this is a topic i think would be marginally useful. we can re-live all our favorite moments from the 2007 season here.

april
2- braves 5, phillies 3
4- braves 3, phillies 2
5- braves 8, phillies 4
6- phillies 8, marlins 2
7- marlins 8, phillies 5
8- marlins 6, phillies 4
9- mets 11, phillies 5
11- phillies 5, mets 2
12- mets 5, phillies 3
13- astros 9, phillies 6
14- phillies 8, astros 5
17- mets 8, phillies 1
18- nats 5, phillies 4
19- phillies 4, nats 2
20- reds 2, phillies 1
21- phillies 4, reds 1
22- phillies 9, reds 3
23- phillies 11, astros 4
24- phillies 6, nats 3
25- phillies 9, nats 3
26- nats 4, phillies 2
27- phillies 6, marlins 5
28- marlins 11, phillies 5
29- phillies 6, marlins 1
30- braves 5, phillies 2

may
1- phillies 6, braves 4
2- braves 4, phillies 3
3- phillies 9, giants 7
4- giants 6, phillies 2
5- giants 9, phillies 4
6- phillies 8, giants 5
7- dbacks 4, phillies 3
8- dbacks 3, phillies 2
9- phillies 9, dbacks 3
11- phillies 7, cubs 2
12- phillies 11, cubs 7
13- cubs 4, phillies 1
14- phillies 8, brewers 6
15- phillies 4, brewers 3
16- phillies 6, brewers 2
17- brewers 3, phillies 2
18- phillies 5, blue jays 3
19- blue jays 13, phillies 2
20- phillies 5, blue jays 3
22- marlins 5, phillies 3
23- phillies 8, marlins 7
24- marlins 5, phillies 4
25- phillies 8, braves 3
26- phillies 6, braves 4
27- phillies 13, braves 6
28- dbacks 5, phillies 4
29- dbacks 11, phillies 5
30- dbacks 4, phillies 3

june
1- giants 13, phillies 0
2- phillies 5, giants 2
3- phillies 9, giants 8
4- giants 8, phillies 1
5- phillies 4, mets 2
6- phillies 4, mets 2
7- phillies 6, mets 3
8- royals 8, phillies 4
9- phillies 4, royals 0
10- royals 17, phillies 5
11- phillies 3, white sox 0
12- phillies 7, white sox 3
13- phillies 8, white sox 4
15- tigers 12, phillies 8
16- phillies 6, tigers 3
17- tigers 7, phillies 4
18- indians 10, phillies 1
19- phillies 9, indians 6
20- indians 10, phillies 6
22- phillies 6, cardinals 0
23- cardinals 8, phillies 3
24- phillies 5, cardinals 1
26- phillies 11, reds 4
27- reds 9, phillies 6
28- phillies 8, reds 7
29- (1) mets 6, phillies 5
(2) mets 5, phillies 2
30- mets 8, phillies 3

july
1- phillies 5, mets 3
2- astros 7, phillies 5
3- astros 5, phillies 4
4- phillies 8, astros 3
6- rockies 7, phillies 6
7- rockies 6, phillies 3
8- phillies 8, rockies 4
13- phillies 13, cardinals 3
14- phillies 10, cardinals 4
15- cardinals 10, phillies 2
16- dodgers 10, phillies 3
17- phillies 15, dodgers 3
18- dodgers 5, phillies 4
19- padres 1, phillies 0
20- phillies 7, padres 3
21- phillies 12, padres 4
22- phillies 9, padres 0
24- phillies 4, nats 3
25- phillies 7, nats 5
26- nats 7, phillies 6
27- phillies 8, pirates 1
28- phillies 10, pirates 5
29- phillies 5, pirates 1
30- phillies 4, cubs 1
31- cubs 7, phillies 3

august
1- cubs 5, phillies 4
2- phillies 10, cubs 6
3- brewers 2, phillies 1
4- brewers 6, phillies 5
5- phillies 8, brewers 6
7- phillies 11, marlins 1
8- phillies 6, marlins 4
9- marlins 4, phillies 2
10- phillies 5, braves 4
11- braves 7, phillies 5
12- phillies 5, braves 3
14- phillies 3, nats 2
15- nats 4, phillies 2
16- phillies 4, nats 2
17- phillies 11, pirates 8
18- pirates 11, phillies 6
19- pirates 8, phillies 4
21- phillies 5, dodgers 4
22- dodgers 15, phillies 3
23- dodgers 5, phillies 2
24- padres 14, phillies 3
25- padres 4, phillies 3
26- phillies 14, padres 2
27- phillies 9, mets 2
28- phillies 4, mets 2
29- phillies 3, mets 2
30- phillies 11, mets 10
31- phillies 9, marlins 2

