The Phillies hit their low point on July 2 in Atlanta. They then won 4 in a row before losing to the Reds, then followed that up with 10 wins in a row before losing yesterday to the Cubs.
So, that's 4 W's, L, 10 W's, L. Will a win tonight against the Padres (here for just one game, a makeup of an earlier rainout) be the beginning of a new streak? And which one of these numerical patterns will it follow?
Pattern 1: 4-10-4. Self-explanatory: repeating the 4- and 10-game streaks.
Pattern 2: 4-10-16. First win streak 4, next win streak 6 more than that, therefore the next one adds 6 more.
Pattern 3: 4-10-25 First win streak 4, next win streak 2.5 times that. 10 times 2.5 = 25.
I vote for Pattern 3!
Meanwhile, Roy Halladay says he plans to test the free-agent waters after the 2010 season. This means a team that trades for him won't be able to do so knowing that they'll have him for more than a year after this one. That might serve to reduce the compensation teams will be willing to give up in a trade. I hope this would make it easier for the Phillies to get him, but it actually might make it harder if the playing field is a little more even.
Was reading this blog entry and quite dismayed to see right below it: "Yuck! Which Celebrity Cellulite is this?" Really, can you put a warning on you blog somewhere: "You may be exposed to ugly celebrity cellulite. Sorry, but that's the cost of reading my pearls of wisdom."
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