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Strenuus said:
It'd be the biggest collapse in decades if so.

Orioles have to win 4 MORE games than the Mariners to overtake them in the last 9 games.

Which means if the Mariners just go 5-4 Orioles can't lose a game.

If Mariners go 2-7 Orioles have to go 6-3.
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Very true.

Magic numbers focus on what the team can control though. Basically just phrasing of a mathematical formula. Seattle could make the wild card and lose the rest of their games. Magic numbers stating that they are guaranteed to qualify if they win x amount of games regardless on the outcome of any opponent.

It’s also sports, so you wouldn’t necessarily expect them to need to win the max required amount of games in order to qualify.
 
Play in tournament changed things for the NBA. But looking at the Mariners schedule and how their season has gone…

… Most of the players would probably be just as disappointed as anyone else if they were to miss the playoffs given their remaining schedule.

Playing the royals and tigers to close the season seems like playing the Cavs/Wizards/Pistons post Chauncey. Obviously they are talented enough to win any given night. But they are teams you’d expect to and need to win against.
 
Pitching always means a lot in the playoffs but hitting is what wins the games.
 
I misspoke. It's 5 games orioles need to win.

I apologize, @BonesJones I used previous numbers.

So in 10 games if we go 5-5 Baltimore would have to win out.

Anything above that Mariners are in. For Baltimore to go 8-2 to take it we'd have to go 3-9.

If anyone can do it it's this Mariners team lmaaaao.
 
Every time I read this thread, I'm happy that I'm a Braves fan. Although I'm definitely going to be annoyed to be a 100-win wildcard team this year.
 
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PtldPlatypus said:
Every time I read this thread, I'm happy that I'm a Braves fan. Although I'm definitely going to be annoyed to be a 100-win wildcard team this year.
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The fact you guys improved on your record AFTER winning a world series and losing freeman..... Yeah.

Dunno why I became a cubs fan during the WGN/TBS days and then fell in love with the Mariners.... I'm a masochist.
 
The team simply cannot hit. Period. Big changes need to be made in the offseason.
 
Strenuus said:
I misspoke. It's 5 games orioles need to win.

I apologize, @BonesJones I used previous numbers.

So in 10 games if we go 5-5 Baltimore would have to win out.

Anything above that Mariners are in. For Baltimore to go 8-2 to take it we'd have to go 3-9.

If anyone can do it it's this Mariners team lmaaaao.
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I may hate baseball but I <3 y’all and def want the mariners to make the playoffs
 
Cugel said:
The team simply cannot hit. Period. Big changes need to be made in the offseason.
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there won’t be big changes lol.

Only positions to really upgrade will be a corner outfielder and a middle infielder.

they will hopefully add a bat at SS (Xander please) and move jp to 2nd. Or get a second baseman but there’s not many available better than Frazier if I am remembering correctly.
 
It would be a monumental collapse if the M’s don’t make the playoffs. I think y’all are safe.
 
PDXFonz said:
It would be a monumental collapse if the M’s don’t make the playoffs. I think y’all are safe.
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Yeah but lets be honest. They have pretty much limped through the last 10 games and are sitting in the 6th spot. This team should be vying for the 4th spot. They have 8 games left to try to better their position. Right now they would be playing the Guardians in Cleveland.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Yeah but lets be honest. They have pretty much limped through the last 10 games and are sitting in the 6th spot. This team should be vying for the 4th spot. They have 8 games left to try to better their position. Right now they would be playing the Guardians in Cleveland.
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I stand by that playing Cleveland might be the best case scenario. Not many expected Cleveland to be here and Mariners were 6-1 against them with all games happening late August/early September, so it wasn't like wins back in April or May. Granted M's seemed to be playing their best baseball of the season over that ten day stretch. If you can't get to top WC spot, than 3rd WC seems like a better option to me.
 
bigbailes said:
I stand by that playing Cleveland might be the best case scenario. Not many expected Cleveland to be here and Mariners were 6-1 against them with all games happening late August/early September, so it wasn't like wins back in April or May. Granted M's seemed to be playing their best baseball of the season over that ten day stretch. If you can't get to top WC spot, than 3rd WC seems like a better option to me.
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I just kind of feel they should be looking at the 4th spot? I don't know that would be better though? The post season is always a crapshoot.
 
bigbailes said:
I stand by that playing Cleveland might be the best case scenario. Not many expected Cleveland to be here and Mariners were 6-1 against them with all games happening late August/early September, so it wasn't like wins back in April or May. Granted M's seemed to be playing their best baseball of the season over that ten day stretch. If you can't get to top WC spot, than 3rd WC seems like a better option to me.
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I agree with this. Matchup wise it's the best. But, the fan in me wants to see us have homefield all 3 games.