september
1- marlins 12, phillies 6
2- marlins 7, phillies 6
3- braves 5, phillies 1
4- phillies 5, braves 2
5- braves 9, phillies 8
7- marlins 6, phillies 3
8- phillies 9, marlins 1
9- phillies 8, marlins 5
10- phillies 6, rockies 5
11- rockies 8, phillies 2
12- rockies 12, phillies 0
13- phillies 12, rockies 4
14- phillies 3, mets 2
15- phillies 5, mets 3
16- phillies 10, mets 6
17- phillies 13, cardinals 11
18- phillies 7, cardinals 4
19- cardinals 2, phillies 1
20- phillies 7, nats 6
21- phillies 6, nats 3
22- phillies 4, nats 1
23- nats 5, phillies 3
25- braves 10, phillies 6
26- phillies 5, braves 2
27- phillies 6, braves 4
28- phillies 6, nats 0
29- nats 4, phillies 2
30- phillies 6, nats 1

playoffs
october
3- rockies 4, phillies 2
4- rockies 10, phillies 5
6- rockies 2, phillies 1

And I thought I didn't have a life.

dsp wrote:And I thought I didn't have a life.

Using someone else as a frame of reference is a bad idea.

wow.


what a valuable reference tool

maybe we can use it to teach @lex to cite his sources

now here's a thread deserving of sticky status.

"now that's what I call a sticky situation".

Suggestion: Bold/italicize the wins.

Bakestar wrote:Suggestion: Bold/italicize the wins.

2nded, especially because it won't take too long

oh, and, nice idea, z

I appreciate you putting that together. I've searched for game threads before, and it can be a tedious process.

Particularly when sometimes they're game threats or thrads.

can you grade the threads on the amusement level from 1 to z?

Bakestar wrote:Suggestion: Bold/italicize the wins.

I thought they already were.

I've done some insightful analysis on these game threads, and discovered the following highly useful nuggets of information.

Our ace so far this year is a tossup between wins (and threads started) leader ColeforPresident (4-2) and undefeated z ipper (2-0). 1 is also undefeated (1-0 appropriately). No other thread starters are undefeated. kenrosenthal is our Adam Eaton with his 0-4 record. Laexile is 2-1, making him one of very few folks with a winning record. Most people are at .500 or are 0-1. 17 different people have started game threads so far this year, with 11 of those starting at least 2, but only 4 (ColeforPresident, kenrosenthal, Laexile, and karn) starting at least 3.

When the thread starter uses a "verbose" description of the game, the Phils are a pathetic 4-10. I defined verbose as including the starting pitchers in the thread title. When only the date and teams are mentioned in the thread title, the Phillies are 10-8. When some sort of weird thread title is used that mentions very little about the game (mostly karn doing this), the Phils are 3-2.

When the previous day game thread starter started the thread for the next game, the Phils are 3-9.

When lineups were not included in the first post, or they were included in some sort of unintelligble fashion, the Phils are 1-2. You could also consider it 1-3 depending on how you view the Opening Day game thread. I said that one did include it since Stu edited it in, but he also started the thread a few months ahead of time.

I hope we can use this brilliant analysis to help turn the season around.

Just when you think someone couldnt be more of a nerd....

seke2 wrote:I've done some insightful analysis on these game threads, and discovered the following highly useful nuggets of information.

Our ace so far this year is a tossup between wins (and threads started) leader ColeforPresident (4-2) and undefeated z ipper (2-0). 1 is also undefeated (1-0 appropriately). No other thread starters are undefeated. kenrosenthal is our Adam Eaton with his 0-4 record. Laexile is 2-1, making him one of very few folks with a winning record. Most people are at .500 or are 0-1. 17 different people have started game threads so far this year, with 11 of those starting at least 2, but only 4 (ColeforPresident, kenrosenthal, Laexile, and karn) starting at least 3.

When the thread starter uses a "verbose" description of the game, the Phils are a pathetic 4-10. I defined verbose as including the starting pitchers in the thread title. When only the date and teams are mentioned in the thread title, the Phillies are 10-8. When some sort of weird thread title is used that mentions very little about the game (mostly karn doing this), the Phils are 3-2.

