The Magical Magic Number is… (part 1)

[DuWayne Steurer]

What's our playoff odds now?

[razzzorsharp]

Odds...

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB.html

 

88% or 84% depending.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I look at it this way. If the Brewers play .500 ball the rest of the way, the Cardinals have to be 10 over (26 - 16) in order to tie.

 

Not that this is by any means impossible, or even a 'long shot', but when you think about it that way, it makes a person feel pretty good about our chances.

 

Lots can happen between now and then, but I'm happy with where we're sitting.

[razzzorsharp]

The other thing is that if the Cardinals get really hot the Brewers still have a chance to overtake the Braves who are only a game ahead.

[igor67]

The .500 thing is the trick in my opinion. Even good teams can hit the skids for a couple of weeks, and that to me at least is a bigger danger than the Cards playing crazy hot over the last month and a half.

[Point Beer Is Best]

Let's see who gets this one:

http://images.wikia.com/kevinsmith/images/6/65/Dante_hicks.jpg

[DKM4Boston]

Let's see who gets this one:

http://images.wikia.com/kevinsmith/images/6/65/Dante_hicks.jpg

 

In a row?

[And That]

I get the reference, but I can't type the reference without having to ban myself for inappropriate language.

[gregmag]

Very nice.

[endaround]

This is going to snowball isn't it...

[DocLuna7]

http://mikerappaport.net/onevoice/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/490px-Richard_Nixon_throwing_out_opening_pitch_at_Senators_game_1969.jpg

[logan82]

This is going to snowball isn't it...

I know explaining that would lead to at least a strike.

[dlk9s]

This is going to snowball isn't it...

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3103/8950458.jpg

[benji]

Very Nice.

[hawing]

I'll play it straighter:

 

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/135/389/RackMultipart.29975.0_display_image.jpg?1262905317

 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C0FeyY7fL._SL250_.jpg

 

http://www.sportsbuy.com/images/oldordscans/new_thumbs/book/3506071.jpg

[thablingster]

Well... someone has to be "that guy," it may as well be me:

http://www.kingsofcork.com/images/suppanthumbs.jpg

 

 

[UeckerAddict]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2B%2BT6bxCQL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

 

 

[hawing]

Pirates 6, Cardinals 2. You know what that means...

 

http://www.halloffamememorabilia.com/images/products/p-536155-tony-fossas-autographed-hand-signed-mlb-baseball-card-milwaukee-brewers-1990-score-5-aw-47557.jpg

 

That's right. The Mechanic!

 

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0epsguE1MQ823/340x.jpg

 

Or the Mad Dog if you prefer. Yeah, Soup, your magic number only lasted about 28 hours.

[Braminano]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/pohlmanfield/Brewers/fetters.jpg

[The Mexican Weez]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1393/5119701190_ceb225e99e.jpg

 

 

[hawing]

And the Maddux magic number lasted maybe half an hour. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slideshows/368/slideshow_36898/display_image.jpg?x=991654

[The Mexican Weez]

for any fellow photogs out there:

 

http://www.lensterminal.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/170x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/C/a/Canon-35mm-f-1.4L_1.jpg

[dlk9s]

I'm this many!

[UeckerAddict]

http://images8.cpcache.com/product/252845008v2_480x480_Front.jpg

 

 

[DocLuna7]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6oKD38IWBY1ZMRe0j6nQQ6FbIK_5s5MrFZeVPlW7nCssBl1Nj