Standings

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Nats don't have stadium issues. They have a new stadium next year, with the impression that new stadium revenues will lead to spending. The Marlins are being in run on an austerity budget while being shopped around for a sale and a probable move.

Nats fans have a big-league team to look forward to, while Fish fans probably don't. Plus they have a talented young Metly manager who has won three in a row and is winning the battle for fourth place. FOURTH PLACE, LADS!

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	77	60	.562	--	--	--	5-5	W4
Philadelphia	72	65	.526	5.0	5.0	21	6-4	L3
Atlanta	70	68	.507	7.5	10.0	18	4-6	W1
Washington	61	77	.442	16.5	37.0	9	3-7	W3
Florida	60	78	.435	17.5	41.0	8	3-7	L1

[metirish]

Edgy any chance you might add WC info to those standing?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sure, but... you know, that's not our race.

[Benjamin Grimm]

With a five-game lead, I'm not thinking wild card.

If it gets down to two again, that'll be a different story.

[Guest Edgy DC]

We've had a fugly loss by the B-teamers, followed by a day off. Still, some elimination numbers dwindled in the interim.

It can be like fighting drunks sometimes. You stand back, enjoy the flailing, and let them knock themselves out.

In the midst, I've got to again praise Manny Acta's troops for holding their ground and going down with dignity.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	78	61	.561	--	--	--	5-5	L1
Philadelphia	73	66	.525	5.0	5.0	19	6-4	L1
Atlanta	71	69	.507	7.5	10.0	16	4-6	W1
Washington	63	77	.450	15.5	34.0	8	5-5	W5
Florida	60	80	.429	18.5	46.0	5	3-7	L3

In the consolation division, Arizona's charge into the Western lead has left San Diego alone atop the Wild Card race.

Milwaukee tying Chicago may drop the Cubs into the second race, where Atlanta has passed the Cards also.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	76	63	.547	--	--	--	6-4	L2
Los Angeles	74	66	.529	2.5	2.5	21	7-3	W1
Philadelphia	73	66	.525	3.0	3.5	21	6-4	L1
Colorado	72	67	.518	4.0	6.5	20	6-4	L1
Milwaukee/Chicago	71	68	.511	5.0	10.0	19	6-4/5-5	W2/L1
Atlanta	71	69	.507	5.5	13.0	18	4-6	W1
St. Louis	69	68	.504	6.0	16.0	19	6-4	W1
Cincinnati	63	77	.450	13.5	68.5	10	3-7	W1
San Francisco	63	77	.450	13.5	68.5	10	5-5	W1
Washington	63	77	.450	13.5	68.5	10	5-5	W5
Houston	62	78	.443	14.5	78.5	9	5.5	L2
Pittsburgh	61	79	.436	15.5	89.5	8	3-7	L1
Florida	60	80	.429	16.5	101.5	7	3-7	L1

[Guest Edgy DC]

Be nice to the Marlins today. It may be the last day you see them in the East

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	80	61	.567	--	--	--	7-3	W2
Philadelphia	74	67	.525	6.0	6.0	16	5-5	W1
Atlanta	73	69	.514	7.5	9.0	14	5-5	W3
Washington	63	79	.444	17.5	39.0	4	5-5	L2
Florida	61	81	.430	19.5	47.0	2	4-6	L1

There's been very little movement in the last two days in the wild card world, with all the real contenders splitting the last two games, save for Atlanta, who is making what is likely to be thier last charge.

In doing so, the Braves have slowed the DC Juggernaut in the botom half.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	77	64	.546	--	--	--	5-5	W1
Los Angeles	75	67	.528	2.5	2.5	19	6-4	W1
Philadelphia	74	67	.525	3.0	3.5	19	5-5	W1
Colorado	73	68	.518	4.0	6.5	18	6-4	L1
Atlanta	73	69	.514	4.5	8.5	17	5-5	W3
Milwaukee/Chicago	72	69	.511	5.0	11.0	17	5-5/7-3	W1/L1
St. Louis	69	70	.496	7.0	20.0	16	5-5	L2
Cincinnati	64	78	.451	13.5	68.5	8	4-6	L1
San Francisco

[Guest Edgy DC]

Congrats to the Nats, whose continued late season resurgence not only allowed them to last longer in the East than the Marlins, but to be the team that finished the fish off.

Tonight, on the other hand, may be the Nats last stand.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	82	61	.573	--	--	--	9-1	W4
Philadelphia	76	67	.531	6.0	6.0	14	5-5	W3
Atlanta	73	71	.507	9.5	13.0	10	4-6	L2
Washington	65	79	.451	17.5	37.0	2	7-3	W2

In the wildcard deal, lacklustre play from San Diego has allowed the Phils a little hope with their three-game lead --- Philadelphia passing the Dodgers for second place. Milwaukee and Chicago refuse to extricate themselves from each other, and St. Louis' four-game losing streak sets them only three games off the division pace.

Washington has caught San Francisco as the best team in the back of the pack. Congratulations are also due to Pittsburgh who has celebrated it's leadership change with a long overdue passing of Houston.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	77	65	.542	--	--	--	4-6	L1
Philadelphia	76	67	.531	1.5	1.5	19	5-5	W3
Los Angeles	75	68	.524	2.5	3.5	18	5.5	L1
Colorado	74	69	.517	3.5	6.5	17	6-4	L1
Milwaukee/Chicago	73	70	.510	4.5	10.5	16	7-3/5-5	L1/W1
Atlanta	73	71	.507	5.0	13.0	15	4-6	L2
St. Louis	69	72	.489	7.5	25.0	14	4-6	L2
San Francisco

[Guest Edgy DC]

Losing the last two versus Colorado has been murder --- mur-diddly-urder --- for the Phils, knocking three games off their elimination number and dispiriting the whole scene. I'm partly surprised the fans didn't burn the stadium down after the Rocks 12-0 win last night.

