Standings 2006

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

For the first time in a while, perhaps all season, we're magic numbering against the Florida Marlins, who have the second fewest losses in the division.

The magic number is 49.

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[Guest ScarletKnight41]

[stevejrogers]

Florida loses which means, 47

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

[Centerfield]

I guess it makes sense that the lefty is a Glavine fan.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Plus the shirt was a freebie.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The Mets win, and Florida loses -

[stevejrogers]

AHHHHH, DH in Florida

Awww shucks, I wanted to post a nice pic of a 1946 Corvette ad

[stevejrogers]

="ScarletKnight41"]The Mets win, and Florida loses -

Strange conveluence of things there. From FSU on a Tim McGraw thing a picture of Tug McGraw!

Just chuckle worthy I guess

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

It looks like my work in this thread is done.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fight it.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Nah. I don't think I'll be rushing to post the magic number before Steve does. That's a fool's game. He's like Valadius in that regard.

[Willets Point]

I think Scarlett Knight was the winner today actually.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I just wanted to post Tug for 45.

I don't have any inspired thoughts for most of the smaller numbers.

[stevejrogers]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Nah. I don't think I'll be rushing to post the magic number before Steve does. That's a fool's game. He's like Valadius in that regard.

I'm heading to bed actually, maybe lack of sleep has me more irratable and irrational on internet message boards

Should the number drop to 44 tonight, in honor of the sweep I think the image imbedded in this link would work fine

i9.photobucket.com/albums/a80/SteveJRogers/100_0088.jpg

[Guest Iubitul]

Willets Point wrote: I think Scarlett Knight was the winner today actually.

The magic number went down - we're all winners

[Willets Point]

Who are we rooting for to lower the magic # anyhow? I get confused when Philly plays Florida.

[Guest Iubitul]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]Nah. I don't think I'll be rushing to post the magic number before Steve does. That's a fool's game. He's like Valadius in that regard. I'm heading to bed actually, maybe lack of sleep has me more irratable and irrational on internet message boards Should the number drop to 44 tonight, in honor of the sweep I think the image imbedded in this link would work fine i9.photobucket.com/albums/a80/SteveJRogers/100_0088.jpg

Actually, I think we should just count down with Mets uniform numbers. You know, if it hits 44, post Jay Payton. 43 could be a picture of Terry Leach, and so on...

[stevejrogers]

Willets Point wrote: Who are we rooting for to lower the magic # anyhow? I get confused when Philly plays Florida.

Next week is really going to be dicey. We play Florida (who I THINK is whom we are rooting against) and Philly plays the Cards, chances of both teams losing two or three is very good and this weekend we play the Phillies and Florida plays the Dodgers.

Can't anyone here claim this here 2nd place?

[nymr83]

]Actually, I think we should just count down with Mets uniform numbers. You know, if it hits 44, post Jay Payton. 43 could be a picture of Terry Leach, and so on...

or everyone could just post all the silly pictures they want....

[stevejrogers]

]I agree and thats what I'm hoping to do, especially 41. But in honor of the sweep that photo is a photo of a giant 44 outside Turner Field, obviously Hank Aaron's 44

Why don't we take a hint and defer to the guy who has put so much work into the thread?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Willets Point wrote: Who are we rooting for to lower the magic # anyhow? I get confused when Philly plays Florida.

Whoever (other than the Mets) has the fewest losses in the NL East.

[stevejrogers]

9-2 Philly in the 9th

[Elster88]

SteveJRogers wrote: I'm heading to bed actually, maybe lack of sleep has me more irratable and irrational on internet message boards

Now you're blaming lack of sleep?

[stevejrogers]

Elster88 wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]I'm heading to bed actually, maybe lack of sleep has me more irratable and irrational on internet message boards Now you're blaming lack of sleep?

Suggesting, I've been cranky and irritable and down right asshole-ish in RL lately

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I guess my work here isn't done after all.

The magic number is actually 46.


The Phillies have 54 losses, and can still win 108 games. The Mets have 63 wins. To get to 109 wins, they'd need to win 46 games.


Oklahoma, the 46th state

[stevejrogers]

OAK-LA-HOMA where the wind comes rolling through the plains...

You're doing fine Oaklahoma! Oaklahoma! OK!

Oh what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day
The Mets are 13 and a half games up
Things are going their way...

Damn, I should never of taken that production crew job for the community theatre that summer...

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

OK - hopefully someone will be able to repost Tug soon. Sorry about that.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

BTW, in 1986 the Daily News published a collection of its Mets columns for the season. They started their countdown on August 8th, and the magic number on that date was 41.

[stevejrogers]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: BTW, in 1986 the Daily News published a collection of its Mets columns for the season. They started their countdown on August 8th, and the magic number on that date was 41.

How Metly appropriate!