When the previous day game thread starter started the thread for the next game, the Phils are 3-9.

When lineups were not included in the first post, or they were included in some sort of unintelligble fashion, the Phils are 1-2. You could also consider it 1-3 depending on how you view the Opening Day game thread. I said that one did include it since Stu edited it in, but he also started the thread a few months ahead of time.

I hope we can use this brilliant analysis to help turn the season around.

You know how we feel about starters and won-loss records
if anything, threads should be judged on who posted well enough to keep us in the game

The Red Tornado wrote:Just when you think someone couldnt be more of a nerd....

Maybe I could find my old magic cards somewhere and bring those next time we play poker...

philliesphhan wrote:

seke2 wrote:I've done some insightful analysis on these game threads, and discovered the following highly useful nuggets of information.

Our ace so far this year is a tossup between wins (and threads started) leader ColeforPresident (4-2) and undefeated z ipper (2-0). 1 is also undefeated (1-0 appropriately). No other thread starters are undefeated. kenrosenthal is our Adam Eaton with his 0-4 record. Laexile is 2-1, making him one of very few folks with a winning record. Most people are at .500 or are 0-1. 17 different people have started game threads so far this year, with 11 of those starting at least 2, but only 4 (ColeforPresident, kenrosenthal, Laexile, and karn) starting at least 3.

When the thread starter uses a "verbose" description of the game, the Phils are a pathetic 4-10. I defined verbose as including the starting pitchers in the thread title. When only the date and teams are mentioned in the thread title, the Phillies are 10-8. When some sort of weird thread title is used that mentions very little about the game (mostly karn doing this), the Phils are 3-2.

When the previous day game thread starter started the thread for the next game, the Phils are 3-9.

When lineups were not included in the first post, or they were included in some sort of unintelligble fashion, the Phils are 1-2. You could also consider it 1-3 depending on how you view the Opening Day game thread. I said that one did include it since Stu edited it in, but he also started the thread a few months ahead of time.

I hope we can use this brilliant analysis to help turn the season around.

You know how we feel about starters and won-loss records
if anything, threads should be judged on who posted well enough to keep us in the game

Because I am a supernerd as TRT noted, I made an Access database for this analysis and I was able to fairly easily add this criteria. However, because there is a theoretical limit to even my nerdiness, I didn't go too far with it.

I added a criteria for defining a game as a "close loss" meaning that we lost by 2 runs or less. Adding this in makes ColeforPresident look even better, as both of his losses were close games. kenrosenthal, on the other hand, only has 1 close loss despite his 0-4 record. No other major insights came out in adding this additional brilliant level of statistical analysis.

seke2 wrote:

The Red Tornado wrote:Just when you think someone couldnt be more of a nerd....

Maybe I could find my old magic cards somewhere and bring those next time we play poker...

I want to see you cap your cards with a D&D action figure.

The Red Tornado wrote:

seke2 wrote:

The Red Tornado wrote:Just when you think someone couldnt be more of a nerd....

Maybe I could find my old magic cards somewhere and bring those next time we play poker...

I want to see you cap your cards with a D&D action figure.

Amazingly, I never played D&D.

Though I did play Everquest and I think I have a Firiona Vie action figure somewhere that came for free when you bought the Planes of Power expansion pack. I'll dig through my storage room and see if I can't find it for our next poker game. We have one this weekend at Duane's right? I may actually be able to make it...

seke2 wrote:

The Red Tornado wrote:

seke2 wrote:

The Red Tornado wrote:Just when you think someone couldnt be more of a nerd....

Maybe I could find my old magic cards somewhere and bring those next time we play poker...

I want to see you cap your cards with a D&D action figure.

Amazingly, I never played D&D.

Though I did play Everquest and I think I have a Firiona Vie action figure somewhere that came for free when you bought the Planes of Power expansion pack. I'll dig through my storage room and see if I can't find it for our next poker game. We have one this weekend at Duane's right? I may actually be able to make it...

Speaking of Duane, he also played Magic. Maybe you two can have a match.

I think Duane may be more nerdy than you however. He has a model of a Borg Cube and two tribbles.

EDIT: And he just informed he just bought a book titled: The Story of the Square Root of Negative One, An Imaginary Tale.

So does all this mean I should make tonight's game thread?

ColeforPresident wrote:So does all this mean I should make tonight's game thread?

Unless y'all want me to make another spot start.