The number seven has that magical quality. Seven notes are found in a musical scale. Seven colors make up a rainbow. A navigator aims to sail the seven seas. A traveler wishes to step foot on the seven continents. And reaching a .700 winning percentage in baseball is an accomplishment very few 25-man teams in a 162-game season ever achieve. The Dodgers just may be on their way to getting there.

With their 7th straight win on Saturday afternoon, the Dodgers increased their 2017 winning percentage to an incredible .702. (Photo credit – Jon SooHoo)
Since the 162-game season was established in MLB, only two teams have reached the feat. The 1998 World Champion Yankees at 114-48 (.704) and the 2001 Seattle Mariners, a team that finished the regular season with an amazing 116-46 (.716) record, only to fall short and lose in the ALCS to an inspired Yankee team during the midst of the 9/11 tragedy season.
A 70 percent winning percentage has a special ring to it. Perhaps because of that alluring number that accompanies it. Good ‘ol lucky number 7. Following Saturday’s 2-1 victory over San Francisco, the Dodgers had the following numbers attributed to them. A seventh straight victory and a .702 winning percentage.
How about this? A 7th World Series title for the Dodger franchise in the year 2017.

There’s room for a 7th World Series banner at Dodger Stadium … and more.
(Photo courtesy of Flickr)
Seven has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
Fun piece, Evan. Nice catch.