that the Cubs magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 34. Any combination of Cubs wins and the second place wild card team (currently the cardinals) loses will give no worse then the WildCard spot.

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scared to talk about this subject although I think about it 500 times a day.

Let’s have the Iowa Cubs clinch their division title (magic number-15) before we worry about the Chicago Cubs’ magic number

or even when it’s zero

As “giggly” as Im getting, this is a few weeks early for me.

One game at a time.

I think about these things a lot.

I also agree its bad mojo to start a countdown and whatnot. But dear God, my excitement is hard to restrain.

If nothing else it is nice to see a magic number (so low) in mid-August! That’s impressive…. But not the goal.

Thanks for posting this. I like having this sort of countdown.

My question would be: which of the next 40 odd games should we win? What scenarios drop the number? Which ones should the Brewers lose?

and it would not be enough. Don’t like magic number countdowns until it hits at least 10.

I think it’s kind of neat.

as far as the magic number talk….way to early. call me when it’s single digits.

Always worked for Casey Kasem. :)

I find that the slow inexorable magic number march was, in the words of Scrubs’ Dr. Cox, “the most fun I could possibly have without being force to cuddle afterwards.”

there are NO jinxes, curses, bad karma, bartmans, goats, black cats……

so when a black cat stares you down, stare back

or just plain retarded.

So if the Cubs win / Brewers lose on a given day 39 more times the Cubs win the division?

I don’t really understand dudes……. I think someone needs to break this down for me.