Standings

[Guest Edgy DC]

NGB= Net games back, a team's total games back behind all teams in front of them.

It's a three-team race, in reality. The volume of intra-division play over the next three weeks should push one team out of the picture. A cold streak could prove disastrous, and a hot streak could make Septemeber about getting healthy.

Just treading water wouldn't be so bad either.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB
New York	63	48	.568	--	--
Atlanta	59	53	.527	4.5	4.5
Philadelphia	58	53	.523	5.0	5.5
Florida	52	60	.464	11.5	25
Washington	51	60	.459	12.0	27

[Gwreck]

5-1-1 in series since the ASB. I'm actually fairly comfortable with those leads as they stand right now.

That being said, I think winning at least 2 against Atlanta is mandatory. Especially with our 3 best pitchers (Perez, Hernandez, and Maine) going. Note that with Maine's short outing on Saturday, they shifted the rotation to make sure they had the top 3 going.

[TransMonk]

Gwreck wrote: ...I think winning at least 2 against Atlanta is mandatory. Especially with our 3 best pitchers (Perez, Hernandez, and Maine) going.

Agreed. 2 out of 3 HAS to happen. A sweep would go a long way toward putting the Braves away in the NL East race.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Really, 1 out of 3 would still be okay. It would only allow the Braves to gain one game on the Mets.

I'd rather see the Mets gain a game than lose a game, of course, but the only way this series is disastrous for the Mets is if they lose all three.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Check out Manny Acta's troops, tying Florida for fourth.

Eat it, Bonds.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB
New York	64	50	.561	--	--
Atlanta	51	54	.530	3.5	3.5
Philadelphia	60	54	.530	4.0	4.5
Florida	53	62	.461	11.5	27
Washington	53	62	.461	11.5	27

[Guest Edgy DC]

Philadelphia is currently on top of the the Braves-Phils see-saw battle for second, but five solid games out.

The sweep this weekend not only destroyed DC, but fried Florida, as they also lost three. Those two are buried but good, but they're still welcome to beat up on the Braves and Phillies.

Tampa Bay, with a tragic number of 13, is almost certain to be the first team eliminated.

Again.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	70	53	.569	--	--	--
Philadelphia	65	58	.528	5.0	5.0	35
Atlanta	65	59	.524	5.5	6.0	34
Florida	56	68	.452	14.5	33.0	25
Washington	55	69	.444	15.5	37.0	24

[metirish]

Turned out to be a good road trip after all.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Manny Acta's troops, after opening the season with predictions of 120 losses, have pulled out of the cellar.

Loria's fighting with and firing Joe Girardi is looking worse every day.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	71	54	.568	--	--	--
Philadelphia	66	59	.528	5.0	5.0	33
Atlanta	66	61	.520	6.0	7.0	31
Washington	57	70	.449	15.0	34.0	22
Florida	56	71	.441	16.0	38.0	21

[metirish]

Willis needs to get the hell outta there....and come to the Mets and meet a bunch of his old mates.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

metirish - "Willis needs to get the hell outta there....and come to the Mets and meet a bunch of his old mates."

As long as we're dreaming here. If Willis wants to bring Miguel Cabrera along with him, to be a corner outfielder, I won't mind.

[duan]

i think we'd be happy with him replacing a certain mr delgado at the appropriate moment.

[Elster88]

Rockin' Doc wrote: metirish - "Willis needs to get the hell outta there....and come to the Mets and meet a bunch of his old mates." As long as we're dreaming here. If Willis wants to bring Miguel Cabrera along with him, to be a corner outfielder, I won't mind.

8-12 4.91, 159.1 IP, 193 H, 100 R, 87 ER, 20 HR, 9 HBP, 65 BB, 112 SO

[nymr83]

theres gotta be an undisclosed injury there, either way i'd steer clear.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mets gain a game on everybody in the division except the Nats. Plus, they knock Los Angeles 3.5 back in the Wild Card race.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	72	55	.567	--	--	--
Philadelphia	66	61	.520	6.0	6.0	30
Atlanta	66	62	.51	6.5	7.0	29
Washington	58	70	.453	14.5	31.0	21
Florida	57	72	.442	16.0	37.0	19

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Mets gain a game on everybody in the division except the Nats. Plus, they knock Los Angeles 3.5 back in the Wild Card race.

Bitchin'!

[Guest Edgy DC]

And... we have a 5-1 final in Colorado, the Rocks over the Nats.

