(08-24-2018 09:26 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(08-24-2018 09:08 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  ...As for Nats, ESPN currently projects just an 8% chance at playoffs (edit--after tonight's finals, now reduced to just a 6% chance.). Not dead yet, but not looking very promising: 7 games back now for 2nd Wild card spot. Wow, Cardinals now in first WC spot, and pressing Cubs for Central title to boot. Nasty Redbirds never stay down much.

Not dead yet? Dude they got shut out by Vargas. He's been one of the worst pitchers in all of baseball. How much more evidence do we need that they've given up and Martinez has lost the team? They haven't scored a run since Wednesday. For years they had a pretty nice window, as the division ranged from OK to terrible. But now the Phillies and Braves are good and the Mets next year should sport a rotation of Degrom, Syndergaard, wheeler and Matz. Talk about wasting some golden opportunities.

I'm trying to be a bit charitable to stever, since he and you mostly have carried these threads over the years. (not sure why we don't get a few more baseball posters here, but it is what it is.. I think you guys do a pretty good job on these threads.)

Looks like most of the usual suspects' teams are just about done, the Dodgers being the thread's last hope. But how about posting a bit more about the other teams: A's, Mariners, Cubs, D-backs (for jon) and, yeah, help me out with Braves/Phillies analysis a bit more since deep SABRmetrical analysis is not as much my forte, but you guys rock on it!

BTW, stupid Yanks hit two homers in the 10th, scoring 3 runs (O's could only manage 1 run in the B10th) to win tonight 7-5. My fear is that when everything resets in playoffs, the Yanks will come to life and Sox will falter, but I hope not. #AnyoneinALbutYanks.

Edit: oh yeah, Metsz: that is just a (mostly) cursed organization. Helps balance out the Yanks karma, I am told.