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Can the White Sox Win 11 More Games or Will They Surpass the 1962 Mets in Futility?

Posted: August 19, 2024 by datechguy in baseball, Sports, Uncategorized
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The Whitesox stand at a 30-95 record as of Monday Morning.

The 1962 Mets went 40-120 for .250 winning percentage.

With 162 games 40 wins would give the White Sox a winning percentage below .250 so they need 11 rather than 10 more wins to surpass the Mets and avoid being the worst team in MLB history since 1900.

Here is the remaining White Sox Schedule:

  • at SF Giants (3)
  • vs Detroit Tigers (4)
  • vs Texas Rangers (3)
  • vs NY Mets (3)
  • at Baltimore Orioles (3)
  • at Boston Redsox (3)
  • vs Cleveland Indians (I refuse to call them anything else) (3)
  • vs Oakland A’s (3)
  • at California Angels (3)
  • at San Diego Padres (3)
  • vs California Angels (3)
  • at Detroit Tigers (3)

In theory they could manage to get to 11 wins without winning or even splitting a single series. All they have to do is win a single game in each of those series and viola 12 wins and they avoid ignominy.

Alas the Redsox, Orioles, Indians, Mets Padres and even the Giants are all in division or wild card races and will have a real incentive to try to sweep the easiest remaining games on their schedules. If only half of those teams manage a sweep that means to avoid replacing the 1962 mets at the bottom of the barrel the White sox would have to

  • split their 4 game set with Detroit
  • win at least one of their remaining series
  • and not be swept by any non-playoff team

Can they do it? I have absolutely no idea but it will be fun to find out, unless you’re a White Sox fan.

It does however give one a reason for following the team.

If things go as bad as I suspect they will I’m the White sox front office I arrange for the surviving members of the 62 Mets to attend any game where the White Sox can clinch the worst record of all time and arrange for a ceremony where a member of the 62 Mets (Ed Kranepool?) gives them the fickle finger of fate award a-la Laugh-In if they manage to do so.

If you’re going to go down you might as well celebrate it.

Under the Fedora: Was it only 30 Days Ago?, Not at all insurrectiony, Well That’s Post Christianity For You, The Tom Hagen Math on Jews is now official, And a 1972 League no Hitter

Posted: July 26, 2024 by datechguy in baseball, catholic, dynasty baseball, fun, gaming, Israel, Israel vs Hamas, media, under the fedora
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Quick reminder: 30 Days ago Joe Biden was still the nominee of the Democrats and every MSM outlet out there INSISTED that if you suggested that he was in the slightest bit impaired you were a dishonest deep fake liar.

That it has been under a month since this moment is still a matter of wonderment for me.

The prime minister of Israel spoke to congress this Wednesday and as this happened a bunch of people who do not support Donald Trump for president stormed the capital and defaced a bunch of monuments in DC while burning American Flags and assaulted police

The press didn’t find any of this a problem and I predict the US government will not consider any of this stuff very insurrectiony. After all it’s not like they were Trump voters or doing anything REALLY dangerous like praying at an abortion clinic.

Well that’s what you get with stolen elections isn’t it?

This is how bad the gaslighting has become with the press.

Old friend Elizabeth Scalia is beside herself over the blatant in your face lies that the press is telling but I say the real issue here is lack of Christ:

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and you’d be surprised how a sermon on the dangers of hell heard when young might make a difference later in life.

While she skipped the speech of Netanyahu’ she had a private meeting with him away from the cameras and she came out of that meeting breathing fire:

This along with the ignoring of angry terrorist sympathizers in DC & NYC are the fulfillment of this statement that I made many years ago:

Right now the left has the Gays and the Transgenders and the Hollywood elites & media in which they are overrepresented and they figure that’s the best things to have, but in America Islam is a thing of the future.  In 20 years the children of Muslims now being raised on the tenets of Sharia law in America will be old enough to vote and Democrats going to make sure they get those votes when the time come, not now but 10-20 years from now.

DTG 2016

If you’re an American Jew and you don’t take measures to defend or protect yourself now you’re going to doom yourself to a future where the days of Moses in Egypt are your best case scenario.

Ok that’s an exaggeration, but not by a lot

And to lighten this heavy move our 1972 Baseball league had an interesting twist.

Last years World Series Winning LA dodgers have fallen on hard times with the worst record in the league and were facing the Cleveland Indians deep in a fight for a wild card spot. They started Wayne Twitchell who came in with a 1-10 record vs the 8-10 Bill Stoneman.

And this happened:

That the thing about baseball you never know when something like this is going to happen.

Five One Line Thoughts Under the Fedora Cenk Uygur & Bill Maher, What’s in it for Joe?, Has all the lawfare been Garland’s Vengeance? The Ten Point Jewish Vote Solution, Never Forget this is Chaim Bloom’s Red Sox Team

Posted: July 11, 2024 by datechguy in baseball, Blame Biden Administration, election 2024, middle east, politics, the courts, Uncomfortable Truths, under the fedora
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I think the only people in the media left whose opinion on Joe Biden should be considered are Cenk Uygur & Bill Maher as they were the only two people willing to acknowledge Joe Biden’s state before June 27 2024.

