Magic Number Thread

[willie key]

[folly412]

Still have a grudge against Stearns for declining his option.  One of my favorites.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Even with a Brewers loss today, the magic number continues to go down, meaning we get this sweet Mark Reynolds pic. Mark wasn't good at much, but he could definitely hit dingers.

Thanks for continuing to crap the bed, Cubs! And to think ... there were a few ready to hand them the division a couple weeks ago.

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Even with a Brewers loss today, the magic number continues to go down, meaning we get this sweet Mark Reynolds pic. Mark wasn't good at much, but he could definitely hit dingers.

Thanks for continuing to crap the bed, Cubs! And to think ... there were a few ready to hand them thee division a couple weeks ago.

Not even a few weeks ago. Just a little over a week ago, we had a certain someone telling us to pay more attention to the wild card race. 

[willie key]

1 minute ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Even with a Brewers loss today, the magic number continues to go down, meaning we get this sweet Mark Reynolds pic. Mark wasn't good at much, but he could definitely hit dingers.

Thanks for continuing to crap the bed, Cubs! And to think ... there were a few ready to hand them thee division a couple weeks ago.

They might not make playoffs.   Just a cautionary tale for us too.   It can all go pear shaped in a week if you lose 5-6 in a row.      

[Outlander]

[brooks_quichenick]

[SomewhereInTime]

[dlk9s]

 

[Jopal78]

[SeaBass]

[patrickgpe]

[Samurai Bucky]

[wildcat2237]

14 hours ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

 

Thanks for continuing to crap the bed, Cubs! And to think ... there were a few ready to hand them the division a couple weeks ago.

Dont look now, but the Reds are now on the verge of passing the Cubs. So we also need to root for Reds losses. 

[wiguy94]

8 minutes ago, wildcat2237 said:

Dont look now, but the Reds are now on the verge of passing the Cubs. So we also need to root for Reds losses. 

Our magic number over the Reds is 5 because we own the tiebreaker. 

If Brewers finish 4-9, Reds would need to finish 11-0.

Point being the Reds are not a concern.

[formerlybis]

2 minutes ago, wildcat2237 said:

Dont look now, but the Reds are now on the verge of passing the Cubs. So we also need to root for Reds losses. 

I've been keeping my eye on that. Our magic number is 6 on the Reds/7 on the other guys. We have 13 games left. Obviously, we should just win 7 games to close out this thing, but it is worth noting that both of the chasers are currently not in any of the Wild Card slots. They are in desperation mode.

[formerlybis]

2 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Our magic number over the Reds is 5 because we own the tiebreaker. 

If Brewers finish 4-9, Reds would need to finish 11-0.

Point being the Reds are not a concern.

I forgot about tiebreaker - thanks. It's 5.

[Fear The Chorizo]

15 hours ago, willie key said:

They might not make playoffs.   Just a cautionary tale for us too.   It can all go pear shaped in a week if you lose 5-6 in a row.      

It was just the Cubs' turn in the "look out for that team" role in the game of NL Central standings roulette.

1st the Pirates, then the Reds, then the Cubs....kind of ironic the dirty birds were the one team that sucked consistently enough to never factor in the discussion or realistic division title angst this season.

I'm just hoping this September swoon doesn't prevent the Cubs from throwing Bellinger a spectacularly dumb longterm contract, giving Steele a huge contract when he's likely overdue for arm troubles with his heavy 2023 workload, or even better giving PCA a 13 yr extension this offseason for him to make a lot of great catches while failing to hit.

 

[CheezWizHed]

12 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

....kind of ironic the dirty birds were the one team that sucked consistently enough to never factor in the discussion or realistic division title angst this season.

And the Cardinals now (well, last weekend) officially have a losing season!

[CheezWizHed]

5 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

He's a Majik Man! (all you alive in the 7-ties now have that tune stuck in your heads! 😅) 

And for those of you that weren't... 

 

[jerichoholicninja]

Best Wisconsin #7

[hawing]

5 hours ago, patrickgpe said:

I'm still low key mad that I let myself get sucked into this show, back in the day.  That and Secret Life of the American Teenager. 

But I'm pleased that the magic number changed Sunday even though it wasn't due to a Brewers win. 

[markedman5]

 

[Thurston Fluff]

21 hours ago, CheezWizHed said:

He's a Majik Man! (all you alive in the 7-ties now have that tune stuck in your heads! 😅) 

And for those of you that weren't... 

 

Thanks. Now all day I'm going to be trying to understand. I wasn't a huge fan of Heart but she really has a great voice.

[BruisedCrew]

I wonder what it would have been like to be a fan of the Phillies in 1964?