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  1. formerlybis
    Cincy will be scoreboard watching like crazy. The Mets have a magic number of 3 with 3 games left - mathematically, that means Cincy has a magic number of 4 against NYM. But that's not all...Az is still in this, too. Cincy's magic number to beat the Snakes is 3. That won't matter if they can't get the 4 against the Mets. NYM is at MIA, and AZ is at SD this weekend ETA: Wouldn't it be fun to do some AI deep fake highlight videos of the Mets and D-backs games on the scoreboard to rattle the Reds? Or maybe do two highlights and have the crowd guess which one is real.
  2. formerlybis
    I don’t know if I’d use the word luck, but essentially, yes. I would say that the “A-game” of the big money teams is probably > than the Brewers at their best. Also, the “C-games”. We just need to be a letter grade higher than them. It’s doable - we did it all year. Keep pecking!
  3. formerlybis
    No disagreement. For whatever reason, I am able to compartmentalize "regular season" and "postseason" into two different things. Of course I want them to win the World Series and of course it'll be a bummer if they don't make it out of their first series. I'll be grumpy if and when the latter happens. But it really won't have much of a dousing effect on my regular season buoyancy. Playoffs - in every sport - are a crapshoot, and things just happen. I'm a fan of Badger hoops, and it's the same thing. People - maybe most people - judge the season (and their happiness) on how they do in March Madness (again, a crapshoot, good or bad). The 5 month journey to get there is also enjoyable, if less intense. A second round exit doesn't negate a great year for me.
  4. formerlybis
    I'm sad for all the people that feel this way. One bad week shouldn't negate 6 months of joy, but I know for many it will (should it occur).
  5. formerlybis
    I know your tongue was planted in your cheek - we Americans demand a postseason. Most of the European soccer leagues don’t. There are other “knockout” competitions that culminate in a championship game, but the trophy for winning the regular season is extremely coveted. Not here - you get your playoff games at home and that’s it.
  6. formerlybis
    Bond villains put 007 in their death contraption, walk away, and assume he's dead. This is the same kind of overconfidence that some message board posters display when they belittle those who worry until things are clinched. Also, this guy -
  7. formerlybis
    This was my post on 8/28 in the thread about what would make you happy for this season. Gol' darn it. I should've kept that in my thought bubble (as my wife says to her pupils at school - and me - when inappropriate things get blurted). Fully expecting to go into a tizzy now...
  8. formerlybis
    If people are trying to be clever to include the postseason in calculating a magic number, it's confusing, likely wrong, and not even useful. Magic numbers are for figuring out the needed combined wins and losses vs. an opponent when you're not playing head-to-head (which you obviously are in the postseason) to secure a playoff spot or particular seed. A best of 5 series simply needs 3 wins, not a magic number of 3 (you technically would need a magic number of 6, i.e. 3 wins for you and 3 losses for them - but literally no one in the history of mankind would ever think of it that way). The Detroit Red Wings fans use octopi because you used to need 8 wins in the playoffs to win the Stanley Cup (I think you might need 2 octopi now). We want 11 wins after Sunday... not a magic number of 22.
  9. formerlybis
    Stuffing has been ripped from the Cubs
  10. formerlybis
    Not to pile on here, but the only reason the Brewers haven’t clinched is *because* of the tiebreaker. Take another look. MIL 95-60 CHI 88-67 7 games left for both teams
  11. formerlybis
    Can’t dodge us - Brewers are a wrench in their plans! PS - this means we’ve clinched at least the 4-seed and home field to begin the postseason.
  12. formerlybis
    UNO!
  13. formerlybis
    Our next win guarantees a home series in the playoffs (i,e, at least the 4-seed). We should clinch at least the division, but ... We're throwing starter #4 and two spot starters in this series, followed by a trip out west to a likely playoff team in SD, followed by a Reds team that very well might still be in the race by next Friday. We'll likely only have 3 starts of those 9 from our big 3. It isn't hard to imagine things getting a little too interesting. It'd be good to get some help from the D-backs and Reds this weekend Speaking of the SD series, the Dads do still have a shot at the division, but they're 3 back and the Dodgers have the tiebreak, That won't be decided before our series, but they have a decent shot at sewing up at least a wild card this weekend (3 against CWS).
  14. formerlybis
    With the Padres losing to the Mets this afternoon, we've eliminated them (and please pardon the implied profanity):
  15. formerlybis
    I'm interested in who on the current roster will be replaced with some of our injured guys coming back. The bottom of the bullpen is probably Payamps, who I suspect will be the sacrifice for Gasser. After that, you've got Hall and Megill (maybe). Fedde is probably next in line to get the boot, but he's been relatively effective, and I'm not sure Hall is a sure upgrade. Hall and Gasser are both lefties, though, so maybe Zas?
  16. formerlybis
    Besides the 6 for the Cubs, we’re at 7 for the Phillies, 2 for the Dodgers, and 1 for the Padres.
  17. formerlybis
    Noticed no Collins again - did I miss anything about him?
  18. formerlybis
    Weellll... His complaining got us Andrew Vaughn. Where would we be without him? When Bauers and Hoskins both got injured, we'd have been playing Tyler Black for a while and probably going after someone akin to O'Hearn at the trade deadline. I get hating on a guy who's now doing the job that he balked at when we asked him to do it, though. Totally fair.
  19. formerlybis
    No moustache, but this was an early, but long-time #7 Brewer of note
  20. formerlybis
    I just took a look at the Angels offense stats. They've got some HR hitters - #5 in MLB in HRs and some guy named Adell leads the team with 36 of'em. TBH, I've never heard of him. But, their OPS is below average, and they're down at #23 in runs scored. So, it must be HR or nothing from these guys. The bottom of the order is not great. Keep'em in the park, fellas.
  21. formerlybis
    It’s a worthy discussion. I do want Monasterio’s bat in the lineup more, but the gut tells me they won’t replace Ortiz when it matters. And he had a good couple of months at the plate before going on the IL, too. Just reverting a bit of late.
  22. formerlybis
    SF can’t find us anymore.
  23. formerlybis
    I think you’re right - I think we’ve clinched a postseason berth. I believe both Cincy and NY can no longer catch us
  24. formerlybis
    Both the D-backs and Cards have been eliminated,
  25. formerlybis
    Philly's magic number on SD is 15 (they were 3-3 H2H, and I don't know tiebreakers). It's 16 on the Dodgers, and there's 3 more H2Hs in LA next week. SD has a magic number of 25 to overtake Philly. With 19 games left, that means they have to go something like 13-6 while Philly goes 7-12. It's possible, but more than likely Philly will be the 2-seed.
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