The Tobin Bridge Is 1,386 Miles From My House

[mvp 78]

Should I walk or drive if I’m going to jump off?

[Kimmi]

Should I walk or drive if I’m going to jump off?

 

Walk toward the light, my friend. Our comeback starts tomorrow!

[Kimmi]

Also, I chose the drive option, only because it included the word "doofus".

[mvp 78]

Walk toward the light, my friend. Our comeback starts tomorrow!

 

0-162.

[Kimmi]

0-162.

 

^^Doofus.

[mvp 78]

At least the Yankees won’t be much above .500 either. Fraud team!

[kenmeister]

We're still in the 5 year afterglow of a World Series win. Can't be too upset.

[mvp 78]

We're still in the 5 year afterglow of a World Series win. Can't be too upset.

 

Maybe not when Yankees are in 4th place.

[moonslav59]

As bad as things are, we're one behind the Yanks with 158 to go.

[notin]

As bad as things are, we're one behind the Yanks with 158 to go.

 

Magic number of 157?

[mvp 78]

Magic number of 157?

 

Considering that we have to play each AL East team 19 times, should the magic number be 147?

[notin]

Considering that we have to play each AL East team 19 times, should the magic number be 147?

 

No...

[mvp 78]

No...

 

Why not?

[mvp 78]

Also, I'm going to jump anyway.

 

https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1379434727938027525

 

[notin]

Why not?

 

I was going to ask you why...

[mvp 78]

I was going to ask you why...

 

If the Yankees play 162 games, 19 against the Sox and 143 against everyone else:

 

They could possibly go 143 - 0 against every other team and it not affect the Sox.

 

The Sox could go 143 - 0 against every other team and it not affect the Yankees.

 

There are 19 games against each other. If both teams went 143 - 0 otherwise, they would win the division by going 153 - 9.

 

Now, we are 4 games into the season. The O's have the best record at 3 - 1. The Sox are at 1 - 3.

 

If the Sox and O's win every game against other opponents going forward, the O's will be 145 - 1 and the Sox will be 143 - 3 (16 games left to play against each other). Sox need to win 10 games from the O's, so they would have to get to 153 - 9 to win the division. So the magic number is 152?

[notin]

If the Yankees play 162 games, 19 against the Sox and 143 against everyone else:

 

They could possibly go 143 - 0 against every other team and it not affect the Sox.

 

The Sox could go 143 - 0 against every other team and it not affect the Yankees.

 

There are 19 games against each other. If both teams went 143 - 0 otherwise, they would win the division by going 153 - 9.

 

Now, we are 4 games into the season. The O's have the best record at 3 - 1. The Sox are at 1 - 3.

 

If the Sox and O's win every game against other opponents going forward, the O's will be 145 - 1 and the Sox will be 143 - 3 (16 games left to play against each other). Sox need to win 10 games from the O's, so they would have to get to 153 - 9 to win the division. So the magic number is 152?

 

 

You're overthinking it.

 

It's games to be played minus games ahead of nearest opponent plus one.

 

The Sox have 158 games to be played. Typically it is applied to a team in the lead and not a last place team, but the Sox "lead" is "minus 2 games", on Balitmore and Toronto. So the real Magic Number is 161. 158 - (-2) +1.

 

But for catching the Evil Empire, the Magic Number is actually 158 - (-1) + 1 or 160. In both cases, it's larger than the games to be played because the Sox need other teams to lose games (which obviously will happen for a bunch of reasons, the most prominent one being reality.)

 

All those scenarios about other teams are all built in to the formula, or will be as they affect the lead portion of the formula. Also, most important, Magic Numbers calculated on April 6th for 1-3 teams are done for comedic purposes only...

[Thunder]

Also, I'm going to jump anyway.

 

https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1379434727938027525

 

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I like them. This is my f***ing city

[mvp 78]

You're overthinking it.

 

It's games to be played minus games ahead of nearest opponent plus one.

 

The Sox have 158 games to be played. Typically it is applied to a team in the lead and not a last place team, but the Sox "lead" is "minus 2 games", on Balitmore and Toronto. So the real Magic Number is 161. 158 - (-2) +1.

 

But for catching the Evil Empire, the Magic Number is actually 158 - (-1) + 1 or 160. In both cases, it's larger than the games to be played because the Sox need other teams to lose games (which obviously will happen for a bunch of reasons, the most prominent one being reality.)

 

All those scenarios about other teams are all built in to the formula, or will be as they affect the lead portion of the formula. Also, most important, Magic Numbers calculated on April 6th for 1-3 teams are done for comedic purposes only...

 

The magic number is fuzzy math then. I don't believe in that witchcraft.

[mvp 78]

I like them. This is my f***ing city

 

That's the wrong jersey.

 

For the marathon tie in, it's the wrong color blue.

[notin]

The magic number is fuzzy math then. I don't believe in that witchcraft.

 

I thought fuzzy math witchcraft was required to be an accountant...

[Thunder]

I thought fuzzy math witchcraft was required to be an accountant...

 

No. That's what actuaries do.

[notin]

No. That's what actuaries do.

 

That's fair...

[mvp 78]

I thought fuzzy math witchcraft was required to be an accountant...

 

I'm going to just ignore this post as it is immaterial.