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        <![CDATA[ Second Half we play Cubs 10 times (7 @ The Keg + 3 @ The Trough) and Cards 6 times @ Busch.


Curious overall, among Brew, Cubs, Cards ... who plays the toughest 2nd half schedule?


ESPN&#39;s Strength of Schedule within RPI is only for games already played ? ]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Brewers go .500 the rest of the way they got 89 wins and and 82% chance of playoffs. One more win and they got a 91% chance. What that means to me is this, win
today and go .500 the rest of the way and finish with 90 wins and I am content. That should get them in and if not another team deserved it more. ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ That is true Russ. Chicago does play a tougher opponent in Pyth when they get Atlanta. But STL gets an easy Opponent in Florida so their SOS goes up as well. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:51:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In 3 1/2 days, the Brewers&#39; SOS will be .493, so let&#39;s not get too excited. About an extra .3 expected wins over the last 40 games. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:46:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Short of being placed in the NL West, the schedule favors the Brewers about as much as you could hope for. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ As of Games through August 10th.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:32:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s a neat way to look at it but I don&#39;t think it really adds much clarity to the situation. I think you are right to say that the Brewers have the
easier remaining schedule but what is the actual net expected advantage over the Cubs?
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Let&#39;s just look at the aggregate opponent win% from the remaining schedule of each team:
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Brewers: .476
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Cubs: .496
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Basically, the Brewers should win about 1 game more than their simple &quot;on pace for&quot; would... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ This could have gone in any number of threads, but I chose this one over a few other valid options. 
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I will not yet allow myself to utter the phrase that rhymes with &quot;shwilling to shmettle shmor shme shmild shmard&quot;.  Given the sheer chunk of the
schedule that is left and that the Crew&#39;s schedule is just too advantageous: can&#39;t do it.  Out of the 11 of 14 line items (ranked teams) below that are
applicable, I see a distinct edge to the Crew on 8 of them.  If the 6... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Through the games ending on July 27th.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Mmmmm... most home games remaining of any playoff-hunting team. Gotta love that. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Quick Update...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: 2nd Half Schedule Strength?  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Why I think the Brewers have a scheduling advantage over the Cubs&quot;
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Brewers v Cubs: Remaining Schedules
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Head to Head - 10 games, 7 in Mil - Advantage Brewers - 70% of these are in Milwaukee - check the Cubs&#39; road record vs the Brewers&#39; home record. The
run differential will show the Cubs with an advantage - but I don&#39;t buy it. We&#39;re 101 games in, and one team has one more victory than the other team.
The Cubs may be more likely to blow a team out... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:18:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Well, you might want to get the calulator out, because I get nothing close to that. How are you trying to figure it? ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ So, without pushing any buttons on the calculator, were that table to hold up, factoring in home/road, the Brewers should win the division by 2-3 games. Done
deal. Home field advantage here we come! ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:37:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ So, the straight win% difference between the Cubs and Brewers give the Crew a 1.5 game advantage. Pythag says less than half a win. I&#39;d be more inclinded
to go with pythag, personally. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:31:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ If anyone wants to see it in added form (going off of zzz&#39;s grid), our remaining SOS is 3077-3258 (.486). ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:03:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Done! ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ that&#39;s awesome zzz thanks. could you add home/road games remaining as well? with the crazy splits for the cubs and most of the mlb i think it would be an
important thing to know.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:15:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Update through July 22nd&#39;s games
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Unfortunately for us and Ned Yost, most of the coaches he will be facing are much, much smarter than he is.
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			<description><![CDATA[ Perhaps the biggest advantage is how the pitching matchups will play out right out of the gate. The Brewers start with Sabathia and Sheets in SF, then get them
during the last two games at STL, they skip the home series vs. Houston (thus Parra and Bush get Houston at home where they are more effective), then Sabathia
and Sheets go the first two games of the home series vs the Cubs (with Parra and Bush getting the last two at home). Sabathia and Sheets avoid a direct matchup
with Lincecum... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Second Half we play Cubs 10 times (7 @ The Keg + 3 @ The Trough) and Cards 6 times @ Busch.
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Curious overall, among Brew, Cubs, Cards ... who plays the toughest 2nd half schedule?
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ESPN&#39;s <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/rpi">Strength of Schedule</a> within RPI is only for games already played ? ]]></description>

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