The real winner today was San Diego, beating the Phils and opening up a four-game pad over them in the Wild Card race. This series is probably Philadelphia's best chance. Most every other Wild Card applicant --- Atlanta, Los Angeles, Milwaukee --- lost also. Colorado, at 4.5 games out, is the nearest winner.

Florida has won one of the last 11.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	73	55	.570	--	--	--
Philadelphia	66	62	.516	7.0	7.0	28
Atlanta	67	63	.515	7.0	7.0	27
Washington	58	71	.450	15.5	32.5	19
Florida	57	73	.438	17.0	39.5	17

[Guest vtmet]

Braves are 7 games out, but even nicer is the fact that they have 8 more losses than the Mets (whereas, eventhough the Phils are also 7 games out, they have only lost 7 more games than the Mets...so eventhough both are back the same amount, IMO it's easier to win 1 more game than it is to lose 1 less)...

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Florida has won one of the last 11.

And to think that I was nervous about them at the beginning of the season.

[Elster88]

Edgy DC wrote: The real winner today was San Diego, beating the Phils and opening up a four-game pad over them in the Wild Card race. This series is probably Philadelphia's best chance. Most every other Wild Card applicant --- Atlanta, Los Angeles, Milwaukee --- lost also. Colorado, at 4.5 games out, is the nearest winner.

Sounds like a good thread topic to me.

[nymr83]

The lead is starting to look comfortable. The Braves/Phillies aren't bad enough for the Mets to run away and hide like last August, but I sure like 7 games.

[Elster88]

Seven games in the last week of August is pretty close to hiding.

[Guest vtmet]

Elster88 wrote: Seven games in the last week of August is pretty close to hiding.

Didn't the '73 Mets come back from a larger deficit?

[Elster88]

*sigh*

[stevejrogers]

vtmet wrote: ="Elster88"]Seven games in the last week of August is pretty close to hiding. Didn't the '73 Mets come back from a larger deficit?

So did the '78 Yankees, '51 Giants, '14 Braves, '64 Cardinals (well them I don't know, but the Phillie collapse was so historic they need to be lumped in) ect, ect, ect.

There is no need to feed the panic jumpers' paranoia by bringing up historic comebacks/collapses when there is no real context of doing so.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It may be time to take a cue from Wally Backman and start growing some beards again.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	73	60	.549	--	--	--
Philadelphia	71	62	.534	2.0	2.0	28
Atlanta	69	65	.515	4.5	7.0	25
Florida	58	76	.433	15.5	40.0	14
Washington	58	76	.433	14.0	40.0	14

[Guest Edgy DC]

One knocked off of Philadelphia's elimination number, and two off of everybody else's.

It may be time to take a cue from Wally Backman and start growing some beards again.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#
New York	74	60	.552	--	--	--
Philadelphia	72	62	.537	2.0	2.0	27
Atlanta	69	66	.511	5.5	8.0	23
Florida	58	77	.430	16.5	42.0	14
Washington	58	77	.430	16.5	42.0	14

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nats and Fish win. The two teams that matter... don't.

Atlanta is wobbly and we could land a real haymaker tomorrow.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	75	60	.556	--	--	--	4-6	W2
Philadelphia	72	63	.533	3.0	3.0	25	6-4	L1
Atlanta	69	67	.507	6.5	10.0	21	3-7	L2
Florida	59	77	.434	16.5	40.0	11	3-7	W1
Washington	59	77	.434	16.5	40.0	11	3-7	W1

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Atlanta is wobbly and we could land a real haymaker tomorrow.

As Brian Wilson would say, wouldn't it be nice.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The sweep has allowed the Mets to retake half of the ground lost to the Phils. They and the Braves are likely realistically paying more mind to the Wild Card race.

The Nats and Fish have matched each other win for win and loss for loss the last few days, but both have a chance to be eliminated before the week is out.

The Nats and their fans, at least have something to look forward to for the franchise.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	76	60	.559	--	--	--	5-5	W3
Philadelphia	72	64	.529	4.0	4.0	23	6-4	L2
Atlanta	69	68	.504	7.5	11.0	19	3-7	L3
Florida	60	77	.438	16.5	38.0	10	4-6	W2
Washington	60	77	.438	16.5	38.0	10	3-7	W2

[DocTee]

Edgy

]The Nats and their fans, at least have something to look forward to for the franchise.

What would that be? Other than stadium issues (they have a new one on the horizon, and the Fish don't--at least not in SoFla), I think hte Marlins have a much brighter future and core around which to build: Cabrera, HanRam, Uggla, D-Train, Jacobs, Willingham---

I think the two most identifiable Nats--Dmitri Young and Nick Johnson--play the same position!