The Mets Magic Number ....

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Mets magic number to clinch their division is ... 35.

Not that I'm counting magic numbers but just now, I did calculate the Mets magic number.

[Gwreck]

I didn't think anyone would post this until it got to 25. Oh well...

[batmagadanleadoff]

It was 37 two days ago.

[G-Fafif]

I hope clicking on this thread doesn't turn me into a pillar of salt.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: I hope clicking on this thread doesn't turn me into a pillar of salt.

Then you shouldn't have looked. If you do though, I'm coming over to scoop up a couple a pounds. We're running low on salt over here.

[nymr83]

this thread didn't go too well last summer/fall. i'll begin counting the magic number when its at zero.

[Guest sharpie]

I agree. Don't keep this thread going. Bad karma.

[metirish]

If we stop posting in this thread it won't keep going , OK?

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: If we stop posting in this thread it won't keep going , OK?

I dunno. Hey didn't you just post in this thread?

[metirish]

Well yeah , this will be my last post in this thread.....

[Vic Sage]

yeah, stop posting.

DOH!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Do you realize that three days ago, the Mets magic number was 38?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Maybe this is bad luck. FAFIF hasn't been heard from since posting on this thread. It's too bad FAFIF never cusses much. I like my salt salty.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: Well yeah , this will be my last post in this thread.....

Did you ever vote in your Madchester poll?

[seawolf17]

I'm going to kick all of you in the collective nuts. I have half a mind to lock this thread.

[metirish]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: ="metirish"]Well yeah , this will be my last post in this thread..... Did you ever vote in your Madchester poll?

Only because you asked a question am I posting here....yes I did.

[TransMonk]

When your magic number equals the number of games you have left to play, there's really no point in keeping track of it.

The way things stand right now, to guarantee a division championship with out help from anyone, they need to go 32-3 the rest of the way. Hardly magical.

There's still loads of baseball to be played, and I'm looking forward to it. If we're up by more than 7 games with less than 17 to play, I'll be much more excited.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: ="batmagadanleadoff"] metirish wrote: Well yeah , this will be my last post in this thread..... Did you ever vote in your Madchester poll? Only because you asked a question am I posting here....yes I did.

Who says you have to answer me?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Was it Rogers who derailed the season by starting the magic number countdown last Independence Day?

[batmagadanleadoff]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Was it Rogers who derailed the season by starting the magic number countdown last Independence Day?

If you're following this thread, you would see that I'm counting up, not down.

[stevejrogers]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Was it Rogers who derailed the season by starting the magic number countdown last Independence Day?

I'll take the blame for that.

But in my defense, the Mets were up. Heck, there was a Kevin Kiernan Post column right around this time that declared the division over because of how the Mets handled the Dodgers during a weekend series.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Well, CLEARLY being 1 and a half up on August 21st is not the time to start playing games with Baseball Karma!

[metirish]

] If we're up by more than 7 games with less than 17 to play, I'll be much more excited.

It's not like we could blow that lead...

[batmagadanleadoff]

All I'm sayin' is Ray Sadecki.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Don't see that jersey-over-windbreaker look too often anymore.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Does anyone remember Jon Matlack? The Mets also scouted Ron Blomberg rather heavily for that draft.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jon Matlack's uniform # was the same as the uniform # of this guy below.



Sandy Koufax and Fred Wilpon were high school teammates on the Lafayette HS baseball team. Koufax was also a former Met advisor/spring training coach.

[seawolf17]

Which is the same number of times someone's going to get poked in the eye if the Mets blow this lead.

[Guest cooby]

="batmagadanleadoff"]Does anyone remember Jon Matlack? The Mets also scouted Ron Blomberg rather heavily for that draft.

yes, very well! Don't you?

[batmagadanleadoff]

cooby wrote: ="batmagadanleadoff"]Does anyone remember Jon Matlack? The Mets also scouted Ron Blomberg rather heavily for that draft. yes, very well! Don't you?

No. Who's Jon Matlack?

[Elster88]

Hey assbag, cut it out.