The scary part with Cleveland is most of not all of those games were close AF and could have went either way for each game. So while we took most of those, I'm not exactly thrilled that we could take 2 out of 3 at their place, ESPECIALLY if we lost the first one.

Both the Jays and TB lost. And honestly, if the Jays win the next two the 1st WC is out of the picture whether we win or not. I just don't trust our team right now so I am looking at it through that lens, I understand lmao.
 
Orioles fall again ... magic number down to 2 and maybe 1 by the end of the night. Sad that Ms might back their way in playing some suspect ball right now but you're only as good as the next days pitcher. I'll take strong defense and pitching in the postseason over a team of offense.
 
bigbailes said:
Orioles fall again ... magic number down to 2 and maybe 1 by the end of the night. Sad that Ms might back their way in playing some suspect ball right now but you're only as good as the next days pitcher. I'll take strong defense and pitching in the postseason over a team of offense.
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All day. The good part is the lineup we wanted from day 1 will be there for the playoffs. Ty is hitting better and Geno seems to be back after last night and Julio will be fresh for the last series to get his timing back.

But that last week and a half can burn in hell. That was hard AF to watch.
 
Wild AF game.

Ms won 10-9 in 11. Texas scored 1 in the 10th AND 11th.

Magic number: 1.
 
Strenuus said:
Wild AF game.

Ms won 10-9 in 11. Texas scored 1 in the 10th AND 11th.

Magic number: 1.
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Got home and turned it on in the 10th .... great game and leap frog the Rays to #2 WC spot. Jays get Boston and Baltimore to close out the season, will either team stay competitive in the final week or will they mail it in? Crazy that we were so close to having an entire division (AL East) at 500 or better, Boston can still make it happen but can't lose another game!
 
That hasn't meant a whole lot recently ... seems they've struggled more with the bottom tier teams than the ones at the top of the standings.
 
bigbailes said:
That hasn't meant a whole lot recently ... seems they've struggled more with the bottom tier teams than the ones at the top of the standings.
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I think they will win tonight at home.
 
PDXFonz said:
I think they will win tonight at home.
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A lot of fans are Baltimore fans tonight cause people wanna win it at home instead of seeing Baltimore lose midway and then be like "yay we won! Okay 2-1 count" lol
 
bigbailes said:
Got home and turned it on in the 10th .... great game and leap frog the Rays to #2 WC spot. Jays get Boston and Baltimore to close out the season, will either team stay competitive in the final week or will they mail it in? Crazy that we were so close to having an entire division (AL East) at 500 or better, Boston can still make it happen but can't lose another game!
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Yeah. Game and a half out from Toronto. Best case for us is either #1 WC or #3. homefield at least for 3 games, and then we play Houston if we win (blegh, but at least some home games before playing a juggernaut). Or #3 and a more favorable matchup but on the road against Cleveland to then face the Yankees if we win (an "easier" matchup that we at least had some success).

#2 is great but man it'd be 5 straight road games at least and all against much better competition. But I wouldn't complain because again, we have elite pitching.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Every time I read this thread, I'm happy that I'm a Braves fan. Although I'm definitely going to be annoyed to be a 100-win wildcard team this year.
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Won't be a wild card after we sweep this weekend!!
Always good to see a fellow Braves fan.
 
RR7 said:
Won't be a wild card after we sweep this weekend!!
Always good to see a fellow Braves fan.
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What's weird is they are hyping this up but the reality is, it's all about who they match up with at home since both teams will have home field. It's either do you wanna face SD or PHI/MIL? Would you want to face the dodgers or the Cardinals in the DS? That's more of what you're wanting to figure out.
 
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