[IBL] Fwd: The Playoffs are near and so is the prophesizing

Tue Oct 29 14:32:17 EDT 2019

A couple of concerned owners pointed out some pertinent facts with regard
to the playoffs

1) SKY (Danny) picked up Corey Kluber SPECIFICALLY for the playoffs (Corey
has frequent flyer miles to burn!)
2) PHI (Rusty) wanted to put a hit out on MCM's Carlos Carrasco but due to
hiring the guy through Craigslist, he don't hear no good and thought he
said Clayton Kershaw.  Kershaw's on the mend through the playoffs.
3) Willie "Blind Man" McGuffin didn't know this when he set the odds at the
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Casino, Massage Parlor and Crematorium (they've
expanded!), so the odds require adjusting.

Odds to win the AC

MCM 1:1

NJR 2:1

PHI 3:1  changed to 5:1

POR: 6:1

BOW: 8:1

MAD: 15:1

Odds to win the NC

NYK 3:1

SKY: 3:1

BAL: 9:1

SNH: 10:1

CAN: 15:1

GTY/SDQ: 40:1

Odds to win the IBL World Series

MCM 5:4

NYK 5:2

NJR 4:1

SKY 4:1 changed to 10:3

PHI 5:1

POR 10:1

BAL 15:1

BOW 20:1

CAN 25:1

MAD  40:1

SNH 40:1

GTY/SDQ 50:1

And Willie STILL thinks that Syracuse will surprise ya all and win the
whole thing because Ozzie Smith and Barry Bonds are a KILLER combo.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Doug Palmer <aeronutty43 at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 9:19 AM
Subject: The Playoffs are near and so is the prophesizing
To: IBL teams <members at lists.ibl.org>

With the end of the season coming fast, time to look towards the playoffs.
The newly renovated Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Casino and Massage Parlor
in beautiful Schurz, Nevada (check ‘em out!....seriously, it’s a real
city)  has posted their odds for the IBL League Championships and World
Series.  Take it all with a grain of proverbial salt.

Odds to win the AC

MCM 1:1

NJR 2:1

PHI 3:1

POR: 6:1

BOW: 8:1

MAD: 15:1

Odds to win the NC

NYK 3:1

SKY: 3:1

BAL: 9:1

SNH: 10:1

CAN: 15:1

GTY/SDQ: 40:1

Odds to win the IBL World Series

MCM 5:4

NYK 5:2

NJR 4:1

SKY 4:1

PHI 5:1

POR 10:1

BAL 15:1

BOW 20:1

CAN 25:1

MAD  40:1

SNH 40:1

GTY/SDQ 50:1

The guy responsible for the sportsbook at HWW, TYL Casino, is Willie “Blind
Man” McGuffin.  Mr. McGuffin explained his rationale  by noting that in the
AC, MCM has owned their potential playoff opponents all season.  Having
beaten PHI 11 of 12 meetings and NJR in 8 of 12, the major obstacles for
the MCM squad don’t seem as formidable.  NJR and the wildcard teams are all
around .500 against each other, making it appear that Motor City has an
easier path to the AC Championship series where they will be favored
regardless of the opponent.

On the NC side, it’s not as clear cut.  NYK and SKY are clearly the class
of the field, but they’ve struggled more with their playoff potentials.
NYK is only 7 of 12 against SKY and playing .500 ball against SNH.  The
only team in the playoffs that NYK has handled well is BAL where they’ve
won 8 of 12 (gee, who’s NYK going to select for their opponent?).
Although, if CAN were to win the wildcard, NYK is also 8 of 12 against
them.  Meanwhile, BAL had SKY’s number this year (7-5 vs SKY).  Would NYK
select a wildcard winning CAN team so that SKY would have a tougher road to
the championship series?  Hmmm.  Mr. McGuffin wasn’t so sure, but he was
busy eating a complementary shrimp cocktail (Westward Ho surplus) when he
was asked.

Meanwhile, when it comes to the championship, it appears to be MCM’s to
lose.  The #2 hitting team and #1 pitching team in the IBL,  it’s no wonder
that they’re pretty much even money to win the whole thing.  The only way
it could be impeded would be to hit the brick wall that is the NYK pitching
staff (#1 in the IBL).  NYK’s 8th ranked hitting squad may be good enough
to squeak across some runs against a juggernaut like MCM.  Pitching wins
championships they say (they also said New Coke would taste better than old
Coke) and that’s reflective in the fact that of the teams listed above, 9
are in the top 10 of the league in runs allowed (only TRI at #5 appears
destined to miss the playoffs)

When asked to make his prediction, Blind Man McGuffin said to put your
smart money on the Syracuse Storm!  When told that the Storm haven’t been
in the IBL since 1996, Mr. McGuffin shrugged it off and told this reporter
that he didn’t care, he was still putting his money on the Storm (and
feeling ill from the 15 year old shrimp cocktail).

IBL PLAYOFFS……it’s FAN-TABULOUS!!!!! (patent pending)

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