mightyflynn: The Boston Red Sox’ odds of reaching the playoffs peaked on Sept. 3. Following a 12-7 win against the Texas Rangers, they held a 9-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays with 24 games to play, giving them a 99.6 percent chanceof making the post-season. - Nate Silver (NY Times) Read the rest: “Bill Buckner Strikes Again” Everyone else has already said it, but that was the best night of baseball I’ve ever witnessed. And while I feel really bad for the Red Sox to lose like they did, Boston has had its fair share of success lately. And really, who would you rather have in the playoffs, the team that backs in, or the team that is actually playing like a playoff team?

mightyflynn:

The Boston Red Sox’ odds of reaching the playoffs peaked on Sept. 3. Following a 12-7 win against the Texas Rangers, they held a 9-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays with 24 games to play, giving them a 99.6 percent chanceof making the post-season.

- Nate Silver (NY Times)

Read the rest: “Bill Buckner Strikes Again”

Everyone else has already said it, but that was the best night of baseball I’ve ever witnessed. And while I feel really bad for the Red Sox to lose like they did, Boston has had its fair share of success lately. And really, who would you rather have in the playoffs, the team that backs in, or the team that is actually playing like a playoff team?

The New York Times

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    Fuck that “Bill Buckner Strikes Again” headline, tho’.
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    “Four cities, two playoff spots and one epic night. Within 89 minutes, Atlanta and Boston collapsed as St. Louis and...
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