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Astros magic number thread - 2019

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  1. alethios

    alethios Member

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    The current magic number for clinching the AL West is 12, and for clinching the playoffs is 11.

    https://www.nj.com/yankees/2019/09/...ers-gaining-ground-in-nl-wild-card-chase.html

    Games remaining: 20 (11 home, 9 road).

    Astros schedule:

    Sept. 7-8: vs. Seattle Mariners (2)

    Sept. 9-12: vs. Oakland Athletics (4)

    Sept. 13-15: at Kansas City Royals (3)

    Sept. 17-18: vs. Texas Rangers (2)

    Sept. 20-22: vs. Los Angeles Angels (3)

    Sept. 24-25: at Seattle Mariners (2)

    Sept. 26-29: at Los Angeles Angels (4)
     
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  2. Buck Turgidson

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    Astros: 11 home, 9 road
    Yankees: 6 home, 14 road
    Dodgers: 7 home, 12 road

    So we got that going for us, which is nice.

    eta:

    Stros
    H: 2 Sea, 4 Oak, 2 Tex, 3 LAA
    R: 3 KC, 2 Sea, 4 LAA (last 6 games on the road)

    NYY
    H: 3 LAA, 3 Tor
    R: 3 Bos, 3 Det, 3 Tor, 2 TB, 3 Tex (last 5 on road)

    LA
    H: 2 SF, 2 TB, 3 Col
    R: 3 Bal, 3 NYM, 3 SD, 3 SF (last 6 on road)
     
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  3. meh

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    IMO beating the Yankees is important to grab the one seed and get Rays/As/Indians instead of the Twins first round. Less important to beat out the Dodgers, especially given Greinke's ability at the plate.
     
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    Rock Block Sorta here sometimes

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    Thanks Carl!
     
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  5. Buck Turgidson

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    In the 1 game of the series it would impact, I'd rather have Yordan at DH than Greinke batting 9th.
     
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    The Dodgers dont suffer from having DH given their hitting depth. And it's one freaking game where theres a difference.

    If the Astros want to rest players and skip a Verlander or Cole start I'm all for it assuming we edged out the Yankees. I'd rather have healthy players than a hypothetical 1 home game edge in a hypothetical world series matchup
     
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    As long as we keep taking care of business at home, we got this.
     
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    Greinke is almost certainly the #3 pitcher too, so he likely only pitches at LA if we have homefield. So it's really Yordan batting or Verander/Cole, which is even worse.
     
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    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    Dodgers lost 1-0 last night. Giants got an RBI ground out in the top of the 1st and that was all the scoring.
     
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    The Yankees getting the 1 seed would be tough, but the Dodgers getting home field would hurt more.
     
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    Pineda caught cheating again, this time for a masking agent for PEDs. Gone for 60 games and the postseason, tough break for Minny.
     
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  14. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Considering the Astros have won the season series with Oakland, isn't their magic number nine?
     
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    I think winning a season series only matters for seeding. Still must outright win the division. If they finish tied then there is a one game playoff. For years if both teams would make the postseason then there wouldn't be a one game playoff but with the 2 wild card team system you have to win outright.
     
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  16. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Thanks...I had forgotten that they changed that
     
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  17. SooneRockStro

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    To clinch playoffs we are down to 8 and division is down to 10. I’m thinking we clinch one or both in KC next weekend.
     
    #17 SooneRockStro, Sep 8, 2019
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    I also think we have a decent chance of finishing above .500, which to us early 70s-era Astros fans, is still pretty cool.
     
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  19. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I scoff at you early 70s fans. :)
     
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    What was it like rooting for 70-year-old Eddie Matthews and his 500th bomb?
     
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