Money where your mouth is... Blez... Nico?

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 4:50 AM PDT

I got a hundred bucks says Byrnes outhits Kotsay versus righties this year. I'll give you 2 out of 3... AVG OBP SLG. Kotsay wins 2 out of 3, I pay you... Byrnes wins 2 out of 3 (regardless of which team he plays for), you pay me... we on? If Kotsay is so good, this will be a no-brainer bet for both of you, right?

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I'll take all comers, by the way...

any bets?

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 5:03 AM PDT reply actions

The last four years...

If you look at the last four years (2005 included), multiplied by the three stats you mentioned, we'd have 12 possibilities for Byrnes to have a higher percentage than Kotsay. And Byrnes has come through...twice (SLG in 2002 and 2003).

2 for 12. Those are Charles Thomas odds.

by Elephant on Jun 24, 2005 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Hah, that's funny!

Charles Thomas odds!

by BruceBochte on Jun 24, 2005 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Unfortunately

at 110 or whatever he was hitting, Thomas odds would be closer to 1/12!

by Larry E on Jun 24, 2005 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions

I bet gambling is illegal...

at least 2:1 odds tell me it is.....

The greenmachine

by greenmachine on Jun 24, 2005 5:22 AM PDT reply actions

so there is one who is afraid to bet me

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 5:31 AM PDT up reply actions

..and I never slice.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 24, 2005 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Okay, you could owe me

by Dog Days on Jun 24, 2005 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions

there is nothing finer than...

...separating a fool(sh) from his money...have you set up your pay-pal account yet?

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 24, 2005 5:26 AM PDT reply actions

you on, BE?

i can't tell from your response if you're chickenshit or not?

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 5:33 AM PDT up reply actions

hey fool(sh), the funny thing is....

...if you look under my "public comments" section i'ii see my e-mail address. i suggest you save it in your address book to make arrangements for your future payment on Oct 2nd. but, hey, wait...i can't find an e-mail address for fool(sh)game. i wonder why?

i'ii take average and obp

get ready for an avalanche of bets coming your way bud....most on AN are still sleeping and dreaming about yesterday's win....when they read this diary they'ii trip over themselves to get some of this action.

you just coming from vegas or something?

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 24, 2005 5:48 AM PDT up reply actions

PS:

i'm recommending this diary until Oct 2nd!

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 24, 2005 5:54 AM PDT up reply actions

well, there is one who has accepted the bet

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

What happens

If either is traded? I'm starting to think that Foolsh really is Eric Byrnes, and he's just trying to make a quick buck because he knows he's being traded to the launching pad that is Coors Field for Joe Kennedy, while Kotsay will be granted an extension to stay in the pitcher-friendly confines of Oakland...

by OaktownTribesman on Jun 24, 2005 5:53 AM PDT reply actions

Has Anyone Noticed......

That Kielty is under 220 vs RHP???

Fact is, that Swisher may end up being the best hitting OF we've got vs. 80% of the pitchers the A's see.

oaktoon

by oaktoon on Jun 24, 2005 6:54 AM PDT reply actions

very astute, oaktoon

Swisher and Byrnes will end up the best against righties. Count on it.

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions

foolshgame22

your pro-byrnes diaries are sounding increasingly desperate.....

by xbhaskarx on Jun 24, 2005 7:53 AM PDT reply actions

when i win my $100, the beers..

..are on me.

what is everyone drinking?

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 24, 2005 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions

$100

So what does that mean?

15 beers at the West Side Club?

Look at me! I'm blog-pimping too! http://7thinningstretch.blogspot.com

by secret ASian man on Jun 24, 2005 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Fool

Is this based on season stats or from here on out?

I'll take it either way!!!
Emial me; matt.terranova@gmail.com

by novaoakland on Jun 24, 2005 8:32 AM PDT reply actions

two who have accepted

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

EMAIL ME

I'll take that bet anyday.

by JSCHWAN on Jun 24, 2005 8:48 AM PDT reply actions

three

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm in.

put up your email and i'll send you an official email. And I will find you and break your legs if you don't pay when I win.

