Magic Number !!

[Billy F-Face3]

[spiritof66]

While we're still on #3, here's a photo I took of my son in 1992, at age 6, with his favorite Oriole. Go figure!

 

[TonySoprano]

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

[Uli2001]

98 wins!

[EddeeEddee]

[jabba72]

So basically only one more win needed if Tampa loses once as well. Seems like the odds are in the O's favor.

[WarehouseChatter]

[TonySoprano]

Fitting it was Gunnar that dropped the number to 2

[Malike]

2 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

Fitting it was Gunnar that dropped the number to 2

Yuuuge, Jeter fan.

[vab]

 

[paullwaull]

Can someone explain how the magic number is 2 currently?

Games left = 5 (+1) = 6

Rays losses (62) - Os losses (59) = 3

6 - 3 = 3

I'm new to this stuff, I just don't understand why it's currently 2.

[Malike]

3 minutes ago, paullwaull said:

Can someone explain how the magic number is 2 currently?

Games left = 5 (+1) = 6

Rays losses (62) - Os losses (59) = 3

6 - 3 = 3

I'm new to this stuff, I just don't understand why it's currently 2.

We hold the tie breaker with Tampa so if we both finish at 100 wins, we win the division.

[TimD]

8 minutes ago, paullwaull said:

Can someone explain how the magic number is 2 currently?

Games left = 5 (+1) = 6

Rays losses (62) - Os losses (59) = 3

6 - 3 = 3

I'm new to this stuff, I just don't understand why it's currently 2.

The reason it is 2 is because the Orioles have the tiebreaker over the Rays, thus if the o's and Rays end up tied, the O's will still win the division

[paullwaull]

Ahh ok. I knew we held the tiebteaker, just wasn't sure how it factored into things. So essentially when calculating, our current 5 games left +1, I shouldn't be adding that +1 at this point.