - 1 Chicago White Sox 30 - 1 Milwaukee Brewers 30 - 1 Toronto Blue Jays 30 - 1 St Louis Cardinals 50 - 1 Minnesota Twins 60 - 1 Cincinnati Reds 60 - 1 Houston Astros 60 - 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 100 - 1 Florida Marlins 100 - 1 Texas Rangers 100 - 1 Tampa Bay Rays 100 - 1 Washington Nationals 100 - 1 Baltimore Orioles 100 - 1 San Francisco Giants 100 - 1 Kansas City Royals 100 - 1 Oakland Athletics 100 - 1
from http://www.bettorsworld.com/world-series-odds.htm
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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/20/tampa-bay-rays-come-out-for-obama/
RAYS STEP UP
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 21 October 2008 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
So....................... world series. huh?
― mayor jingleberries, Thursday, 23 October 2008 05:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Finally, an article that does deserve to be published in ALL-CAPS.
http://www.abc6.com/sports/36277274.html
GREAT NEWS FOR ROCCO BALDELLI. A VISIT TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LAST WEEK REVEALED THAT DOCTORS HAD MISDIAGNOSED HIS ILLNESS.BALDELLI MISSED MUCH OF LAST SEASON, AND WHEN HE DID PLAY, HE WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIQUE. DOCTORS THOUGHT IT WAS MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDER WHICH CAN BE FATAL.THE BALDELLI FAMILY TOLD ME TONIGHT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS CHANNEL-OPATHY, A NON-PROGRESSIVE, HIGHLY TREATABLE DISEASE.CHANNEL-OPATHY IS A DISEASE INVOLVING DYSFUNTION OF AN ION CHANNEL. CHANNEL-OPATHIES ARE KNOWN TO INVOLVE THE ION CHANNELS FOR POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CHLORIDA AND CALCIUM.ION CHANNELS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MEMBRANES SURROUNDING EVERY LIVING CELL.BY THE WAY, THE BALDELLIS TELL ME ROCCO HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE RED SOX.
BALDELLI MISSED MUCH OF LAST SEASON, AND WHEN HE DID PLAY, HE WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIQUE. DOCTORS THOUGHT IT WAS MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDER WHICH CAN BE FATAL.THE BALDELLI FAMILY TOLD ME TONIGHT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS CHANNEL-OPATHY, A NON-PROGRESSIVE, HIGHLY TREATABLE DISEASE.
CHANNEL-OPATHY IS A DISEASE INVOLVING DYSFUNTION OF AN ION CHANNEL. CHANNEL-OPATHIES ARE KNOWN TO INVOLVE THE ION CHANNELS FOR POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CHLORIDA AND CALCIUM.
ION CHANNELS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MEMBRANES SURROUNDING EVERY LIVING CELL.
BY THE WAY, THE BALDELLIS TELL ME ROCCO HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE RED SOX.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
October hero Price to AAA:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=4016400
(where's yr new thread?)
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
^makes no sense "saving him for a playoff push" b/c you get more points later in the season huh?
― bnw, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link