Re: An American View of Cricket (longish)

Randy Myers  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In rec.sport.baseball Blair P. Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Anyone who wishes to make a wager on tomorrow's game had better
>> pay attention to a lot more than who won yesterday's, or they
>> will be betting in ignorance.
>
>Just because a team was the best yesterday doesn't mean that team
>has earned the right to be called the best today.

But you said the team that won the last game is the best.

If they aren't the best today, they weren't the best
yesterday, they were merely the winner.

>> What they find is that the statistics are their best guide to
>> which team is the "stronger", "better", or "higher-quality"
>> choice.
>
>And yet every stat fan who ever wagered on baseball who was not
>_lucky_ enough to break even lost his shirt.  Not once, ever, has a
>stat fan managed to make even a modest profit gambling on baseball.
>
>Not once.  Not ever.

I'd like to see the source of that ridiculous statistic.

                                --Blair
                                  "Actually, I wouldn't, because
                                   I expect it's your ass."