Predict the day we clinch the AL East

[El Gordo]

I know you're joking here - but come on. Nothing we do here has an impact on the on-the-field product

Ever perform in a production of Macbeth? Better safe than sorry. I think even someone as literal minded as you has some sort of superstition. How many times do you hear baseball people say the sport will humble you. What do you suppose they mean by that?

[hutchead]

Off the top of my head, the 2011 Braves and Red Sox and 2007 Mets all blew seemingly insurmountable8-10 game leads in September and ended up completely missing the playoffs.

Wrong. Try again. No team in baseball history has ever led by 9 1/2 games in September and failed to win their division:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/870583-the-top-10-biggest-and-worst-collapses-in-baseball-history

[El Gordo]

Wrong. Try again. No team in baseball history has ever led by 9 1/2 games in September and failed to win their division:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/870583-the-top-10-biggest-and-worst-collapses-in-baseball-history

Well I guess that settles that. I'm taking my victory lap.

[hutchead]

Good to see El Gordo's finally seeing the light! :2yay-thumb:

[OFFNY]

Good to see El Gordo's

finally seeing the light! :2yay-thumb:

OOOOOOOOOOOo 1972

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[DrinkinWithFermi]

Wrong. Try again. No team in baseball history has ever led by 9 1/2 games in September and failed to win their division:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/870583-the-top-10-biggest-and-worst-collapses-in-baseball-history

Okay, so we have ~1 extra game in the standings. Those teams still blew large leads in very little time. And we also have 8 games remaining against the Yankees, so never say never.

I mean, prior to 2007, I would have probably said that no MLB would ever win a game by 3 touchdowns and 2 field goals, and yet I listened to it happen.

[SilentJames]

Ever perform in a production of Macbeth? Better safe than sorry. I think even someone as literal minded as you has some sort of superstition. How many times do you hear baseball people say the sport will humble you. What do you suppose they mean by that?

Umm..you have been proven wrong with your dire predictions HOW MANY TIMES so far this year?

And I have never predicted anything, I have always just stated the facts of how many games it will take to clinch the division. And basing my expectations on the previous play so far.

But then again, I also live in a world of reason. There is no such thing as the pagan baseball Gods. You either perform, or you don't. The pagan baseball Gods (as I always like to call them) did not cause the Red Sox to collapse, they did it to themselves through shoddy play and performance.

The universe is random. The Orioles will either do it, or not. Nothing we say or do here matters in that regard. They either will, or won't. if they don't it will likely be chalked up to finally too many injuries to overcome, or people got cold at the wrong time, or another team went on an absolutely legendary run.

Superstition is just that, superstition.

[El Gordo]

Umm..you have been proven wrong with your dire predictions HOW MANY TIMES so far this year?

And I have never predicted anything, I have always just stated the facts of how many games it will take to clinch the division. And basing my expectations on the previous play so far.

But then again, I also live in a world of reason. There is no such thing as the pagan baseball Gods. You wither perform, or you don't. The pagan baseball Gods (as I always like to call them) did not cause the Red Sox to collapse, they did it to themselves through shoddy play and performance.

The universe is random. The Orioles will either do it, or not. Nothing we say or do here matters in that regard. They either will, or won't. if they don't it will likely be chalked up to finally too many injuries to overcome, or people got cold at the wrong time, or another team went on an absolutely legendary run.

Superstition is just that, superstition.

Bet you kiss her picture good night every night for good luck.

[TonySoprano]

My take on this whole side argument

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Try to answer the OP

BAL remaining schedule

2 vs. CIN

3 @ TBR

3@ BOS

4 vs. NYY

3 vs. TOR

3 vs. BOS

4 @ NYY

3 @ TOR

NY remaining schedule

2 vs. BOS

3 vs. KCR

3 vs. TBR

4 @ BAL

3 @ TBR

4 vs. TOR

4 vs. BAL

3 @ BOS

TOR remaining schedule

2 @ TBR

3 @ BOS

3 vs CHC

3 vs TBR

3 @ BAL

4 @ NYY

4 vs. SEA

3 vs. BAL

[SilentJames]

Bet you kiss her picture good night every night for good luck.

Okay... see this was all fun and games, but you just crossed a line.

I live in a world of LOGIC, why would I care about Ayn Rand?

[El Gordo]

Okay... see this was all fun and games, but you just crossed a line.

I live in a world of LOGIC, why would I care about Ayn Rand?

She like you mocked what she thought was superstition, namely anyone else's beliefs but hers.

[TonySoprano]

Okay... see this was all fun and games, but you just crossed a line.

I live in a world of LOGIC, why would I care about Ayn Rand?

She like you mocked what she thought was superstition, namely anyone else's beliefs but hers.

Take it offline.

[Orioles4Life21]

Ever perform in a production of Macbeth? Better safe than sorry. I think even someone as literal minded as you has some sort of superstition. How many times do you hear baseball people say the sport will humble you. What do you suppose they mean by that?

That has nothing to do with "baseball Gods". It has to do with baseball being an incredibly difficult sport to hold your own in. You can't go 3-4 every game. You know, law of averages and all that.

[TakebackOPACY]

Wrong. Try again. No team in baseball history has ever led by 9 1/2 games in September and failed to win their division:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/870583-the-top-10-biggest-and-worst-collapses-in-baseball-history

True, but on this day in 1969, the Cubs were 5 games up, and they finished 8 games out.

[25 Nuggets]

I knew the Cubs would find their way into this thread somehow