"Don't you play the flute, Huddy?"

by capper3 on Jun 24, 2005 9:48 AM PDT reply actions

four

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm.....

A deafening silence is heard.

What can it mean?

by BruceBochte on Jun 24, 2005 10:21 AM PDT reply actions

I won't bet money,

and if I did I'd only bet with someone who didn't use baiting tactics, but I will confidently predict Kotsay that wins AVG and OBP and we can see on Oct 2nd who's right.

Nico

by Nico on Jun 24, 2005 10:35 AM PDT reply actions

Make that FIVE in

At $100 a pop you may want to cap the number of bets you take FG22. Even extremely objective, unbiased analysts such as yourself can be wrong once in a while.

Blez, I'll be spending all my winnings at the AN store: any chance you'll have AN beer coozies available by October?

by nickolai on Jun 24, 2005 12:34 PM PDT reply actions

that's five

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

"beer coozies"?

Is that what you get from hooking up with someone you met at a bar?

by monkeyball on Jun 24, 2005 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions

So lemme get this straight?

You're prepared to lose 500 bucks on a bet where you are the severe underdog? Thats pretty funny, I must say.

My seatbelt is broken. What do you suggest I do?

by Diesel @ Athletics Nation on Jun 24, 2005 1:03 PM PDT reply actions

underdog.... yes

stupid... no. Byrnes has already beaten Kotsay two out of the three months that have been played. Maybe that's why there aren't any more takers than 5 (those who can read stats, including Blez and Nico, won't touch the action, trust me).

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions

where is your guarentee you will pay

can you get a third party to hold the money until october. I would get in if I, for one second, didn't think you would just disappear come oct if you lose, but I'm sure you will be all over this list if you win, trying to collect from a number of sources across the country. I'm not trying to slam on your character, you personally would just have more to lose then any other poster.

Also you would probably need to clear up some ground rules, ie what if someone has a season ending injury, do you just take their stats from what they have done to that point. I'm sure there are 300 other strange things that could happen in which someone would want to back out. Lay down some rules, make me believe you can pay up and I'll let you know if I'm in.

by nhaugo on Jun 24, 2005 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

you ass,

of course i read stats, why do ya think i bet you! i wonder who is/isn't reading the stats?

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 24, 2005 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

When I make a bet ...

... I always ask people to put their monkey where their mouth is ...

by monkeyball on Jun 24, 2005 1:25 PM PDT reply actions

I'll see your Spider Monkey...

and, raise 2 Macaques!

Eric Byrnes - Offensive and defensive dynamo!

by FoolshGame22 on Jun 24, 2005 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Reading Stats

vs. Righties

Byrnes
102 ab
.206 avg
.287 obp
.363 slg

Kotsay
208 ab
.260 avg
.316 obp
.389 slg

if PT continues along present trends, Byrnes will finish the year with 230 ab v RH and Kots will have 468. If Kotsay continues to play like he has, Byrnes would have to hit .303, .339, .410 the rest of the way to tie Kotsay in each category. Conversely, if Byrnes continues to play like he has, Kotsay would have to hit .163, .264, .342 to fall to Byrnes' level. Truthfully, though, both sets of numbers are too high, since if Byrnes played that will he would get more PT and if Kotsay played that poorly, he would get less.

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Jun 24, 2005 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

Isn't the notion

that "if someone doesn't care to make a bet, they must be afraid to" a bit sophomoric? I last heard that tactic in high school, and I ignored it then, too.

I'm confident you'll look foolsh come October, but equally confident there's no way anyone will be able to collect on any bets. 'Tis the magic of the internet, where everyone is honorable until collection time.

Nico

by Nico on Jun 24, 2005 3:01 PM PDT reply actions

Foolish,

you'd better email by Monday morning with official guidelines to which I will respond, or no deal. I don't like betting on something not based around hard rules. :)

But please email me. I want $100.

"Don't you play the flute, Huddy?"

by capper3 on Jun 25, 2005 9:19 AM PDT reply actions