The final post about this Magic Number nonsense

The Facts:
- Matt Cerrone at MetsBlog ran a poll last week, asking readers to vote on whether or not to post a Mets Magic Number. Poll results:

Never, DO NOT Post It (44%, 2,066 Votes)
Between 10 and 0 (41%, 1,907 Votes)
Between 20 and 15 (8%, 361 Votes)
Between 15 and 10 (8%, 355 Votes)

- Cerrone posts a Magic Number watch at 15 games, a decision which just 16% of MetsBlog readers endorsed.
- Mets bullpen goes haywire this weekend, fans (including myself) look to the Magic Number watch as a jinx.
- Cerrone posts this today:

"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 – and now we must live with it, like it or not. Personally, if it had been solely up to me, I probably would have waited until the final week of the season to ‘Post It,’ but you voted, the people spoke, and who am I to stand in the way of what the majority of this site’s readers wanted."

Analysis:

Matt, I would have no problem with you defending keeping the Magic Number watch up if you simply said, “Jinxes are stupid – the players on the field decide the games, not some silly website.” You didn’t say that though. You said MetsBlog readers made the decision, and not you. However, you didn’t follow what the voters wanted – you made the decision unilaterally, and are now twisting the poll results to deflect responsibility. If the poll question was “Should I put up a Magic Number Watch?” and 56% said yes, then you’d have a point. This is not the case though.

This is pretty silly, but I felt compelled to point this out. Matt, you might as well put up a Phillies Magic Number too, which is 15 right now. The end.

P.S. I love MetsBlog.