that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
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less than a week ago we weren't even in first place.. now we have a magic number thread.. also hilarioushaltz wrote:that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
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If we win the 1st couple games of the season and are solely in first place, I don't have a problem starting a magic number thread then; when we fall out of first, just put "infinity" in place of the number. Seriously, let's be rational here. We can't affect the outcome of the games from our computers.omaha_red wrote:less than a week ago we weren't even in first place.. now we have a magic number thread.. also hilarioushaltz wrote:that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
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cards2468 wrote:If we win the 1st couple games of the season and are solely in first place, I don't have a problem starting a magic number thread then; when we fall out of first, just put "infinity" in place of the number. Seriously, let's be rational here. We can't affect the outcome of the games from our computers.omaha_red wrote:less than a week ago we weren't even in first place.. now we have a magic number thread.. also hilarioushaltz wrote:that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
i'm not saying we can..i just think it's silly to start a 45 game magic number thread..
it's a bit pompous if you ask me
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We could very well lose 1st place and miss the playoffs, so might as well enjoy it while it lasts.omaha_red wrote:cards2468 wrote:If we win the 1st couple games of the season and are solely in first place, I don't have a problem starting a magic number thread then; when we fall out of first, just put "infinity" in place of the number. Seriously, let's be rational here. We can't affect the outcome of the games from our computers.omaha_red wrote:less than a week ago we weren't even in first place.. now we have a magic number thread.. also hilarioushaltz wrote:that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
i'm not saying we can..i just think it's silly to start a 45 game magic number thread..
it's a bit pompous if you ask me
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I believe I control the outcome of the games. Please lock this thread.cards2468 wrote:We could very well lose 1st place and miss the playoffs, so might as well enjoy it while it lasts.omaha_red wrote:cards2468 wrote:If we win the 1st couple games of the season and are solely in first place, I don't have a problem starting a magic number thread then; when we fall out of first, just put "infinity" in place of the number. Seriously, let's be rational here. We can't affect the outcome of the games from our computers.omaha_red wrote:less than a week ago we weren't even in first place.. now we have a magic number thread.. also hilarioushaltz wrote:that's hilariousMichael wrote:I remember Dill created one of these threads in 06. Soon afterwards the cards went on a losing streak and posters genuinely believed it was bad luck. There were major cries to lock it. People were actually worried a magic number thread on a mid-sized message board was impacting the outcome of cards games. Eventually the pressure on poor dill became so great he asked me to lock it.
It was a GRB low point.
i'm not saying we can..i just think it's silly to start a 45 game magic number thread..
it's a bit pompous if you ask me
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The Magic Number is simply a number that represents how many wins your team needs to make it to the playoffs. It's no different than saying at the start of the season "If we win 162 games we'll get into the playoffs." If the Cubs choose to contribute by losing, all the better, but the magic number represents what's in our control.
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Holy cow are we really debating this thread.
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Moving this post to "Things that make you go 'REALLY?".The Third Man wrote:Holy cow are we really debating this thread.
I'm exciteder than hell that the term "magic number" is back in our vernacular. The last two pennant races have sucked, as Cardinals fans.