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Seriously, it's over. Yanks can't score - end of story. They've gone into the 9th inning of every game in this series scoreless. Not a thing goin' for them.
You're like the only one that thinks it's not over. The majority of Yankee fans gave up already lol
A majority of Yankees fans gave up when we lost the lead in the division. A majority of fans gave up when we lost game 2 against the orioles. I know this is a huge difference in terms of probability but the Yankees have the propensity to comeback when very few people expect them to.
the Yankees have the propensity to comeback when very few people expect them to.
Evidence to support your claim?
On 19 occasions the Yankees won 4 consecutive games this season. The Yankees played 159 sets of 4 games. 19/159 = 11.9%
While I don't expect the Yankees to come back and beat the Tigers I certainly don't think that it is impossible. In fact, I'd expect it happen around 1 out of every 10 times.
If they Yankees lose, I'll sure be pist that I wasted all that anger every time they won in September.
Isn't all anger over sports outcomes a waste?
Or are you saying that you had some productive use for that anger and instead it went to uselessly toward Yankee wins and now is no longer available for those better purposes? If so, I have some extra summer anger left over which I didn't get around to using, would you like to borrow it?
159 sets of four games would be 636 games. How come they only allowed the public in for 162 of them?
Well I suppose you mean Games One through Four was a set, Games Two through Five was a set and so forth...
Then how do you get 159? I'm sorry to be ignorant but I don't understand how you can derive 159 sets of 4 games.
Also, to filihok, my claim is not based off of evidence. This team all year long has come back when people don't really expect them to. Who would predict the Yankees to score 4 runs in the 9th of game 1 after their bats were non-existent for most of the O's series and all of game 1? You could also look at the significant injuries ranging from Rivera to Pettite that the Yanks had to overcome. I don't know what it is, but this Yankees team is just weird. They lose when you expect them to win (case in point- game 1 of this ALCS after Ibanez tied it) and they find ways to win when you least expect it.
Then how do you get 159? I'm sorry to be ignorant but I don't understand how you can derive 159 sets of 4 games.
Just as Grandstander explained
Game 1 to Game 4 = 1 set
Game 2 to Game 5 = 2 sets
Game 3 to Game 6 = 3 sets
etc...
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Also, to filihok, my claim is not based off of evidence.
Then I have no reason to believe it.
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This team all year long has come back when people don't really expect them to. Who would predict the Yankees to score 4 runs in the 9th of game 1 after their bats were non-existent for most of the O's series and all of game 1?
I don't know what it is, but this Yankees team is just weird. They lose when you expect them to win (case in point- game 1 of this ALCS after Ibanez tied it) and they find ways to win when you least expect it.
Few people, because that is highly unlikely. Not impossible though.
However, the Yankees aren't the only team to ever come back from a four run deficit in the ninth. Gives me a perfect opportunity to reminisce about this.
If you say that the Yankees have propensity to do something then you need to show that the Yankees do it more often than would be expected.
Sometimes crazy things happen in baseball. Don't blow them out of proportion.
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You could also look at the significant injuries ranging from Rivera to Pettite that the Yanks had to overcome.
Every team has injuries
Tigers lost Victor Martinez for the season.
Cardinals lost Chris Carpenter for most of the season. Same with Lance Berkman. Rafael Furcal.
Giants were without their closer Brian Wilson. The Melky suspension.
Fans tend to get tunnel vision regarding their own teams.
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