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NL 2019 CLINCH SUMMARY

N L Eliminations

Magic Nos.

Magic No.

September 16, 2019

NL DIVISION STDGS

SUMMARY of 2019 NL "EARLY ELIMINATIONS"

Detected

at Elim.

"Delay"

12:14 PM PDT

NL WILD CARD STDGS

DETECTED BY PENNANT SOLUTIONS ©

Leader

Min W

Trailer

Mag.

Pennant

Teams Raising

Sum of

#Non-Combo Wins

Approaching Elim

Wins

Target

Losses

No.

Solution ©

Delta

Target W

Wins

SGR

to Increase MinWin

ELIMINATED

At Elimination:

Magic

Updated

MN "ELIM"

TEAMS (PS Only)

ELIM

Wins

Min

Trlr

--------- CAUSED BY ---------

Teams Raising

Number

Magic

"ELIM"

#DAYS

DIV

TEAM

DAY

DATE

Sum

SGR

LOSS to and / or WINS by:

Target W

at ELIM

Number

DATE

LATE

NL CENT

CIN

THU.

9-12

160

Wins by STL & CUBS

STL, CUBS

9-14

NL CENT

PIT

SUN.

9-08

157

LOSS to STL

STL, CUBS

9-10

NL WC 2

MIAMI

SUN.

9-01

476

LOSS to WAS

AZ, SD, CUBS, CIN,

9-03

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS & PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS: WHO'S GONE, WHO'S NEXT ?

*NEW*

14. CIN ELIM from NL C THU. - Wins by BOTH STL & CUBS Pushed MinWin to 84 - Magic No. STILL 2 AT ELIMINATION !!

9-13

A. COL's THU. LOSS (#85) Eliminated Them From Playoffs; Earlier MIL Win (#78) Matched MinWin, Magic No. 0 at Elim

4:00 PM PDT

PREVIOUS National League ELIM POSTS

13. CIN ELIM from NL C: Wed. LOSS Reduced Magic No. to THREE, BUT PENNANT SOLUTION © is Now Down to ONE

9-12

A. CIN NL C - THU. WINS BY STL & CUBS, OR LOSS BY CIN, PUTS CIN OUT OF NL C; Magic No. STILL TWO Either Way !!

1:30 AM

B. COL WC - WED WIN BY MIL Pushed MinWin to 78; NEXT COL LOSS (#85) Would Eliminate Them From Playoffs

PDT

(MinWin of 78 Produced by 6 Teams Totaling 439 Wins, Plus 24 Games Left Among That Group)

9-11

12. PIT Eliminated From NL C SUNDAY 9-08; Magic No. STILL ONE 2 Days Later

4:45 PM

A. CIN NL C - WINS BY STL, CUBS; LOSS BY CINCINNATI

PDT

B. COL WC - WINS BY AZ, MIL Would Push MinWin to 78; COL LOSS (#85) Would Then Eliminate Them

9-10

11. PIT Eliminated From NL C SUNDAY 9-08; Magic No. STILL ONE 2 Days Later

12 Noon

A. CIN Up Next in NL C - Pennant Solution © Down to Three, with Delta of Two

PDT

B. COL PS = 2 in WC - but slim Delta Disappeared as Expected

10. PIT Eliminated SUNDAY 9-08 by 2nd Straight LOSS to STL

9-08

A. MinWin Reached 82 on SAT. (STL WIN) - 81st LOSS on SUNDAY Eliminates PIT by Pennant Solution ©

7:30 PM

B. SUNDAY'S STL W, PIT L Drops Magic No. from 3 to 1 - PIT Out But Magic No. STILL ONE !

PDT

C. COL has Magic No. 3, PS 2 - but that slim Delta not likely to be sustained

9-07

UPDATE: NO CHANGE TO 9., EXCEPT SUBSTITUTE "SUN." for "SAT."

10:15 AM PDT

9-06

9. PIT Magic No. Down to 5, But Pennant Solution © is 3 - Could Be Out of NL C by SAT. if They LOSE TWO to STL

11:00 AM

A. Two Losses Only Reduce PS by 2 - but each loss also means STL W, first STL W moves MinWin to 78

PDT

B. COL has Magic No. 5, PS 4 - but that slim Delta not likely to be sustained

9-04

8. NL C Delta Down to 2, WC 2 Delta Down to 1 - Closest to Elimination is NL C PIT, PS at FIVE

2:25 PM PDT

2:00 PM

B U L L E T I N ! ! MIAMI OUT W/ SUNDAY LOSS - Magic No. TWO AT ELIMINATION !!

