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The Value Of Aces

Baltimore: 41-39, 40-40 Pythagorean W/L
Minnesota: 45-37, 42-40
Oakland: 44-37, 47-34
Total: 130-113 (.535), 129-114 (.531)
2007: 224-262 (.461), 229-257 (.471)

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Seattle: 31-50, 35-46
New York (NL): 40-41, 40-41
Arizona: 41-41, 42-40
Total: 112-132 (.459), 117-127 (.480)
2007: 266-220 (.547), 246-240 (.506)

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I'm confused.
Thank god

Now I only feel partially stupid

Unless you're pointing out on a larger level that you cannot build success solely on pitching.

Then I understand. Because otherwise, what confuses me is:

-Oakland has an ace.
-Baltimore’s rotation sucks.
-Minnesota’s is pretty poor as well.
-Arizona’s pitching staff is one of the best in the league.
-Ours isn’t bad.
-The Mets never had anyone but Santana.

But it strikes me now that you were probably making a team-wide point rather than a pitching staff-wide point, so I’m unconfused now.

He's definitely making the point of the former.

And it appears Jeff does not view Harden as an “ace”—I’d agree, following the conventional definition.

I'm just referring to the offseason Bedard/Haren/Santana trades
Ahh,.. now the choice of teams makes more sense.
There is a floor!

Of subtlety.

Whyfor did you and others not get this right off the bat?

I’m usually the slow one around here.

Because I'm so fast that I've already moved well past this winter in terms of frame of reference, and so these trades appear to me to be from the distant past.

If I appear a little blurry to you, it’s not your eyesight, it’s just me moving faster than you relativistically.

You purchased 100 cups of coffee with your 300 buckeroos, didn't you?
We spell it koffey in the future
Does Jeff's head still run Lookout Landing in the year 3000?
Someone needs to photoshop Jeff's head into one of those head museum jars right now.
My comment was a direct challenge to LFoJL, btw
It should be cerebus Jeff heads running the site though

Jeff in the middle, Surprised-Jeff on one side and Cat-Jeff on the other. Perhaps Clown-Jeff can be in there too if LFoJL is going for an hour long penalty box session.

I hate this place
That's not what your pickled head said.

Penalty box time?
Can't see it at work, will penalize later
Which ironically will cause me to have to start working
Hey look guys

it’s the gift that keeps on giving!

That is the gift that keeps on giving for me
This was just a foolish idea.
The amount of joy that this thread provides us is infinite.
Jeff is no longer allowed to complain about being aged by us.

He provided us the tools.

That thread gave us the "Trix are for Kids" photoshop.

I expect to see it in the LL HoF soon.

This was an excellent way to waste the last few minutes of work.

Well done, y’all. Kudos to your April selves.

Have you seen the Dave Henderson tribute thread?

Enjoy

You also must read

the greatest Coach meltdown of all time

Ah Coach, he really did run away this time, didn't he?
He logged in a few days ago
D'aawwwwww.
Stalker.
I think you mean mod
Think of the potential

for Robert.

The things I could do with a database of IP Addresses...
This was the day I learned I don't trust any one of you
We tried to photoshop you last year too

It was your own mistake.

Remember that "Bullshit, I haven't touched a girl in months" boxquote you used to smite Robert?

He just shopped it to smite you.

Tattle tale
In addition to being a kiss-ass, I am also Jeff's secret informant.
I thought you were originally on our side.
I was, then Jeff helped me see the light.

Praise be to Jeff, Matthew, and Graham.

Oh god he's a Stepford Wife
Well I do verbally fellate the three of them quite often.
WTF they are the evil ones
Point being?
You're not very good at keeping it a secret.
Please ignore the men in suits waiting outside of your home.
Why would men in these suits be outside our homes?

Oh you go to hell you bastard.
Tattling on Robert --> -300 LL ROY points

And LFoJL retakes the lead!

How was I ever not in the lead?
Probably one of your furry photoshops backfired in your face.
faggot I'm the mayor of backfiring photoshops
Or the chick flicks.

It could be the chick flicks.

The chick flicks were like +150 for LFoJL
There really is no hope for anyone else.
Just wait until my coke addiction makes the tabloids
It will probably just serve to escalate your popularity.
Stupid teenagers and they're soda addictions
They need something, I suppose.
It's more dramatic if you take the lead at the last second
Now I see why the buddies never called
He should've just stuck with Fag Farm
Anagram of the Robert/JI ticket =

Tom Brady Loving Angel Fans

There may have been a typo in JI’s name when I was figuring out the anagrams.

I mind Tom Brady substanially less than I do Tony Romo
ADMISSION! Everyone in my post above was true!

See for yourselves.

How can that work there are three A's in TBLAF and none in R/JI Ticket
Typos in JIs name, duh
Oh. I am very slow =(
Where'd you get all the extra letters?
I'm not good enough for that
At least give us Jeff's head in a jar.
That's why it's a challenge
Maybe when I feel less tired

God you guys are so demanding. Now I know how Jeff feels

Yes but we expect quality out of you so its different.
Your penalty box sentence will be wonderfully timed
You do realize I don't care about the games anymore
I have a long memory
No I don't

what the fuck?

Robert going to get penalty boxed during the Strasburg draft next year
5 minutes later was wonderfully timed?
Like this will be your only sentence
I thought in America you could only be punished once for a crime

double jeopardy or such

I'm going to do something else to deserve it.
Welcome to tyranny
Welcome to tranny?
GO LFOJL, GO!
Damn goobacks and your goospeak
This is no time for a handjob.

(That’s what we call a cross reference.)

A man after my cultural humor heartstrings.

Example B

You like sex and money too

We should hang out

Whew

And here I was thinking I was developing cataracts. What a relief!

Ahhhh I get it now.
Wizzle Wozzle?
So imagine where the teams with aces would be without them!

They’d be like 5-240 this season combined

So your saying that we need three aces?
no, we need more guys who interview well
It's all about accountability to the media, dammit.
you can't really pin it entirely to the trades

but all those teams sure disappointed a lot of beat writers this season.

Obviously there are other factors at play

but still.

To answer your post:

In blackjack, they’re worth either one or eleven

Or in hold'em, they're worth a win 77% of the time against a random hand
Any ace? Or pocket aces?
Well the post is "the value of aces"

which must mean pocket aces, right?

Ah

I thought that win% was around 84.

I always thought it was closer to 81.8 or something, but a Google search said 77%, and who am I to dispute Google?

I’ll put some more effort into this later

Either way, your point's clear
Haren wasn't supposed to be the Ace, just the #2, but oddly he's been pretty much every bit as good as Webb.

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