Between that trouncing and John Smoltz's comments last night after the Mets-Braves game, we can kind of look at last night as the night the rest of the division cashed in their chips.

Washington, of course, is out of chips.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	83	62	.572	--	--	--	8-2	W1
Philadelphia	76	69	.524	7.0	7.0	11	4-6	L2
Atlanta	74	72	.507	9.5	12.0	8	5-5	L1

Special thanks to Philadelphian pitchers, though, for giving Colorado a chance to make a run at San Diego in the card race. The Friars have had every chance to put this thing in their pocket and they refuse, and I don't want to see some team winning this by standing still. Three-way tie for second, yo.

Chicago and Milwaukee, still tied, as they are every other day, which is pretty much how often I update this.

St. Louis. Crashing. Burning. Only hope they have is that they have more games in hand than anybody else.

Check out Cincinnati trying to catch them even after the thrashing the Mets gave them last week. It's so cute!

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	78	66	.542	--	--	--	4-6	L1
Colorado	76	69	.524	2.5	2.5	16	7-3	W2
Los Angeles	76	69	.524	2.5	2.5	16	6-4	W1
Philadelphia	76	69	.524	2.5	2.5	16	4-6	L2
Milwaukee/Chicago	74	71	.510	4.5	10.5	14	6-4/4-6	L1/W1
Atlanta	74	72	.507	5.0	13.0	13	5-5	L1
St. Louis	69	74	.483	8.5	34.0	11	2-8	L6
Cincinnati	66	79	.455	12.5	62.0	6	4-6	W2
San Francisco

[Guest Edgy DC]

Too many threads are tracking the jockeying, but I might as well finish this off.

The Phils picked up a half game last night. Whoop-de-damn-doo.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	83	62	.572	--	--	--	8-2	W1
Philadelphia	77	69	.527	6.5	6.5	11	5-5	W1
Atlanta	74	72	.507	9.5	12.5	8	5-5	L1

But it does launch them ahead of Colorado into a tie with LA, only a game and a half off the wild card behind the Frustrating Friars.

The Cubs have shaken free of Milwaukee, for a day at least, dropping the Brews solo into the pack of wild card chasers. But it was merely an off-day for the Beermakers, so Chicago shouldn't get too happy yet.

The continued collapse of St. Louis --- accellerated by the Reds, of all people --- is amazing

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	78	67	.538	--	--	--	3-7	L2
Los Angeles	77	69	.527	1.5	1.5	16	6-4	W2
Philadelphia	77	69	.527	1.5	1.5	16	5-5	W1
Colorado	76	70	.521	2.5	4.5	15	5-5	W1
Milwaukee	74	71	.510	4.0	10.5	14	6-4	L1
Atlanta	74	72	.507	4.5	13.0	13	5-5	L1
St. Louis	69	75	.479	8.5	37.0	10	2-8	L7
Cincinnati	67	79	.459	11.5	58.0	6	5-5	W3
San Francisco

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: The continued collapse of St. Louis --- accellerated by the Reds, of all people --- is amazing

And very pleasing as well.

[Guest Edgy DC]

For a long time there were contenders in that race and just teams hanging around, and big gulf between, but now St. Louis is closer to the back pack than the front one.

Still only four freaking games out of first.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Not gonna happen, Phillies.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
New York	83	63	.568	--	--	--	7-3	L1
Philadelphia	78	69	.531	5.5	5.5	11	6-4	W2
Atlanta	75	72	.510	8.5	11.5	8	6-4	W1

Hey, San Diego finally showed some heart, eking out a 5-4 win ove rSan Fran, and holding Los Angeles and Philadelphia back at 1.5 behind day longer.

Meanwhhile, Atlanta passes Milwaukee. Hey, Brewers, get back into first in the NL Central. This isn't the race you want to be in.

St. Louis' backslide is now at eight games. Eight. Cincinnati, a diivision joke after getting swept by the Mets a few weeks back, is now only two games behind the defending champs.

Also climbing from the cellar is Pittsburgh, loving their new leaderless state and catching San Francisco.

Florida hangs on for another day, but Houston is eliminated from the Wild Card --- as noted elsewhere --- before being eminated from the NL Central. And that's just sad.

Team	W	L	%	GB	NGB	E#	L10	Str.
San Diego	79	67	.541	--	--	--	4-6	W1
Los Angeles	78	69	.531	1.5	1.5	15	6-4	W3
Philadelphia	78	69	.531	1.5	1.5	15	6-4	W2
Colorado	76	71	.517	3.5	7.5	13	5-5	L2
Atlanta	75	72	.510	4.5	11.5	12	6-4	W1
Milwaukee	74	72	.507	5.0	14.0	12	5-5	L2
St. Louis	69	76	.476	9.5	41.0	8	1-9	L8
Cincinnati	68	79	.463	11.5	55.0	5	6-4	W4
Pittsburgh	66	81	.449	13.5	71.0	3	6-4	W2
San Francisco

[TransMonk]

Florida and Washington still have "elimination numbers", but they have both been eliminated. The elimination number takes into account only the W-L records and games remaining, but not the games remaining between teams. There is no possible scenario of outcomes left where Florida or Washington will win the WC because all of those NL West teams play each other so many times.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, ah know.