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« Reply #465 on: September 04, 2015, 10:39:29 pm »
Nats, 7 1/2 behind Cubs, have now moved ahead of Giants, 8 games behind.

And Nats may be getting it together, finally. If Cubs stumble a bit, would worry about Nats.
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« Reply #466 on: September 04, 2015, 10:59:02 pm »
The Nats have a pretty easy schedule down the stretch other than the Mets.  Games against the Phillies, Braves, and Marlins.  The Giants seem to have fallen apart.  They are the 3 time World Champioms, but It doesn't look like this is going to be their year.

I assume the Nationals are going to seep the Braves at this point.  Then they start the 3 game set against the Mets while we play the Cardinals.  Hopefully the Marlins can win one more from the Mets so the NL East is in play for Washington in case they get really hot.
 
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« Reply #467 on: September 04, 2015, 11:03:15 pm »
Umpires at 2B have had a rough series in LA...Ted Barrett not only apparently DOES believe in the neighborhood play (unlike his crew partner last night), but he also apparently thinks Chase Utley has really long arms...because there is no way he could touch the bag with that slide...
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« Reply #468 on: September 04, 2015, 11:08:02 pm »
Nationals aren't a threat.  Giants aren't a threat.  The Cubs are more likely to overtake the Cardinals than lose their spot in the wild card game.
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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #469 on: September 04, 2015, 11:09:55 pm »
Not the best pic, but...

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #470 on: September 04, 2015, 11:12:32 pm »
Quote from: brjones on September 04, 2015, 11:08:02 pm
Nationals aren't a threat.  Giants aren't a threat.  The Cubs are more likely to overtake the Cardinals than lose their spot in the wild card game.
Agreed
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« Reply #471 on: September 04, 2015, 11:27:31 pm »
Hope you're right--and probably are--but think Nats are capable of getting very hot for sustained period. If Cubs play under .500, not a lock. A longshot for sure but September can be unpredictable, folks.
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« Reply #472 on: September 04, 2015, 11:32:06 pm »
With 29-games remaining and the schedule the Nationals have compared to the Cubs they could pass them up.
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« Reply #473 on: September 05, 2015, 12:09:24 am »
If the Nats win 21/29 the Cubs would only need to win 14? games to make the wild card game. The Nats are much more likely to catch the Mets and that is a long shot.
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« Reply #474 on: September 05, 2015, 12:13:00 am »
The Cubs' magic number to clinch a spot in the wild card game is 22.  The Nationals' magic number to clinch that same spot is 37.  It takes a lot of extra breaks for the Nationals to overcome that difference.
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« Reply #475 on: September 05, 2015, 12:55:39 am »
Quote from: CUBluejays on September 05, 2015, 12:09:24 am
If the Nats win 21/29 the Cubs would only need to win 14? games to make the wild card game. The Nats are much more likely to catch the Mets and that is a long shot.

Nats quite capable of doing that and Cubs could go 14-15 too. Yes, If Nats catch anybody, more likely the Mets. That would put Mets in wild card picture. Cubs currently 2 1/2 games ahead of Mets.

Look, everything looks really good now and probably stays good. But, I expect things to tighten up a bit---hoping not too much.
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« Reply #476 on: September 05, 2015, 12:58:45 am »
So the Nats magic number is just 3 games better than the Cubs magic number for winning the division.
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« Reply #477 on: September 05, 2015, 02:10:10 am »
Quote from: brjones on September 04, 2015, 11:08:02 pm
Nationals aren't a threat.  Giants aren't a threat.  The Cubs are more likely to overtake the Cardinals than lose their spot in the wild card game.

Testify!!!!
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« Reply #478 on: September 05, 2015, 05:26:58 am »
Nationals aren't a threat.  Giants aren't a threat.  The Cubs are more likely to overtake the Cardinals than lose their spot in the wild card game.


They just became one with that curse statement.
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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #479 on: September 05, 2015, 05:28:04 am »
Dave23, so was that the neighborhood play?
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