I removed the Magic Number, because a) it is essentially meaningless when up a half-game in the standings with 13 games left, and b) because I can no longer waste hours upon hours of my day dealing with e-mails like the this:
“SO U PUT UP THE STUPID @#$%& MAGIC NUMBER AGEIN AND WHAT HAPPENS METS [...]

Last week, I ran a poll asking people when I should post the team’s Magic Number on MetsBlog.com – and, since 56 percent of you said, ‘Post It,’ I did so.
Initially, I worried that you guys might be jinxing the team, since the majority said to ‘Post It,’ but that is decision that the majority of you made [...]

Yesterday, I ran a poll asking when I should post the team’s Magic Number – and, while 44 percent said, ‘Never,’ the majority were not as paranoid, essentially wanting it to appear right around now.
So, let’s give this another try, shall we…
Look to your left.

Last season, I took it upon myself to post the team’s Magic Number when it reached 20.
Then, after the Phillies won the division instead of the Mets, I was sent e-mail and after e-mail accusing me of being a jinx.
This year, I figure it makes more sense to open it up to the site’s overall readership, putting all [...]