Remember the movie "MoneyBall"? It came out in 2011.
There are many instances where the number 17 or multiples of it (34 and 51) show up.
Examples:
During the Oakland Athletics' losing streak the record displayed:
1:04:52 A's vs White Sox; won; 17 wins, 14 losses
A's vs Red Sox; lost; 17 wins, 15 losses
A's vs Red Sox; lost; 17 wins, 16 losses
A's vs Red Sox; lost; 17 wins, 17 losses
A's vs Blue Jays; lost; 17 wins, 18 losses (17 again, and again, and again…)
The record displayed during the Oakland A's winning streak:
1:36:21 A's vs Blue Jays; won; 69 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Blue Jays; won; 70 wins, 51 losses
A's vs White Sox; won; 71 wins, 51 losses
A's vs White Sox; won; 72 wins, 51 losses
A's vs White Sox; won; 73 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Indians; won; 74 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Indians; won; 75 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Indians; won; 76 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Tigers; won; 77 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Tigers; won; 78 wins, 51 losses
A's vs Tigers; won; 79 wins, 51 losses (51, multiple of 17 again, and again, and again…)
For anyone with the time, you may want to watch this movie again. There are a lot of interesting lines in the movie script.
Enjoy the show!!