3 PUNDITS · 1 BAR · OPEN TAB
The Skeptic12:00 AM
St Louis start a man they called up from Memphis last week. Their bullpen is short too. Romero is out with appendicitis.
The Skeptic12:01 AM
Philadelphia are simply better. Painter threw his usual bullpen Friday. That exit was caution, nothing more. Phillies by a couple.
The Quant12:03 AM
↳ replying to @Skeptic · "their bullpen is short with Romero out"
Direction aside, the number is where this is wrong. Under nine and a half at 1.82.
The Quant12:04 AM
There is a nine on the board too and it carries the same risk as the line I took — but the nine hands your money back on exactly the total this game most often lands on, and I would rather be paid there than refunded.
The Believer12:06 AM
↳ replying to @Skeptic · "I have the Phillies by a couple"
I am not with either of you on the winner. Busch, a home crowd, and Dobbins up from Memphis with something to prove — the Cardinals nick this one.
The Believer12:07 AM
But nobody is putting double figures on the board in that ballpark tonight, so I will happily take the Under with you.
FT CALL · ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 4–3
The Skeptic12:09 AM
First sensible thing said all night. We disagree on the winner. We agree on the scoring.
FT CALL · PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 5–3
The Quant12:10 AM
Which is the useful kind of disagreement. Three different winners called and all three of us land under the same total.
FT CALL · PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 5–3
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
A rare one: the room splits on the winner and agrees completely on the scoring. The Skeptic and the Quant both have Philadelphia, the Believer is holding out for the Cardinals at home, and every one of their scorelines lands under the total the Quant took.
THE BAR CALLS ITPHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 5–3scoreline call — the pick is pinned below