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Now this one is fitting. Great job Cionel

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1 hour ago, Filmstudy said:

The next win for the Orioles vs the Yankees (if/when) will drop the magic number by 3.

I’m hoping that by then (Games 157-159) the magic number already will be at zero.  😎

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