O’s ranked 30th in ESPN power rankings

[DrungoHazewood]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

The travel would be brutal.

The Russian soccer and hockey leagues have both had seasons where there were teams in both St. Petersburg and Vladivostok, separated by 11 time zones.  It can be done, at least if everyone drinks a gallon of vodka a week.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, DrungoHazewood said:

The Russian soccer and hockey leagues have both had seasons where there were teams in both St. Petersburg and Vladivostok, separated by 11 time zones.  It can be done, at least if everyone drinks a gallon of vodka a week.

[CompuCoach]

16 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Nice try, but that's Korean and not Japanese. Go with whiskey. 

For relaxing times, make it Suntory time. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, CompuCoach said:

Nice try, but that's Korean and not Japanese. Go with whiskey. 

For relaxing times, make it Suntory time. 

I'm very aware of what I posted.

Korea also has a professional baseball league.

Soju is closer analog to Vodka than Sake is.

 

[CompuCoach]

10 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm very aware of what I posted.

Korea also has a professional baseball league.

Soju is closer analog to Vodka than Sake is.

 

Except NPB was what was mentioned, not KPO, so I thought you got mixed up. Good to know that you're knowledgeable about your liquors.

Edited April 4, 2022 by CompuCoach

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

I think we're better than OAK, but a bottom-3 record and 165 of the 1000 ping-pong balls likely.

Chance of missing Top 1 Pick = 83.5%

Missing both of Top 2 Picks = 69.7%

Missing all three of Top 3 Picks = 58.2%

Missing all four = 48.6%

Missing all five = 40.5%

Missing all six = 33.9%

So whether you lose 94, 99 or 111, looks like one in three chance you'll pick 7th or worse.

The math isn’t as simple as just multiplying .835 into itself, because each time a team is selected, all their remaining ping pong balls are disqualified.   And, there are different probabilities depending on which team’s ball gets selected each time.   I couldn’t begin to do this calculation, but in any scenario the odds of the O’s getting a top 6 pick are better than you calculated because their percentage of the eligible ping pong balls increases each pick.

[jerios55]

If best case scenarios don't happen, I rooting for a 4th or 5th worst finish only to get the 1st pick anyway.   Some heads would roll and it would be fantastic. 

[nate22]

I was thinking 31st so I guess this is good news.

[Oriole1940]

My guess for 2022 is  65-97.  If it is worse than that God help us, because we cannot help ourselves.  There is some room for beating  those numbers.