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Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 4:28 pm
by Captain 97
Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

12 games left to play.

Houston = 11 if the M's win the tie breaker, 12 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Texas = 9

Cleveland = 9

Kansas City = 5 If the M's win the tie breaker, 6 if KC wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Tampa Bay = 4

Sacramento = 1

Baltimore = 1

Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 19

Detroit = 15

New York = 15

Boston = 12 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 13 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 31-18 in division with 3 division games remaining. Boston is currently 28-18 in division with 6 division games remaining.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:48 pm
by mostonmike
That Houston series is now even more massive. Effectively worth an extra 0.5 win in the standings as the tie-breaker is on the line.

Like this thread Capt. Didn't you do a similar one the year we made it in?

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:36 pm
by seattlefan-daBronx
Thanks Captain. Awesome you are!

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 3:08 am
by Captain 97
After the games on September 15th...

Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

12 games left to play.

Houston = 11 if the M's win the tie breaker, 12 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Texas = 8

Cleveland = 9

Kansas City = 5 If the M's win the tie breaker, 6 if KC wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Tampa Bay = 3

Sacramento = 1

Baltimore = 1

Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 19

Detroit = 15

New York = 14

Boston = 12 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 13 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 31-18 in division with 3 division games remaining. Boston is currently 28-18 in division with 6 division games remaining.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 3:22 am
by Captain 97
After the games on September 16th...

Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

11 games left to play.

Houston = 10 if the M's win the tie breaker, 11 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Cleveland = 8

Texas = 6

Kansas City = 3 If the M's win the tie breaker, 4 if KC wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Tampa Bay = 1

Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Sacramento, Baltimore, Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 18

Detroit = 13

New York = 13

Boston = 10 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 11 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 31-18 in division with 3 division games remaining. Boston is currently 28-18 in division with 6 division games remaining.
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Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:51 am
by Captain 97
After the games on September 17th...

Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

10 games left to play.

Houston = 10 if the M's win the tie breaker, 11 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Cleveland = 8

Texas = 5

Kansas City = 3 If the M's win the tie breaker, 4 if KC wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Tampa Bay = 1

Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Sacramento, Baltimore, Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 17

Detroit = 12

New York = 13

Boston = 10 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 11 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 31-18 in division with 3 division games remaining. Boston is currently 28-18 in division with 6 division games remaining.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 2:16 am
by Captain 97
After the games on September 18th...

Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

9 games left to play.

Houston = 9 if the M's win the tie breaker, 10 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Cleveland = 7

Texas = 4

Kansas City = 1


Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Tampa Bay, Sacramento, Baltimore, Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 15

Detroit = 10

New York = 12

Boston = 8 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 9 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 31-18 in division with 3 division games remaining. Boston is currently 28-18 in division with 6 division games remaining.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 12:00 am
by mostonmike
Great stuff, do we need to add the Ms hold the tiebreaker over the Tigers after beating them 4-2 in the regular season series? Or have you already calculated that in? I guess you will have.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 3:01 am
by Captain 97
Already figured in.

Re: Magic Number Thread.

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 3:51 am
by Captain 97
After the games on September 19th...

Magic number = any combination of Mariner Wins and Team X losses that will result in The M's finishing above team X in the standings.

8 games left to play.

Houston = 7 if the M's win the tie breaker, 8 if Houston wins the tie breaker. Tie breaker will be determined by the winner of the upcoming head to head series.

Cleveland = 6

Texas = 2

Teams that cannot finish ahead of the M's: Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Sacramento, Baltimore, Anaheim, Minnesota, Chicago

Other teams currently in playoff position that could come into play for playoff seeding.

Toronto = 13

Detroit = 8

New York = 10

Boston = 7 If the M's Win the Tie Breaker, 8 if Boston wins the tiebreaker. Tie Breaker will be determined by which team has the better record against their own division. M's are currently 32-18 in division with 2 division games remaining. Boston is currently 29-18 in division with 5 division games remaining.