Standings, Twenty-Twelve

[G-Fafif]

2.5 GB of WSH for NLE; 1 GB of SFG for NL WC-2.

[Edgy MD]

Gotta beat those damn Yankees.

[TransMonk]

All the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Blvd.
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
All the good girls are home with broken hearts

And I'm free...

[G-Fafif]

A couple games out of WC-2, somehow. Will seem more meaningful, Junewise, when some wins are strung together.

[G-Fafif]

Pirates pull into first-place tie with Reds.

[G-Fafif]

Despite 1-6 week last week (with each loss to MFYs feeling like three apiece), we are tied with Pittsburgh one behind Atlanta for second WC. All it takes is a hot streak (or a cold streak -- five behind Nats for first in the division) to shake things up.

MFYs in first, with best record in AL. Funny how quickly that happened.

[G-Fafif]

We'll end Flag Day in competition for the flag as the second Wild Card.

[G-Fafif]

Half-game behind the Braves for 2nd WC.

[G-Fafif]

G-Fafif wrote: Half-game behind the Braves for 2nd WC.

Same.

[G-Fafif]

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Half-game behind the Braves for 2nd WC. Same.

Mostly same, except we're a percentage point behind the Pirates in a virtual tie for a half-game out.

Our division sucks this weekend.

[Frayed Knot]

Only the Braves playing tonight in the NL East and they're in the process of losing in the Bronx.
So we'll gain a half-game on everyone and once again leap-frog the Braves from 1/2 game back to 1/2 ahead.

I'd sprain my brain if I had to figure out the WC possibilities. I'll start paying closer attention to that stuff after the AS break.

[G-Fafif]

2nd in NL East, 4 GB WSH.

1st for 2nd NL WC, 1/2 GA ATL.

And a big four games over .500.

[Ceetar]

3 out of first, half game up on the Braves for second wild card. (1.5 behind the Giants/first WC)

[G-Fafif]

NL EAST
WSH --
NYM 3.0
ATL 3.5

NL WCs
NYM --
SFG --
ATL 0.5
PIT 1.5
STL 2.5
ARI 3.5
MIA 4.0
PHI 5.0
MIL 5.5

[Edgy MD]

Four up on the Marlins and five up on the Phils is cool.

Interesting to see what could happen if the division spreads out a little.

[G-Fafif]

NL EAST
WSH --
NYM 3.5
ATL 4.0

NL WCs
NYM --
SFG --
ATL 0.5
PIT 1.0
STL 3.0
ARI 3.5
MIA 4.5
PHI 5.5
MIL 5.5

[G-Fafif]

NL EAST
WSH --
NYM 2.5
ATL 3.0

NL WCs
NYM --
SFG --
ATL 0.5
PIT 1.0
STL 3.0
ARI 3.5
MIL 5.5
MIA 5.5
PHI 6.0

[G-Fafif]

NL EAST
WSH --
NYM 3.5
ATL 4.0

NL WCs
SFG -- (1 GA PIT/NYM)
PIT --
NYM --
ATL 0.5
STL 3.0
ARI 3.5
PHI 6.0
MIL 6.5
MIA 6.5

Edited June 24, 2012 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Five teams within a game for the wild card at this point in the season is a little, I don't know. It's something of a concern. The further back in the pack you go for your playoff teams, the less distinct from each other they grow.

[G-Fafif]

Four teams: I mistakenly had PIT listed twice. But yeah.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Five teams within a game for the wild card at this point in the season is a little, I don't know. It's something of a concern. The further back in the pack you go for your playoff teams, the less distinct from each other they grow.

well..it's not even the halfway point.

[Edgy MD]

Do you really think it's necessary to tell me that?

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Do you really think it's necessary to tell me that?

if you're going to assert that it's a concern. yeah. The reason there's 90 or so more games to go is so that the teams can discern themselves from each other.

and Interleague and the ability for teams near each other to win and lose together plays in too. Now that we get back to them playing each other, probably more opportunity for discernment.

[G-Fafif]

That part of the schedule where we can suck but not lose ground appears to be over. But we sucked and didn't lose ground.

NL EAST
WSH --
NYM 3.5
ATL 4.0

NL WCs
SFG -- (1 GA PIT/NYM)
PIT --
NYM --
ATL 0.5
STL 1.0
ARI 2.5
MIA 5.5
PHI 6.5
MIL 6.5

Edited June 25, 2012 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Do you really think it's necessary to tell me that? if you're going to assert that it's a concern. yeah.

Well, you really really really didn't.

[G-Fafif]

NL EAST
WSH --
ATL 3.5 (.001 ahead of NYM)
NYM 3.5

NL WCs
SFG -- (2 GA PIT/ATL/NYM/STL)
---
PIT --
ATL --
NYM -- (.001 behind PIT/ATL)
STL --
ARI 1.0
PHI 4.5
MIA 4.5
MIL 5.5

[batmagadanleadoff]

TheNL Wild Card Race:

[G-Fafif]

NYM, with PIT, 1 behind ATL and STL for last WC spot, 4.5 out of first in East.

SFG, with first WC in hand, suddenly 1 behind LAD for West lead.

CIN lead over STL is 2.

[Ceetar]

G-Fafif wrote: SFG, with first WC in hand, suddenly 1 behind LAD for West lead.

This means the Mets have the chance to take matters into their own hands this weekend/tomorrow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ceetar wrote: G-Fafif wrote: SFG, with first WC in hand, suddenly 1 behind LAD for West lead. This means the Mets have the chance to take matters into their own hands this weekend/tomorrow.

Hahahahahaha!

Oh, wait, you're serious.