Magic Number Thread

[Diesel]

[waltomeal]

 

Homefield Advantage down to one Hrbek

 

I absolutely love the idea of a Hrbek as a unit of measure.  Well done, sir!

[IndianaTwin]

 

I absolutely love the idea of a Hrbek as a unit of measure.  Well done, sir!

 

I once proposed it to my fantasy league as a pitcher category: (HR + B + E)/K.

 

Not sure what homers allowed, balks, and errors per strikeout would prove, but it seemed worthy enough to me. 

[Nine of twelve]

4!

[IndianaTwin]

4!

Someone should post a Molitor photo. That would go over well on TD, I’m sure.

[Diesel]

Someone should post a Molitor photo. That would go over well on TD, I’m sure.

I’ve already committed a TD sin on this thread, someone else is gonna have to take one for the team

[Hawkeye12]

 

Rocco manages a lot like Billy Heywood too.

[tvagle]

Magic Number is in the Middle

 

 

[Old Twins Cap]

Gotta love it when you lose and the Magic Number actually goes down.

 

They call that a good day.

[goulik]

 

That’s supposed to be Bob Allison... Can’t guarantee that though.

 

Is it a good thing I’m glad I got to do a #4 post when we could have just skipped to 3? Torn emotions but 3 has to be Killer. Let’s just skip to 2 tomorrow.

[IndianaTwin]

 

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That’s supposed to be Bob Allison... Can’t guarantee that though.

Is it a good thing I’m glad I got to do a #4 post when we could have just skipped to 3? Torn emotions but 3 has to be Killer. Let’s just skip to 2 tomorrow.

 

Because we can never have too much Brian Dozier on TD, right? 

 

[Nine of twelve]

That's three, and continuing on down.

[notoriousgod71]

 

That's three, and continuing on down.

 

I'd be a bit concerned if it went up.

[Blake]

Hard to believe the Twins have won 96 games yet still haven't won the division.

[tvagle]

[Longdistancetwins]

Good to have some time with Killer, but let’s get to Doz before the night is up!

[Mr. Brooks]

Hard to believe the Twins have won 96 games yet still haven't won the division.

I wasn't able to find the data for winning the division. But, since the beginning of the wild card era (1996), only 1 team ('99 Reds) have won 96+ games and not made the postseason.

[yarnivek1972]

Hard to believe the Twins have won 96 games yet still haven't won the division.

Houston has 101 and technically still haven’t clinched. There could be a 95 win team that doesn’t make the playoffs.

[Old Twins Cap]

 

There could be a 95 win team that doesn’t make the playoffs.

 

That's fine, as long as it's not the Twins.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

That's fine, as long as it's not the Twins.

too late! 96 wins!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I want to say Wild Card began with division realignment in 1994, but wasn’t played until the following season.

[Pius Jefferson]

 

I once proposed it to my fantasy league as a pitcher category: (HR + B + E)/K.

 

Not sure what homers allowed, balks, and errors per strikeout would prove, but it seemed worthy enough to me. 

 

Having a good HRBEK means you're getting strikeouts. Thus avoiding home runs, balks and errors. 

[AlwaysinModeration]

I want to say Wild Card began with division realignment in 1994, but wasn’t played until the following season.

In 1993 the Braves won the NL West with 104 wins, while the Giants missed the playoffs with 103 wins.

 

The three division, one wild card format started the next year, but the strike resulted in no post season.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Having a good HRBEK means you're getting strikeouts. Thus avoiding home runs, balks and errors. 

But increased strikeouts means a lower HRBEK.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Houston has 101 and technically still haven’t clinched. There could be a 95 win team that doesn’t make the playoffs.

But Houston has clinched a postseason berth.

[USAFChief]

 

But Houston has clinched a postseason berth.

Houston clinched the ALW yesterday.

[ashbury]

But Houston has clinched a postseason berth.

 

Houston clinched the ALW yesterday.

Maybe there's some ambiguity in this thread's posts concerning clinching at least a wild card versus the division.

[Nine of twelve]

Ta-hooo!

[lecroy24fan]

The magic number is Denard Span.

[USAFChief]

Ta-hooo!

...zah-her.