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Smashed!
11-18-06


I've never finished in the red on the baseball numbers, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Oh yeah,
and I'm also not a good loser, so don't expect me to be too wordy. The sad stats are below, a whopping 30+ units
in the hole.

At least while I'm here I'll use this space to vent about one of my least favorite things about baseball -
waiting so long for the award winners to be named. Does it really take a month and a half to figure out
Johan Santana was the best pitcher in the AL this year? Have the baseball writers who vote for the
awards been slacking all season and need that time to catch up on some stats? I can't figure it out. More times
than not, it seems like all that delay is good for is allowing some bias to the guys who put up numbers in the
postseason. That shouldn't be the case. There are postseason awards for a reason.

It's already difficult to focus on baseball by the time the regular season wraps up, especially if your team
doesn't have a piece of a pennant race. Football is new and exciting. But by the time these awards are announced,
basketball has already started as well. MVPs shouldn't be an afterthought. Cy Young awards shouldn't be buried
behind a college football matchup.

Oh well. Until I'm a member of the baseball writers' association, no one will ask my opinion. And with the
resume-crushing numbers below, I don't think that will be happening anytime soon.
Team # O/U Bet yes/no Result Final Wins
Arizona 74 u 4 no -4.4 76
Atlanta 87.5 u 2 yes 2.0 79
Baltimore 74.5 o 1 no -1.1 70
BoSox 91.5 o 2 no -2.2 86
Cubs 85.5 u 4 yes 4.0 66
White Sox 91 o 3 no -3.3 90
Cinci 74 u 3 no -3.3 80
Cleveland 89 o 4 no -4.4 78
Colorado 69.5 u 3 no -3.3 76
Detroit 78.5 u 3 no -3.3 95
Florida 65 u 2 no -2.2 78
Houston 82.5 o 5 no -5.5 82
KC 64 u 4 yes 4.0 62
LA Angels 87.5 o 4 yes 4.0 89
LA Dodgers 85 u 4 no -4.4 88
Milwaukee 82 u 2 yes 2.0 75
Minnesota 83 u 1 no -1.1 96
NYM 91 o 2 yes 2.0 97
NYY 98 u 2 yes 2.0 97
Oakland 90 u 4 no -4.4 93
Philadelphia 82 o 5 yes 5.0 85
Pittsburgh 75.5 u 5 yes 5.0 67
SD 77.5 u 4 no -4.4 88
SF 83.5 o 2 no -2.2 76
Seattle 75 o 2 yes 2.0 78
STL 92.5 o 3 no -3.3 83
Tampa Bay 67.5 o 2 no -2.2 61
Texas 81.5 o 5 no -5.5 80
Toronto 87 u 1 push 0.0 87
Washington 75.5 o 2 no -2.2 71
Total return = -30.7
% return = -34.111
By the numbers: 5-27-06 Season End
5 4-0 5 2-2
4 3-5 4 3-5
3 2-3 3 0-5
2 7-3 2 5-5
1 1-2 1 0-2-1
17-13 10-19-1



Have fun - T




tony@monstercards.net