** Magic Number **

[SteveA]

Magic Number is 5 to have a better record than the AL Central Winner and clinch home field advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

Joe Nathan coughed up another one tonight.

[Satyr3206]

As much as I have loved this thread I am happy to see it finished

It's not over! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!!!

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[hutchead]

Magic number to clinch home field advantage in first round:

Magic number to clinch home field advantage throughout:

[hutchead]

Magic number to clinch home field advantage throughout:

[O's84]

[incubus]

These go to eleven....

I was waiting for someone to say that quote. Must spread rep.

[ShaneDawg85]

This thread was fun, but it really can be shut down at this point. These latest "magic numbers" don't hold the same meaning, and the old magic number is in the negatives at this point.

[hutchead]

This thread was fun, but it really can be shut down at this point. These latest "magic numbers" don't hold the same meaning, and the old magic number is in the negatives at this point.

Sure...the home field advantage magic numbers don't really mean all that much. But the most important magic numbers are soon to come. The ones that begin with 11 as noted earlier by isestrex and mdbdotcom.

[Nigel Tufnel]

I was waiting for someone to say that quote. Must spread rep.

I really feel like I fell down on the job on this one.

[OFFNY]

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The Orioles' magic number to clinch the # 2 seed in the American League playoffs is:

III

ORIOLES:yo) 92-60

TIGERS:oo))) 84-68

ROYALS:OyO 83-68

Oo

[DrOrioles90210]

Orioles won the season series against the Angels so they just need to tie, which leaves the magic number at 12.

[TonySoprano]

Number to clinch home field for the ALDS

[howboutthoseos]

Seems like Buck is taking the wise position of conceding the best record unless the Angels completely hand it to us. At this point, 11 of 16 outcomes (between Oriole and Angel games) would have to go our way. In other words, if the Angels go 4-4, the O's would have to go 7-1 to win the best record. He ain't gonna sell the farm to do that, especially when he's trying to set his playoff rotation and get guys healed up.

In the meantime, sow up home field for the first round, hope the Royals pull off a miracle, and be ready to boogie on Oct 2.

[Moshagge3]

Seems like Buck is taking the wise position of conceding the best record unless the Angels completely hand it to us. At this point, 11 of 16 outcomes (between Oriole and Angel games) would have to go our way. In other words, if the Angels go 4-4, the O's would have to go 7-1 to win the best record. He ain't gonna sell the farm to do that, especially when he's trying to set his playoff rotation and get guys healed up.

In the meantime, sow up home field for the first round, hope the Royals pull off a miracle, and be ready to boogie on Oct 2.

Minor correction: The Angels have played one more game than the Orioles, and the Orioles only have to tie them to win homefield advantage. So if the Angels lose 4 games the Orioles "only" need to go 6-2. I agree that's a tall order, especially since the Orioles are facing nemeses like Shane Greene and Drew Hutchison one more time.

[howboutthoseos]

Minor correction: The Angels have played one more game than the Orioles, and the Orioles only have to tie them to win homefield advantage. So if the Angels lose 4 games the Orioles "only" need to go 6-2. I agree that's a tall order, especially since the Orioles are facing nemeses like Shane Greene and Drew Hutchison one more time.

Ah, good catch. That's actually an even taller order in the sense that the O's need 11 of 15 outcomes rather than 11 of 16.