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Braves Division Elimination Countdown

Edgy DC Aug 12 2006 10:04 PM

metirish Aug 12 2006 10:09 PM

Edgy DC Aug 13 2006 04:11 PM

Willets Point Aug 13 2006 07:58 PM

1. Can someone post the formulae for magic numbers/elimination numbers? 2. Can we do this for the Mets other NL East rivals too? It would nice to see them all dropping away over the next 6 weeks.

KC Aug 13 2006 08:26 PM

Not sure we need formulae - eek, I said formulae ... Any combo of Mets' wins and whoevers' non-wins I think works just fine.

Edgy DC Aug 13 2006 09:04 PM

Philadelphia is at 32. Florida is also at 30. Washington is at 26.

Elster88 Aug 13 2006 09:09 PM

This really hasn't sunk in to me yet. Either that or I don't care as much as I used to. We haven't won an East title in 18 freaking years. This is fun.

Willets Point Aug 13 2006 09:30 PM

KC wrote: Not sure we need formulae - eek, I said formulae ... Any combo of Mets' wins and whoevers' non-wins I think works just fine. Well that's just it. I don't know how the rest of you figure out the Mets magic number and the elimination numbers for the rest of the team. Maybe formulae is not the right word. Just tell me how you do it.

Elster88 Aug 13 2006 09:32 PM

Yancy explained it nicely in the Standings thread. You find the maximum number of wins that a team can get this year (162 minus losses), and the magic number is the number of wins the Mets would need to surpass that maximum.

Elster88 Aug 13 2006 09:33 PM

Example: Mets 70-45 Braves 55-60 Maximum number of wins the Braves can get = 162 - 60 = 102 Number of wins the Mets need to surpass that = 103 - 70 = 33

Edgy DC Aug 13 2006 09:41 PM

Or just take the numbers I posted above, and subtract one for every Met win or a loss by the given team

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2006 09:42 PM

The lowest "tragic number" for being eliminated from a division belongs - not surprisingly - to the Royals. Their Max wins = 85; Tigers need just 10 more for 86 Elimination from the WC is a bit tougher to figure because ALL the teams in front of you can't lose ALL their games since, in a number of cases, they're playing each other. But, suffice to say, the Royals aren't going to the post-season this year. Elimination from the NL WC will be real tough to figure in advance because there's such a log-jam and so many contender-v-contender match-ups since the Pirates, Cubs, Nats and (maybe) Giants are the only ones who don't still have a punchers chance at it.

Elster88 Aug 13 2006 09:43 PM

The formula works the same though.

Edgy DC Aug 13 2006 09:51 PM

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SteveJRogers Aug 18 2006 10:05 PM

The number currently is 26

metirish Aug 18 2006 10:07 PM

SteveJRogers Aug 18 2006 10:10 PM

Ah why don't ya just pour a pint of Killegans in celebration ya lassie! On second tought, I should PM that lad Rockin' Doc and suggest that great Irish Red beer as a beer of the game, rather than any piss poor water that Coors crap came up with. I swear, they must have gotten the water out of the Liffey its so bloody bad!

Edgy DC Aug 18 2006 10:10 PM

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metirish Aug 18 2006 10:12 PM

]I swear, they must have gotten the water out of the Liffey its so bloody bad! Duan might not like that statement.....:)

SteveJRogers Aug 18 2006 10:19 PM

Ah just fooling with ya! Just came up with first Irish river that came to mind! =;)

Edgy DC Aug 18 2006 10:40 PM

Dublin is to Dubliners a dear auld dirty town It`s getting dearer every year and hard to earn a pound And as for the Liffey that gash through the city, It`s thicker than treacle or chalk It`ll soon be so grim that instead of a swim They`ll be holding the Liffey walk The first couplet there has changed since that song was written. Maybe the last four lines have hope also.

Edgy DC Aug 20 2006 01:19 AM

Edgy DC Aug 20 2006 03:32 PM

Florida 4, Atlanta 3

SteveJRogers Aug 20 2006 03:36 PM

Sweet. They make a set with a Vic Wertz swining some 400+ feet away?

Yancy Street Gang Aug 20 2006 03:44 PM

I had some Aurora models as a kid. They made a series of classic monsters, like Phantom of the Opera and Dracula.

Edgy DC Aug 20 2006 03:48 PM

New York 2, Colorado 0

SteveJRogers Aug 21 2006 06:18 PM

FYI, the number for Braves Postseason elimination is sitting at 34

Edgy DC Aug 22 2006 10:08 PM

Edgy DC Aug 22 2006 11:25 PM

Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:59 PM

It occurs to me that it's entirely possible the Mets may officially end the Braves divisional championship streak while the Braves are in town in two weeks. That would be delicious.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 11:16 PM

So the Braves are down to 19 now, yes?

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 11:24 PM

Yupster.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 11:28 PM

A former patron of the late Rumson Video in Rumson, NJ

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:34 PM

Edgy DC Aug 25 2006 09:43 AM

Washington, who seemingly thought they were in the hunt as the trade deadline approached, has repeatedly blinked since then, and is now only 4.5 games ahead of Pittsburgh, and plummetting fast. Their elimination number is down to 12, with Florida at 19 and Philadelphia at 22.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 25 2006 09:46 AM

If Soriano walks, they'll have some 'splainin' to do.

MFS62 Aug 25 2006 09:59 AM

Are we really concerned about the Braves not winning the NL East title? I'll be happy when they are eliminated from any possibility of the Wild Card. That is the magic number that's important to me. Based on the pain they've inflicted on the Mets over the years, I now defer to Mr. Conan the Barbarian for a quote about what I'd like to see the Mets do to the Braves. "Crush your enemies. Drive them before you. Hear the lamentations of their women." Later

Yancy Street Gang Aug 25 2006 10:02 AM

I hope he improves his attitude before he takes over the Tonight Show in 2009.

