2026 Magic Number Thread

[MadScientist]

4 hours ago, Yaz said:

Maybe with the tie-breaker nonsense - but my go to Baseball Reference is old school just like me.   

I guess I will have to figure something out when the Brewers mathematically rid the Cubs from having that infinitesimal chance of sharing 1st place.

 

Except that there's also the 'y-' which the key says:
y – clinched division

So according to BR, the Brewers both have an have not clinched the division.  A Schrodinger's division championship situation.  But in reality, Cubs will not win the division no matter what.

[StearnsFTW]

5 hours ago, Yaz said:

Maybe with the tie-breaker nonsense - but my go to Baseball Reference is old school just like me.   

I guess I will have to figure something out when the Brewers mathematically rid the Cubs from having that infinitesimal chance of sharing 1st place.

 

K.  The Cubs are eliminated from the division.

[Yaz]

2 hours ago, MadScientist said:

Except that there's also the 'y-' which the key says:
y – clinched division

So according to BR, the Brewers both have an have not clinched the division.  A Schrodinger's division championship situation.  But in reality, Cubs will not win the division no matter what.

Come on, I want to celebrate too but with added joy, when the Cubs can't even win as many games as the Brewers.  

Believe me, when this is past, I will be loving that TIE-BREAKER with the Dodgers.  That countdown should be brilliant.