Standings, 2015

[Gwreck]

41

[Zvon]

Nats down 1-0 in the 7th in Colorado.

[Zvon]

GAH! Washington ties it on a passed ball.

[Zvon]

Nats up 3-1 in the 8th.

[Zvon]

Nats win.

[Zvon]

Jose Reyes doubles in a run to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead over the Nats.
5th inning.

[Edgy MD]

Jos�!
Jos�-Jos�-Jos�!
Jos�!
Jos�!

[Zvon]

Nats Mike Taylor ties it with a 2 run kaBOOM to center.

2-2 Rockies

[Guest themetfairy]

Jose scores - 3-2 Rockies!

[Frayed Knot]

Nats in danger of losing for the 7th time in the last 10 Max Scherzer starts.
That didn't even seem possible two months ago.

3-2 Rox, [crossout]top 8[/crossout] bottom 8.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

just enough good air tonight to tune in am-1500 from washington to listen to the 9th. 2 on 2 out, taylor batting...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

strike three! The Rockies win. Thuh-uh-uhhh Rockies win!

[Guest themetfairy]

40!

Edited August 20, 2015 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Gaining a 1/2 game on an off day is never a bad thing.

[Benjamin Grimm]

themetfairy wrote: 40!

The magic number is actually 39. Nationals have 60 losses and the Mets have 64 wins.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, it'd be nice to put a little distance between the Mets and the Nats before the Nats woke up. They seem to be in a light coma right now.

[Frayed Knot]

On tap for us: at Rox, at Phils, home for BoSox, Phils
for them: Brews, Pads, Fish, at Cards

[Guest themetfairy]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: themetfairy wrote: 40! The magic number is actually 39. Nationals have 60 losses and the Mets have 64 wins.

Even better - yay!

[Lefty Specialist]

When the magic number gets below 40, things are starting to get real.......

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, the magic number has to be seen in the context of how many games remain. A magic number of 20 is great when there are 35 games remaining, but not so great when there are 22 games remaining.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, the magic number has to be seen in the context of how many games remain. A magic number of 20 is great when there are 35 games remaining, but not so great when there are 22 games remaining.

Nats still control their own destiny, when they don't is when it gets real.

[TransMonk]

Ceetar wrote: Nats still control their own destiny, when they don't is when it gets real.

Agreed.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, the magic number has to be seen in the context of how many games remain. A magic number of 20 is great when there are 35 games remaining, but not so great when there are 22 games remaining. Nats still control their own destiny, when they don't is when it gets real.

That's a wash. If the Nats control their own destiny, then so do the Mets. If both teams win all of their remaining games, the Mets finish ahead of the Nats. Of course, both teams can't possibly win all of the rest of their games unless all six remaining games between the Mets and Nats are canceled permanently. And even then, the Mets would still control their destiny in the division.

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ceetar wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, the magic number has to be seen in the context of how many games remain. A magic number of 20 is great when there are 35 games remaining, but not so great when there are 22 games remaining. Nats still control their own destiny, when they don't is when it gets real. That's a wash. If the Nats control their own destiny, then so do the Mets. If both teams win all of their remaining games, the Mets finish ahead of the Nats. Of course, both teams can't possibly win all of the rest of their games unless all six remaining games between the Mets and Nats are canceled permanently. And even then, the Mets would still control their destiny in the division.

Correct, it's a wash. When it's NOT a wash, is when it gets real. When it starts becoming no longer about just getting righted, but about hoping the Mets struggle.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The Brewers are my least favorite team in the national League, in part because of Braun, in part because they don't belong in the NL but mainly because they can't ever be counted on to do what you want them to do when you want them to do it.

Watch them lie down this weekend vs. the Gnats. Just watch!

[Edgy MD]

Brewers showing heart! Up 10�2.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Eff them. Watch them cough it up.

[Edgy MD]

10�3 is your final.

Kiss your local beermaker.

[Elster88]

I would but he's already pressed charges.

[Elster88]

If the Mets finish 20-21 the Nats have to go 25-16 to tie. If my math is right. Someone teased me about 2007 the other day. It was meant in fun but my stomach hurt the rest of the day.