(09-04-2019 11:04 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 10:52 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 09:59 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 09:53 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  Hey all, i'm back again. Sorry, it's been crazy at work. It's funny, i've noticed that the less i use my computer at home (with phones making my laptop mostly obsolete), the less i post. But I'd like to keep up with all the great baseball convos we have here. Figured today was a good day to make a comeback after last night's craziness. Pour some out for the Mets who got their collective spirit broken by the Nats. At this point I think you can pretty much stick a fork in them. Stever often talks about how a big win or a big loss can be a game changer, and I think this is the kind of loss that could do that to the Mets. I'm just shocked at how bad Diaz has been. He went from a top 3 closer to bottom 3. It's pretty jarring and shows how fungible relief pitching can be.

that's interesting what you say about the after impacts of last night(which I do like you mention say all the time). If the Nats go on a 2 week run here- it's a game changer for the NL East- as in those 2 weeks- Nats get 7 with the Braves. Nats still only 6.5 back of the Braves(and only 5 in the loss column). Nats go 5-2 they could get real close real fast. It's interesting in that both the Nats/Braves due to cool down here(Braves 14-2 Nats 12-4 last 16 games).

Honestly, i didn't think it was much of an important win for the Nats. They're still 6.5 back and the Braves have matched them step for step over the last couple months. At this point it's likely the Nats will be the 1st WC. I suppose 7.5 back would seem like a big difference, but 6.5 is a lot with only 22 games left (25 for the Nats). If the Braves go 3-4 vs the Nats and 9-6 otherwise, the Nats would have to go 20-5. Not impossible, but boy is that difficult.

If the Braves go 2-5 vs the Nats- they would be at 88-59. Nats would be at 83-61. Only 2 games back in the loss column. Nats with 3 extra games here- win all 3 and 2 game difference. I wouldn't say it's likely, but then again, it's hardly impossible.

Your team just scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Certainly nothing is impossible.