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Analytics are silly sometimes. The Raiders could’ve tied the game but the “numbers said you go for two!”
Well, they didn’t convert and are now down 1 point instead of being tied.
There are times you have to brush aside what the numbers say and actually go with what common sense says.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
Analytics are silly sometimes. The Raiders could’ve tied the game but the “numbers said you go for two!”
Well, they didn’t convert and are now down 1 point instead of being tied.
There are times you have to brush aside what the numbers say and actually go with what common sense says.
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As the current winner of the Pick the Score contest I can confirm you are correct.
 
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On October 11 in Baseball History...​
  • 1911 - The first MVPs are announced and Ty Cobb receives the maximum 64 points. The NL winner is Cubs outfielder Frank Schulte, with Christy Mathewson second. Both winners receive Chalmers automobiles.

  • 1913 - Eddie Plank tossed a two-hitter against the New York Giants to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 3-1 victory and the World Series in five games.

  • 1925 - Walter Johnson wins his third straight World Series contest over two years, 4-0. A three-run home run by Goose Goslin followed by a solo shot by Joe Harris gives the Senators a 4-0 win and 3-1 Series advantage over the Pirates.

  • 1943 - New York's Spud Chandler shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 as the Yankees won the World Series in five games. Chandler gave up 10 hits and stranded 11 runners.

  • 1948 - In Boston, Cleveland nips the Braves 4-3 to take the World Series in six games. Rookie lefty Gene Bearden is the pitching hero in relief.

  • 1967 - Rico Petrocelli's two home runs led the Boston Red Sox in an 8-4 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals and forced a seventh game in the World Series.

  • 1969 - Don Buford's leadoff home run starts a 4-1 Baltimore win over the Mets to open the World Series. Mike Cuellar bests Tom Seaver in what will be New York's only postseason loss of the year.

  • 1971 - Brooks Robinson ties a World Series record by reaching base five straight times on three hits and two walks as Baltimore rolls over Pittsburgh, 11-3. The defending World Champion Orioles hold a 2-0 Series advantage.

  • 1972 - Bob Moose's wild pitch in the ninth inning allowed George Foster to score the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 and captured the NLCS in the fifth game.

  • 1973 - Catfish Hunter throws a five-hitter as Oakland beats Baltimore 3-0 in Game Five to take the AL pennant.

  • 1975 - Boston's Luis Tiant shuts down the Big Red Machine and scores the first run as the Red Sox win the opening game of the 1975 World Series, 6-0.

  • 1977 - The Yankees beat the Dodgers in the opening game of the World Series in 12 innings, 4-3. Willie Randolph doubles and scores the winning run on a single by Paul Blair.

  • 1978 - The Dodgers take a 2-0 World Series lead as Ron Cey drives in all the Dodger runs and Reggie Jackson does the same for the Yankees. Bob Welch saves Burt Hooton's 4-3 win in dramatic fashion by striking out Jackson in the ninth inning.

  • 1979 - Manny Sanguillen's pinch-hit, two-out single in the ninth inning of Game Two breaks a tie as the Pirates win, 3-2, and even the World Series.

  • 1980 - In one of the most exciting and controversial games in playoff history, the Phillies tie the NLCS with a 10-inning 5-3 win over the Astros in Game Four. In the fourth inning, Houston is deprived of an apparent triple play when the umpires rule that pitcher Vern Ruhle traps Garry Maddox's soft line drive. In the sixth, Houston loses a run when Gary Woods leaves the base early on Luis Pujols' would-be sacrifice fly.

  • 1981 - Steve Rogers wins Game Five of the NL East Divisional playoff for Montreal over Philadelphia by twirling a six-hit shutout and knocking in two of his team's runs in a 3-0 victory.

  • 1985 - George Brett's four hits, including two homers, led the Kansas City Royals to 6-5 comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the third game of the ALCS.

  • 1986 - Len Dykstra's two-run home run off Dave Smith with one out in the bottom of the ninth gives the Mets a 6-5 win over the Astros and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.

  • 1992 - Dennis Eckersley, who saved 51 games for Oakland during the season, surrenders a two-run home run to Roberto Alomar that sends Game Four of the ALCS into extra innings. The Blue Jays go on to win 7-6 in 11 innings and take a 3-1 series edge.

  • 1996 - With the ALCS tied at 1-1 and the game tied at 2-2, Orioles third baseman Todd Zeile fakes a throw and the ball trickles away to allow the go-ahead run to score. Cecil Fielder follows with a home run and the Yankees win, 5-2.

  • 1997 - One of the most bizarre endings in ALCS history, the winning run scores on a botched squeeze play. With Marquis Grissom racing home from third base, Omar Vizquel bunts and misses and the ball trickles a few feet from the plate. Orioles catcher Lenny Webster thinks it's a foul ball and loafs after it as Grissom streaks home for a 2-1 Cleveland win. Baltimore starter Mike Mussina strikes out an LCS record 15 batters in seven innings in the difficult twilight at Jacobs Field, but has nothing to show for it.
 
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Guys you are gonna love this interview.
One of our own, a famous BaseVolnation poster.
You will learn so much about about the history of our team from the lean times until now.
Great storyteller.




@preacherman20 can you post the other ways to listen besides Spotify if people don’t have that app?
 
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Rhule joins 3 other coaches to sit home & do nothing while getting paid.

1) Paul Chryst is getting $11 Million not to coach Wisconsin.
2) Herm Edwards is getting $10 Million not to coach Arizona.
3) Scott Frost is getting $15 Million not to coach Nebraska.
But nobody can beat the buy-out-king Jimbo Fisher, if/when he gets fired.

** Information provided by Bleacher Report.
 
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Today's Baseball TV Game Schedule as follows .....

Phillies vs Braves on Fox at 1:07 pm ET. Suarez vs Fried in today's match-up.
Mariners vs Astros on TBS at 3:37 pm ET. Gilbert vs Verlander in today's match-up.
Guardians vs Yankees on TBS at 7:37 pm ET. Quantrill vs Gerrit Cole pitching match-up.
Padres vs Dodgers on FS1 at 9:37 pm ET. Clevenger vs Urias pitching match-up.
 
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