Edgy DC Aug 25 2006 10:09 AM

I supposed we're all entitled to the philosopher that suits us.

Willets Point Aug 25 2006 03:34 PM

I nominate this fellow as the official mascot of this thread: "I'm comin' for ya, Atlanta!"

Edgy DC Aug 26 2006 09:49 PM

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metirish Aug 26 2006 10:21 PM

The guy on SNY says the magic number is 20..WTF?

Gwreck Aug 26 2006 10:29 PM

20 for the Mets to win the division. 16 for the Braves to be eliminated from potentially winning the division.

metirish Aug 26 2006 10:29 PM

Ahh thanks...

Edgy DC Aug 28 2006 12:21 AM

Team Div E# WC E# Philadelphia 20 32 Florida 18 30 Atlanta 16 28 Washington 9 21

metirish Aug 28 2006 02:53 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 28 2006 03:25 PM

Apollo 15

Edgy DC Aug 28 2006 03:00 PM

__ __ __ II II II _____II__II__II_____ _____I I_____ I I VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Team DivE # WC E# Mets - - Phils 17 31 Marlins 16 30 Braves 14 28 Nationals 6 20 The Royals have opened elimination season by officially dropping from the AL Central Division race. One more win by Chicago or loss by them and they are also out of the Wild Card race before the start of September.

SteveJRogers Sep 02 2006 12:06 AM

It is now 11

SteveJRogers Sep 03 2006 04:31 PM

Its now 10! A good sweep this week knocks it down to 4 or 3 depending on the night cap tonight. Ah well what can you do...

SteveJRogers Sep 03 2006 06:27 PM

Willets Point Sep 05 2006 02:28 PM

[u:793ad5134c]NL East Tragic Numbers[/u:793ad5134c] Washington 2 (could be eliminated tonight) Atlanta 8 Florida 11 Philadelphia 11

SteveJRogers Sep 06 2006 06:50 PM

SteveJRogers Sep 07 2006 10:12 PM

3

soupcan Sep 07 2006 10:31 PM

SteveJRogers Sep 07 2006 11:05 PM

Love Bobbin Heads (and other collectables/toys) that tend to look nothing like the person they are supposed to be, but more of a general sense of what the person looks like

SteveJRogers Sep 09 2006 09:54 PM

2 more Met Wins and/or Braves losses Officially ends the 11 year run as NL East Champs for the Atlanta Braves

Willets Point Sep 11 2006 06:21 PM

Have we ended the Braves' division-winning streak yet? It feels like we should have but the numbers don't add up. I totally need to gloat to my Braves-fan friend when it happens.

Valadius Sep 11 2006 07:02 PM

There are 20 games left for both teams, and the Braves are 19 back. Almost there.

Valadius Sep 11 2006 08:07 PM

Braves currently losing to the Cubbies, 6-0.

Willets Point Sep 11 2006 10:14 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 11 2006 10:24 PM

The Silver Lining: With no effort on the part of the Mets, the magic number for ending the streak of Braves' divisional dominance is reduced to 1.

Willets Point Sep 11 2006 10:18 PM

Now if I can figure how to reduce that loser in the 1 outfit.

cooby Sep 11 2006 10:23 PM

He IS a loser, he even has it on backwards

Willets Point Sep 11 2006 10:25 PM

Fixed. I feel like a loser for not being able to remember how to do that for so long.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:46 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 13 2006 12:46 AM

Ding dong the Braves are dead!!!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

SteveJRogers Sep 13 2006 12:46 AM

Here is a little Willie Nelson for ya to make it official! Turn out the lights The party's over They say that All good things must end Call it tonight The party's over And tomorrow starts The same old thing again But the crazy crazy party Never seen so many people Laughing dancing Look at you you're having fun But look at me I'm almost cryin' That don't keep her love from dyin' Misery cause for me the party's over Turn out the lights... Once I had a love undyin' I didn't keep it but I tried Life for me was just one party And then another I broke her heart so many times I had to have my parting wife I had to have my party Why broke her heart so many times But one day she said Sweetheart the party's over Turn out the lights...

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:53 AM

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! From Fireworks Night at Shea.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:56 AM

And more Shea fireworks...

Valadius Sep 13 2006 01:05 AM

This calls for a celebration!!! Let's roll out some celebratory clips from the ole YouTube vault:

MFS62 Sep 13 2006 06:55 AM

I won't celebrate until they have been eliminated from the wild card race, too. As long as they still have a chance to make the post season, they are not really dead. Later

SteveJRogers Sep 13 2006 08:22 AM

True, but this thread is more about ending the NL East Divisional run, especially considering how fruitless it has been, especially in recent years. All other long Divisional runs seem to include more than just a championship to show for it. Granted 1991-1999 was the real salad days of the run, and that did include 5 trips to the World Series, its hard to really say they deserve to be among the best, even in the NL. Very much like that Dodger run from 1946 (play-in series vs Cardinals) to 1966 (WS loss to the Orioles. Lots of NL pennants, only three rings to show for it. Tell you what, its going to be a trip in Atlanta in a couple of weeks. No one in the building and that FSU fight song playing loud when the Braves are ralling. Its going to be real funny and, ummm, tacky (tackier than playing it while the Braves were down big against the Mets in July since there won't be many in the park)

Yancy Street Gang Sep 13 2006 08:42 AM

So now the Yankees will be the longest reigning team. They're the team I really want to see miss the playoffs one of these years.

SteveJRogers Sep 13 2006 08:45 AM

Yes I meant 4 for that Dodger run, forgot the 1965 one...

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 10:05 AM