Will the Rangers finish above .500? (Poll)

by Apes and Androids on Aug 13, 2008 7:55 PM CDT Comment 20 comments

I love polls. polls are great. polls taste good with fava beans.

Poll

Will the Rangers finish above .500?

Yes

50 votes

No

51 votes

Even Record

9 votes

110 votes | Poll has closed

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don't they have a lot of games left

against oakland/seattle/laa?

i think they are strong against those teams

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by gossamer on Aug 13, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that plus

the home-heavy schedule should allow them to finish with around 84 wins or so

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 13, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, this month will put them in the hole too deep

unless the pitching changes (not gonna happen) then they will not finish above 500

by TRFAN on Aug 13, 2008 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not a chance in hell

If they keep rolling out Mendoza, Hunter, Harrison, Hurley, and Feldman on a regular basis.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 13, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

since when have they been

rolling out hurley regularly?

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 13, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let me rephrase

Not a chance in hell if they keep rolling out the likes of Mendoza, Hunter, Harrison, Hurley, and Feldman on a regular basis.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 13, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I say a few games under...

I can’t see the pitching they have right now keeping them over .500.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

they're spectacularly mediocre

i think they’ll pull off the even 81

by tangiers on Aug 13, 2008 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

well....

at the moment of this post there are 49% of posters who are either unabashed Ranger homers or just idiots….

It's easy to lie with stats, it's even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Aug 13, 2008 11:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Went 81-81

In the light of my preseason 75-87, that’s a pleasant surprise. What can’t be quantified or guessed at, is how much fun they are to watch.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Aug 14, 2008 12:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

I really can’t imagine enjoying watching a mediocre team more than this.

Sure, I’d enjoy a 90 win team a lot more, but if we’re a .500ish team, I’ll take a .500ish team with a bunch of star position players and exciting games.

by philkid3 on Aug 14, 2008 5:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess it all depends on Nolan

He needs to throw some Texas High Heat at these pitchers and whip their asses into shape like a hot bowl of beefy Texas-style chili!

If the Boy Blunder would let the Icon do his thing, this team would be so good in no time!

The man is a HOF’er and one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

He should teach all our pitchers to pitch like him and then we’d win all our games!!!

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 14, 2008 2:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You just made 3/4ths of LSB snicker,

and 1/4th strap on their 6 guns, hop on their Paints, and head towards ‘ole Arlington for a Boy Blunder lynchin’!

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by Rodney on Aug 14, 2008 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's gonna be so close I think it's pretty hard to predict.

I said “no,” but I’m going to be at least mildly surprised if we win fewer than 78 games, and mildly surprised if we win more than 84. So about .500, but I think exactly .500 is the least likely of the three since, you know, it’s an exact record.

by philkid3 on Aug 14, 2008 5:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Baseball Prospectus Odds Report

This was before tonight’s game. These are the most likely records.

Standard
80.4-81.6

PECOTA Adjusted
80-82

ELO Adjusted
81.2-80.8

Until a couple days ago we were barely probable to be above .500, so it’s pretty volitile. Again, I said “no,” but I don’t doubt we can do it. It’ll be close.

Hey! Something to root for!

by philkid3 on Aug 14, 2008 5:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs