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What Are The Odds: Brandon Webb
What Are The Odds: Brandon Webb
Vegas Watch examines the likelihood of Brandon Webb pitching two more shutouts and breaking Orel Hershiser's record.
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Webb Versus Hershiser
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Streaking Webb
Knuckle Curve — ... Arizona right-hander Brandon Webb’s scoreless innings streak is up to 42. Jacob at Vegas Watch calculates Webb’s chances of breaking Orel Hershiser’s record of 59 set back in 1988. The odds are long, but better than you might think. Still, Webb does have to go through Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, and the Brewers in Milwaukee… ...

The Roundup: The 25-Hour Pregame Show, Olsen as Ditka and Tomfoolery at ESPN
The Big Lead — ... Good to know that as Arizona’s Brandon Webb chases history tonight, there’s a decent chance he’ll catch Orel. (Vegas Watch) ...

The Carny Clubhouse
Epic Carnival — ... Looking at the odds of Brandon Webb breaking Orel Hershiser's record (Vegas Watch) ...

Zeroes: Brandon Webb, Still Shutting People Down
Deadspin — ... But if Baseball Prospectus has taught us anything, it's that the anecdotal is bullocks; it's time to go to the numbers. Vegas Watch breaks down the odds of it happening, and Johnny Number Five computes that Webb has a 1 in 57 chance of breaking Orel's record. Of course, BP says ...

Webby’s Streak: The Odds are In!
Fanster.com — ... Brandon Webb will head out to the mound tonight to continue to pursue Orel Hershiser’s major-league record for scoreless innings. He’ll need 17 more innings to tie. Some have even calculated the odds: ...

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