The phrase
"wild card" refers to something or someone unpredictable or unexpected. It is often used to describe a person or thing that can have a significant impact or influence on a situation, especially if their actions are hard to predict.
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The second
wild card in one league is a fine chase, but it's something of a slap fight in the other.
This squad is gaining momentum with their win in week 2 and
wild card spot in week 3.
Even just roaming around the vast worlds as a cardboard box, taking out groups
of Wild Cards with the slam ability and in general just chilling out is hugely enjoyable.
Out of the 10
wild card game winners from 2012 - 2016, five have won the division series, showing just how unpredictable baseball can be.
Our panel of experts is back with their picks
for Wild Card weekend.
Based on the runs they've scored and allowed, they should be 67 - 63, tied for the
second wild card spot.
Although this game is receiving fewer bets than any other
Wild Card weekend game, there has been some fascinating line movement in early action.
Except there are six teams within three games of that
final wild card spot.
One
wild card option — that's still not a full Internet alternative (yet)-- is to use a different type of network that's being engineered with privacy in mind.
Since 2005, not
including Wild Card games, there have been 83 teams that have faced elimination at home.
He plays his cards close to the vest, though it's easy to imagine he has a
few wild cards up his sleeve.
That's a
significant wild card in estimating future expenses under the 4 % rule, and one I realized I needed to understand better.
But the district has been something of a
unpredictable wild card in recent election cycles following several close races.
While I see some merit in your vote, I would say it's an uncertain and
dangerous wild card sort of play your betting on.
Don't worry, we've also got early
Wild Card line moves and betting percentages as well.
Either way, it will be interesting to see the fruit bore from the union of these two
wild card companies.
There are many
wild cards unique to particular products, or perhaps simply little used in particular industries, with which you can make your product stand out.
When I tweeted out a column about the second
wild card ruining the deadline, there were three responses about moving the deadline back.
Although, I'm not sure if a second
wild card really counts as a kick to the beans.
This is perhaps the movie's most
inspired wild card, though it also means that the world of the film begins at times to become infused with magical realism.
From reading the media one gets the impression that they are some sort of
climatic wild card.
The top three teams in each division make playoffs, with two
wild card spots awarded to the next two teams in the conference.
There were 4 pools, with each pool having a winner and then 2
Wild Card Teams also advancing.
Including
Wild Card games since 2005, favorites are 20 - 17 straight - up and home teams have gone 16 - 21.
Presumably most of us have watched enough baseball to know that a team's fortunes can turn on a dime and injuries are the
biggest wild card for all the teams.
The race for the
second wild card has been a disaster — a beautiful, hilarious disaster that we can't stop watching and appreciating, but disaster nonetheless.
Before moving on, let's look back at what we learned from the four winners on
Wild Card weekend.
The biggest
wild card in wind's future may be federal tax credits.
There are so
many wild cards in online dating that instincts really trump how - to articles like this one.
Green Bay faces the the Vikings once more in the NFC
Wild Card round after losing to Minnesota in overtime and failing to secure the No. 2 spot in the NFC.
They had Team Harris (Norton's) in their group as well
as wild card Team Wilneff (Illini Tower).
The AL
Wild Card race remains complicated, but is clicking more into focus with every game.
However, after much soul - searching, I've come to this conclusion: The
AL wild card race is the best race we'll see for years... It's so dumb and so pure.
All three of the teams rallying for the second
NL Wild Card slot won, which leaves them exactly where they stood a day ago.
And that's the real
wild card here, because I've done this three times and am still making it up as I go along.)
Alomar played last Saturday night and hit the game - winning homer that clinched the American
League wild card for the Orioles.
They would have Top 5 pick could have traded down and have the draft capital to build a real Super Bowl Contender not this fraudulent 9 - 7
wild card at best team.