1 minute ago, flavum said:

A Sox win and Rangers loss means:

Sox win 82 minimum and Rangers 82 maximum…Sox hold tiebreaker.

The magic number is 2

It's still technically 3. There is one specific scenario where it is three, but I laid that out above. Yes, a sox win alone would lower the number by 2. That's the fun with tiebreakers. But if the Sox dont win again, the tiebreaker isnt guaranteed.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Buehrle>Wood

3 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

It's still technically 3. There is one specific scenario where it is three, but I laid that out above. Yes, a sox win alone would lower the number by 2. That's the fun with tiebreakers. But if the Sox dont win again, the tiebreaker isnt guaranteed.

The Magic number goes down with a Sox win or the the other team’s loss. It’s 2.

1 minute ago, flavum said:

The Magic number goes down with a Sox win or the the other team’s loss. It’s 2.

I know how it works. So explain how it is 2 on this scenario:

Sox go 0-5

Rangers go 4-1

Astros go 3-2

Thats two losses from the Astros. As you said, magic number goes down with opponent losses. With a magic number of two, that should get you in right? The standings would be

Texas 82-80

Astros 81-81

White Sox 81-81

Sox miss the playoffs despite 2 losses from the competition. Magic number is 3 right now but yes 3 games can be gained in 1 night with a win.

2 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

I know how it works. So explain how it is 2 on this scenario:

Sox go 0-5

Rangers go 4-1

Astros go 3-2

Thats two losses from the Astros. As you said, magic number goes down with opponent losses. With a magic number of two, that should get you in right? The standings would be

Texas 82-80

Astros 81-81

White Sox 81-81

Sox miss the playoffs despite 2 losses from the competition. Magic number is 3 right now but yes 3 games can be gained in 1 night with a win.

Ok, NERD!

4 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

Ok, NERD!

aka Austro-Hungarian war buff

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12

4 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

I know how it works. So explain how it is 2 on this scenario:

Sox go 0-5

Rangers go 4-1

Astros go 3-2

Thats two losses from the Astros. As you said, magic number goes down with opponent losses. With a magic number of two, that should get you in right? The standings would be

Texas 82-80

Astros 81-81

White Sox 81-81

Sox miss the playoffs despite 2 losses from the competition. Magic number is 3 right now but yes 3 games can be gained in 1 night with a win.

Yes, it’s three against the Astros. I’m saying it’s two against the Rangers. Under your scenario, we don’t get the two. I’m saying this- a Sox win and Rangers loss tomorrow gets the Sox in the postseason.

CLE have won 6 in a row. Unbelievable

3 hours ago, BigHurt3515 said:

CLE have won 6 in a row. Unbelievable

And yet we remain a single game from looking down on them in first. Keep hanging around. Cleveland will lose. (And if they truly end the season on an 11 game win streak, well, tip your cap.)

Edited 8 minutes ago8 min by 35thstreetswarm

3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

aka Austro-Hungarian war buff

Austro-Turkish war.