Given that Joe Biden is the exact same man today as he was on June 26th 2024 when the entire media/left except Maher & Uygur insisted he was fine and dandy and the utilitarian nature of leftist’s like him, can anybody explain to me what is Joe Biden’s incentive to voluntarily surrender either the Democrat Nomination or the presidency?

It hit me today that Joe Biden mental state being what it is might all the lawfare against Conservatives in general (Bannon, Praying Grandmothers etc) and Donald Trump in particular be a function not so much of the Biden Administration/campaign and it’s mentally failing leader but Merrick Garland himself taking personal revenge on those he blames for keeping off of the Supreme Court?

If the left embracing and protecting people who want them dead has only cost the Democrats ten points among Jews, why would anybody think that the revelations about media lies concerning Joe Biden would make a big difference to an electorate whose lives are not at stake?

Finally Boston fans enjoying a young and dynamic RedSox team surging into the final wild card spot and prepare to surge perhaps even higher should not forget this would not have been possible if the now fired Chaim Bloom had listened to all those folks in the media who wanted him to deal away these prospects who are now making their mark.

We Interrupt our Coverage of the Problems of the world for an update on our 1972 Dynasty Draft League Season

Posted: May 9, 2024 by datechguy in baseball, dynasty baseball, fun, gaming, online gaming
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It’s been an interesting season in our 1972 Draft league here is where we stand so far

Team AL Alpha DivisionWinsLossesPCTGBWild Card GB
New York Yankees3614.720—-n/a
California Angels2519.5688+1 1/2
Cleveland Indians2723.5409+ 1/2
Kansas City Royals (Kansas shitty)1832.360188 1/2
Baltimore Orioles1334.27721 1/212

The Yankees hold the best record in baseball thanks to the 2nd best ERA in the AL (2.65) the 3rd best fielding percentage .986 and a team that leads the majors in slugging percentage by almost 40 points thanks for Bobby Mercer and John Mayberry California and Cleveland continue the fight for the wild card while last years top dogs KC & the O’s are both falling behind. Interesting stat KC while having a horrible record are 3rd in the AL and 4th in the league in walks

Team AL Beta DivisionWinsLossesPCTGBWild Card GB
Milwaukee Brewers3215.681—-n/a
Boston Red Sox2522.5327—–
Minnesota Twins2324.48992
Oakland A’s2227.44011 1/24 1/2
Washington Senators2027.426125

Milwaukee leads the pack based on Pitching, Pitching and Pitching. Last years NL Cy Young winner Don Wilson (1.24) & Ken Holtzman (1.44) are 2nd & 4th in the Majors for ERA While leading the majors in doubles and sitting 3rd in OBP (.320) & 4th in OPS (.688). Boston hold the last wild card but is poised to advance leading the majors in OBP (.339) and just behind NY in OPS (.712) thanks in part to a rookie named Carlton Fisk. The twins remain in the hunt despite a -17 run differential. Oakland started strong but is fading thanks to an injury to ace Vida Blue. The Senators seem poised to take advantage to climb out of the cellar and back in the wild card race.

Team NL Alpha DivisionWinsLossesPCTGBWild Card GB
St. Louis Cardinals2918.617—-n/a
Cincinnati Reds (cin city)2522.5324+1
Atlanta Braves (Bananas)2423.5115—
Philadelphia Phillies2225.46872
New York Mets (Daytraders)2126.44783

The Cardinals hold a 4 game lead despite Bob Gibson’s complete inability to get run support in his starts (5-3 1.79 ERA ) fortunately the team 2.54 ERA has made the difference. Cincinnati has thrived under new management this year, of course Johnny Bench’s Major league leading 14 HR might have something to do with it. The Atlanta Braves (Bananas) Billy Williams is helping them keep a grip on the wild card. The Phillies with an off season from Torrie but a powerful rookie Named Luzinski are right there and with Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton going 1,2 the Mets (Daytraders) aren’t far behind. Both the wild card and indeed the division are wide open.

Team NL Beta DivisionWinsLossesPCTGBWild Card GB
Pittsburgh Pirates2918.617—-+5
San Francisco Giants2918.617—-+5
Montreal Expos2126.44783
Chicago Cubs1829.38311 6
Los Angeles Dodgers1430.31813 1/28 1/2

Pittsburgh and the Giants are locked in a battle for 1st. The Pirates trying to make up for a disappointing 1971 and the Giants trying to return to the world series winning glory of 1970. Gaylord Perry (Pit) & Jim Palmer (Giants) leading the fight. The Montreal Expos despite having issues holding managers have been a surprise only 3 out of the wild card thanks to Lou Brock’s hitting and speed. The Chicago Cubs are top 5 in the majors in OBP (.315) & top 10 in slugging (.351) but are dead last in ERA (4.85). The Champion Dodgers have two great arms in Nolan Ryan (ERA 1.63) 2nd in NL and Wayne Twitchell (ERA 1.72) 3rd in NL but nothing else.

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