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Ga_Red · 08-15-2006, 12:19 AM

2/09/07

redsrule2500 · 08-15-2006, 12:33 AM

well half of that is right..

medford · 08-15-2006, 05:30 AM

I noticed that this morning. W/ 2 math errors you would have thought someond would have caught the errors. Of course I guess all the editors were english majors, definently not math.

15fan · 08-15-2006, 06:22 AM

The Dayton Daily News:

Just slightly better than the Sixth Grade Gazette.

cumberlandreds · 08-15-2006, 06:44 AM

New math.

MrCinatit · 08-15-2006, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by medford

I noticed that this morning. W/ 2 math errors you would have thought someond would have caught the errors. Of course I guess all the editors were english majors, definently not math.

Maybe the editors have thought "The heck with it...it's Hal."

Heath · 08-15-2006, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 15fan

The Dayton Daily News:

Just slightly better than the Sixth Grade Gazette.

Don't insult the editor of the Sixth Grade Gazette.

There's a reason why they call it the "Dayton Deadly News".

Chip R · 08-15-2006, 09:34 AM

How dare you people question Hal's math. He is a hall of famer and anything he says is supposed to be taken as gospel. If Hal says that we'll be a half game up if we sweep then that's the way it is.

MrCinatit · 08-15-2006, 09:49 AM

ok...ok...here is how I came up with his logic.
If we take one game, we are a half game out.
If we take the next game...we only gain a half game. Because it is the Cardinals and George Grande would not like it any other way.
IF we take the third game, again, we only gain a half game. See above.
It will be then when the George Grande rule will be in effect. For every day the Cardinals lose and the Reds win, the Reds gain half a game.
For every day both teams win or both lose - the Cardinals gain a lead. They are the Cardinals.
For every day the Cardinals win and the Reds lose, the Cardinals gain two games.
If one team is off, the Cardinals automatically gain a game, no matter the outcome.
If both teams are off, the Prince Albert Trump Card is played and the Cardinals gain five games.
See isn't this easy? By my calculations, the Cardinals will either win the division by 1,234.5 games, or 0.5 games.
Fear the Cardinals, for they will even defeat mathamatical probabilities.

KittyDuran · 08-15-2006, 10:22 AM

So this is how it should be...?

If the Reds win all three, they take first place by a 1½. If they win two, they trail by a half-game. If they win one it is 2½. If they win none it is 4½.

BTW... someone needs to send a email...

Chip R · 08-15-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KittyDuran

BTW... someone needs to send a email...

I understand Jim Beattie has some free time on his hands.

Super_Barry11 · 08-15-2006, 02:09 PM

I sat there this morning for like five minutes during breakfast trying to figure out why Hal and I were coming up with different numbers!!

My brain is never fully awake at breakfast, so I just assumed that I was calculating incorrectly and moved on. Good to know that my math skills haven't eroded too much since I graduated college a couple months ago!!

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alexad · 08-15-2006, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super_Barry11

I sat there this morning for like five minutes during breakfast trying to figure out why Hal and I were coming up with different numbers!!

My brain is never fully awake at breakfast, so I just assumed that I was calculating incorrectly and moved on. Good to know that my math skills haven't eroded too much since I graduated college a couple months ago!!

:

Maybe he had trouble seeing his fingers when he was counting??

Team Clark · 08-16-2006, 12:06 AM

I am too embrassed to e-mail him. Math is more of a guideline these days.

Sea Ray · 08-17-2006, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Clark

I am too embrassed to e-mail him. Math is more of a guideline these days.

Wouldn't do any good. He'd either blame his editors or tell you that 2 + 2 = 5.

08-15-2006, 12:19 AM	#1
Ga_Red Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ga Posts: 2,361	Hal's math... 2/09/07 Last edited by Ga_Red; 02-09-2007 at 02:58 AM.

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redsrule2500 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,114	Re: Hal's math... well half of that is right.. __________________ redsrule2500 Go Reds! Baseball Bliss “I’m a normal guy blessed with the ability to hit a baseball.” - Sean Casey

08-15-2006, 05:30 AM	#3
medford Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,037	Re: Hal's math... I noticed that this morning. W/ 2 math errors you would have thought someond would have caught the errors. Of course I guess all the editors were english majors, definently not math.

08-15-2006, 06:22 AM	#4
15fan Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,465	Re: Hal's math... The Dayton Daily News: Just slightly better than the Sixth Grade Gazette.

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08-15-2006, 09:34 AM	#8
Chip R Rally Onion! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 33,225	Re: Hal's math... How dare you people question Hal's math. He is a hall of famer and anything he says is supposed to be taken as gospel. If Hal says that we'll be a half game up if we sweep then that's the way it is. __________________ The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rally-...24872650873160

08-15-2006, 09:49 AM	#9
MrCinatit Baseball card addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Piqua Posts: 4,426	Re: Hal's math... ok...ok...here is how I came up with his logic. If we take one game, we are a half game out. If we take the next game...we only gain a half game. Because it is the Cardinals and George Grande would not like it any other way. IF we take the third game, again, we only gain a half game. See above. It will be then when the George Grande rule will be in effect. For every day the Cardinals lose and the Reds win, the Reds gain half a game. For every day both teams win or both lose - the Cardinals gain a lead. They are the Cardinals. For every day the Cardinals win and the Reds lose, the Cardinals gain two games. If one team is off, the Cardinals automatically gain a game, no matter the outcome. If both teams are off, the Prince Albert Trump Card is played and the Cardinals gain five games. See isn't this easy? By my calculations, the Cardinals will either win the division by 1,234.5 games, or 0.5 games. Fear the Cardinals, for they will even defeat mathamatical probabilities. __________________ whisper words of wisdom I wrote a book! My AmazonShort My other AmazonShort

08-15-2006, 10:22 AM	#10
KittyDuran Shut up Spock! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hamilton, Ohio Posts: 8,119	Re: Hal's math... So this is how it should be...? If the Reds win all three, they take first place by a 1½. If they win two, they trail by a half-game. If they win one it is 2½. If they win none it is 4½. BTW... someone needs to send a email... __________________ 2013 Reds record when I'm attending: 8-3 2013 Dragons record when I'm attending: *"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon LeBon of Duran Duran*

08-15-2006, 02:09 PM	#12
Super_Barry11 Defying Gravity Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Orange County Posts: 588	Re: Hal's math... I sat there this morning for like five minutes during breakfast trying to figure out why Hal and I were coming up with different numbers!! My brain is never fully awake at breakfast, so I just assumed that I was calculating incorrectly and moved on. Good to know that my math skills haven't eroded too much since I graduated college a couple months ago!! : __________________ BARRY LARKIN "You made me hope for something better And made me reach for something more" "Love is doing all the little things that don't show up in the box score."

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