7. MIAMI Could Be Out of Playoffs by Sunday, with Magic Number as High as THREE at ELIM !!!

9-01

A. Magic Number in WC2 is 3 - But MinWin (75) is TWO AHEAD of Division Leader (Cubs, 73 W), So PS Down to ONE !

11:15 AM

B. That Means NEXT LOSS Eliminates MIA (i.e., Possibly Sun.)

PDT

C. Cubs Already Lost on Sat.; If They Lose on Sun. Also, Delta Remains at TWO Even If MIA is Eliminated

D. If MinWin Goes to 76 Due to Sat.-Sun. Wins by (AZ, S D, CIN), MIAMI Eliminated EVEN IF THEY WIN SUNDAY !

6. MIAMI Could Be Out of Playoffs by Sunday, with Magic Number as High as THREE at ELIM !!!

8-31

A. Magic Number in WC2 is 4 - But MinWin (75) is TWO AHEAD of Division Leader (Cubs, 73 W), So PS Down to TWO !!

5:00 PM

B. That Means TWO LOSSES Eliminate MIA (i.e., Possibly by Sun.)

PDT

C. Cubs Already Lost on Sat.; If They Lose on Sun. Also, Delta Remains at TWO Even If MIA is Eliminated

D. If MinWin Goes to 76 Due to Sat.-Sun. Wins by (AZ, S D, CIN), Delta (& Magic No.) Upped as High as THREE (depends on CUBS)

5. MIAMI Could Be Out of Playoffs by Saturday, with Magic Number as High as FOUR at ELIM

8-30

A. Current Magic Number in WC2 is 6 - But MinWin (75) is THREE AHEAD of Division Leader (Cubs, 72 W)

1:00 PM

B. Still Researching Most Likely Ways to Advance MinWin; Could Include 7 TEAMS (see Table Above)

PDT

C. If MinWin Adds 1 (75 to 76) AND MIA Drops TWO to WAS, MIA Eliminated; Magic No. High as FOUR (depends on CUBS)

8-29

4. MIAMI Could Be Out of Playoffs by Saturday, with Magic Number as High as FOUR at ELIM

4:15 pm

A. Current Magic Number in WC2 is 7 - But MinWin (74) is THREE AHEAD of Division Leader (Cubs, 71)

PDT

B. Two Most Likely Ways to Advance MinWin include WAS - And WAS Hosts MIA This Weekend !

C. If MIA Loses to CIN Thu. & Drops TWO to WAS, MIA Eliminated; Magic No. High as FOUR (depends on CUBS)

8-27

3. MIAMI Out of NL E by Monday Loss to CIN (via Magic No.); Next on Radar is MIA Out of WC2 - But Not for a While

3:45 pm

Most Likely Combination to Advance MinWin from 74 to 75 Now Involves 7 Teams

PDT

2. MIAMI Magic No. is Now Down to ONE (ATL W on SUN.); Next MIA L or ATL W & MIA Out of NL E

8-25

A. Still Several Ways That MinWin Advances to 81 MON. or TUE. - BUT Most Involve ATL W, Which Triggers Magic No. ELIM

7:00 pm

B. Are a FEW WAYS MinWin Advances WITHOUT ATL W. If One Occurs Before Next MIA L, MIA ELIM, Magic No. STILL ONE !

PDT

C. Two Most Likely Cases for Outcome in B. Are WAS W or 2 W by PHI. Neither Possible MON. (WAS Idle), Either Possible by TUE.

(BOTH of These Cases Are Shown in Table Above - One in Each Row)

8-24

A. Magic Number is Simple - ATLANTA WINS, MIAMI LOSES, & MIAMI IS ELIMINATED

8:00 pm

B. PS is EVEN SIMPLER ! Because PS is Already Down to 1, MIAMI LOSES & THEY'RE OUT

PDT

C. PS is Running 1 Ahead of the Magic Number Because the Division MinWin Has Reached 80, While ATL is Still at 79 W

(You Have to Include ALL FOUR East Teams Other Than MIAMI to Calculate This Result - see Table Above)

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