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Reading some articles about my favorite tennis player & one of my favorite athletes, I am nervous about this Aussie Open. More importantly, he is nervous about this match. He could be losing belief in himself because Novak Djokovic may be the #1 cock blocker & tennis player for the next decade. Crap.
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Real Names
Timothy Leroy Lincecum
Matthew Thomas Cain
Brian Patrick Wilson
Pablo E. Sandoval
Gerald Dempsey Posey III
Madison Bumgarner
Sergio Francisco Romo
Brandon Kyle Belt
Nathan John Schierholtz
Barry Lamar Bonds
Jeffrey Franklin Kent
Bruce Douglas Bochy
Patrick L. Willis
Alexander Douglas Smith
NaVorro R. Bowman
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr.
Jon Steven Young
Jerry Lee Rice
Ronald Mandel Lott
James Joseph Harbaugh
Wardell Stephen Curry
Monta Ellis
Christopher Paul Mullin
Rafael Nadal Parera
Kyle Martin Chandler
Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Willard Christopher Smith Jr.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Dianna Elise Agronsky
Jonah Hill Feldstein
Mary Louise Streep
Adam Richard Sandler
James Eugene Carrey
Steven John Carrell
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SF Giants in 2012 Playoffs = Getting 95 Wins
(Precaution: This will be a somewhat analytical post, so take a deep breath first.)
The formula you see is what baseball statistician, Bill James, conjured up to gauge a team’s expected success.
I decided to use it for my beloved San Francisco Giants.
Here is what I came up with…
On average for the past 3 years, the Giants have allowed 546 runs. Just in case you’re counting, that’s about 3.37 runs/game. Pretty amazing.
On the offensive side, the Giants, on the same three year average, have scored 641 runs. For those of you still counting, that’s 3.95 runs/game. Kind of really horrible. The top team last year scored 875 runs (Boston). That’s 5.4 runs/game! I’ll explain my enthusiasm.
I believe the Giants would need to win a minimum of 95 games to make it to the post season. If they stay on track with their 3 year averages, Bill James says they’ll get 93 wins.
Runs Scored: 641, Runs Allowed: 546 = 93 Wins (Based off of 3 year history)
Not bad, but not enough.
To get those 95 wins, they’ll need to score 24 more runs than the three year average. That’s one extra run every 6 games.
665, 546 = 95 Wins (Runs needed to make playoffs)
Remember, how I said Boston scored 5.4 runs/game last year? They won 90 games with that. The Giants “only need” to score 3.95 runs/game and that’s our ticket to 95!!!
Seems so simple, but if you’re still reading, I’m guessing you already know how bad the Giant bats are.
Meh… either way, pitchers and catchers report in less than a month. Baseball is almost here, and the Giants’ race to 95 wins or 665 runs is almost upon us.
