Yeah but for the rest of the world, we couldnt be happier. Stop being selfish.

Actually all the analytical baseball guys are now smiling. Cards had an unprecedented season with RISP, so many have been clamoring that Cards were due for a regression. I believe Jonah Keri wrote a big piece on this regarding the Cards heading into the postseason.

Not at all. I had to re-read it a few times.

Well the confusion is in the language. They're saying that flipping a coin is 50/50 and that in a group 1000 people picking the same picks via coin toss, only 2% (20 people) would be hitting around 40% of the time. Basically you should be doing better just based on random picking alone (as in 98% chance picking…

I'm pretty sure Manning will get Hillman cut tomo... The loss is more of a kick in the balls when the backup rb is the one who fucks it up.

Perfect.... Douche.

And here you are perfecting the role of a Cardinals fan. You've commented on every Cardinals/Dodgers article and keep coming back for more. Are you that insecure that you need Deadspin's approval before your truly satisfied? Go read ESPN articles, if you need to feel good about yourself. Fuck off and Die.

The money tilted towards Denver?? The line opened at 28 and almost all books had it close at 26.5, which means money came in on Jax. The book I go thru closed at 25.5.

Jesus, just stop and go away. Or will this lead to another pathetic retort?

They won, while Kershaw gave up 0 earned runs. Cardinals capitalized on an error. Of all the wins you can get, that's the one that deserves the asterisk. Winning 1-0, with 1 run scored off an error.

Please enlighten us. How do "real" contenders act? LIKE YOU'VE BEEN THERE!!! God, go fist yourself.

I didn't necessarily mean they are all completely linked. I meant it more so that there are many factors that go into the success of a play and a player. The one negative I've always had with the new statistics-age we are in, is that it takes away the human element of the game. There is no stat that depicts a plays…

The problem with using the football chart, is the sport itself. Football is so team-oriented, that there are many causes as to why "Player X" is not performing on the field. For example, a very weak OL can lead to a QB/RB under performing, and with the QB under performing, it leads to WR/TE under performing.

It's for those exact reasons why you're going to hate him. When you watch him on a daily basis, it's gonna boggle your mind why he acts the way he acts or does the things he does. When a team instills Hack-a-Dwight in a close 4th qtr, all those smiles when he misses is going to infuriate you. When he demands the…

Come on Sean, you got to clarify - 2 unearned runs. Kershaw was lights out this series. 13 innings, 1 earned run, 18ks.

You must be a real treat to be around.

1. Working under the same salary cap has NOTHING to do with good players and coaches. That was the most meaningless fact you threw out there. Great, every team has the same amount of money... But do they all evaluate players equally? Do they all develop players equally?

1st time watching football? That's single coverage. After a pass is thrown and other defenders converge, doesn't count as coverage. Otherwise, every running back screen pass is thrown into quintuple coverage.

Ha, +1, very well played

So your sister married Scott Baio...