How many wins?

The Wild Things 6-1 victory over the Lake Erie Crushers Sunday left both managers talking, not about the details of the game, but about how to make the playoffs.

(Jim Mora voice) Playoffs?

It's only early June.

Well, here's what Lake Erie's Jeff Isom and Washington's Bart Zeller were talking about after the game:

Isom was disappointed the Crushers lost, but he wasn't upset because Lake Erie had won two of three games in the series and finished its six-game road trip with a 3-3 record.

"Our main goal has always been to play .500 on the road and win two out of three at home," Isom explained. "If we do that, we'll be in the playoffs. It would have been nice to win this one, though."

Following Isom's .500 on the road, .667 at home theory, a team would finish with a 56-40 record, not counting any changes for facing the Greys.

Later, Zeller was happy because his team met its goal for its second "10-game season."

"We break the schedule down into 10-game seasons. We went 6-4 in the first 10-game season. We were 5-4 going into (Sunday). If you play .600 for an entire season, that will get you in the playoffs," Zeller explained. "This is something our guys have bought into. Our third 10-game season begins Tuesday."

To play .600 for the season, a team would have to win at least 58 games.

Both managers are correct. At least 56 wins should get you in the playoffs. Only twice has a Frontier League team won at least 56 games and not made the playoffs. The first was Traverse City (57-39) in 2006, which was when the Beach Bums were managed by Isom. The other was Southern Illinois (56-40) in 2009, when Zeller was a coach with the Miners.