In baseball, the phrase "magic number" is used to determine how close a team is to making the playoffs or winning the division. It becomes prominent every year in September as teams begin closing in on clinching. A team's magic number represents the combination of wins needed by that team...
The magic number is calculated by looking at the number of games a team needs to either win or have its closest competitor lose. It’s determined using the number of games left and subtracting your wins and opponent losses. MLBuses this formula: Games remaining +1 – (Losses by second ...
- Games in the Kings-Rangers Stanley Cup Final - 5.5 "I don't think the Rangers win the series, but I give them more of a chance than a sweep or five-game series. So I'll go over," said Jones. "They have the goaltender playing the best. I don't know if he's better...
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to the D-backs prior to the 1999 season. In eight years in Arizona, Gonzalez appeared in five All-Star Games, hit 57 homers in 2001 and had an OPS+ of 130 over that span. Oh yeah, and he also delivered a bloop single to walk off the Yankees in Game 7 of the '01 World Series...
Oct 12, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Detroit Tigers first base Spencer Torkelson (20) celebrates after hitting a double in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game five of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Im...
First and second half division leaders reached the playoffs, including the Yankees, yetneitherof the NL's best overall divisional records (CIN and STL) "won" a playoff berth. The 1981 Cincinnati Redswon more games than any other MLB teamand did not qualify for the playoffs, leading to this...
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Dikembe Mutombo were the headliners on a team that improbably made the playoffs as the #8 seed. In the first round, they drew the #1 team in the NBA, the Seattle SuperSonics, and promptly lost the first two games of the series. The Nuggets rallied back with wins...
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Good for the out of towner sport junkie Oct 2019 • business Its MLB playoffs and my home team is in it. Unfortunately I am far from home. Found this great little bar and they had it on. Patrons were all friendly. Wait staff was awesome. Prices for local beers is a dollar hi...