attgig wrote: well, the 03 mariners were in first place on august 26 so, it was close to a month of playing behind. crazy that their playoff percentage would be that high in august though. Their biggest lead was 8 games--in June! They did lose 8 out of 9 in August that moved them from 4 up to 2 down in the division. Either way, that can't nearly be as devastating as what happened last night (or in '07, '95).