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Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:05 pm
by Secret Weapon
cards2468 wrote:Secret Weapon wrote:When we acquired Holliday we were 53-48 and a half game behind the cubs. "Cool standings" gave us a 29.8% chance at the playoffs. Since then Cards have gone 17-5, the Cubs have gone 10-13 and now the Cardinals have a 90.5% chance of making the playoffs.
I forget, which baseball "expert" said the Holliday acquisition wouldn't make much of a difference?
http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_standings.asp?i=1
DIV - chance of winning the Division
WC - chance of winning the Wild Card
POFF - chance of making the Playoffs
Guess who?
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:11 pm
by Hungary Jack
Needed to reach 90 wins, as of 21 August 2009 Anno Domini:
Cards: 20 - 19 to finish 90-72
Cubs: 29 - 14 to finish 90-72
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:16 pm
by Ace
Hungary Jack wrote:Needed to reach 90 wins, as of 21 August 2009 Anno Domini:
Cards: 20 - 19 to finish 90-72
Cubs: 29 - 14 to finish 90-72
That's why I put 30-13 to "take the division".
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:28 pm
by Freed Roger
Lot of season left. Cubs have quite a few patsies on the schedule, including 3 vs Nats next weak. 3 game winning streak cures a lot of ills.
Again, I'd prefer not to see the Cubs get the wildcard either. Instead of the last 2 playoffs as a highly-paid talented team playing against 100 years of losing, they'd be highly-paid semi-talented Cubs team playing with nothing to lose.
Cards just need to keep winning.
P.s. -went on Cubs website to view their schedule, I feel dirty.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:31 pm
by Ace
Freed Roger wrote: 3 game winning streak cures a lot of ills.
Not when the other team wins their series as well.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 1:33 pm
by Freed Roger
Ace wrote:Freed Roger wrote: 3 game winning streak cures a lot of ills.
Not when the other team wins their series as well.
exactly. I was just adressing the feasibility of Cubs winning.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 10:46 pm
by Cronos
Cubs lose.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 21 09, 10:50 pm
by Freed Roger
I almost skipped this -after the Cards were the Padres pets tonight.
But the Cubs were one-hit so what the Hell...34 it is!
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 35
Posted: August 22 09, 10:11 am
by mcgee51taguchi99
Ace wrote:Freed Roger wrote: 3 game winning streak cures a lot of ills.
Not when the other team wins their series as well.
Sort of. That's three less games where they have the opportunity to gain ground.
Re: MAGIC NUMBER: 34
Posted: August 22 09, 4:58 pm
by fanforever
Cubs lose 2-0
Magic # now 33
