Playoff Picture as of 9/12

[zitothebrave]

Looking at both leagues right now.

Both with a 10 game lead and not long left in the season the Orioles and Angels have their respective divisions all but officially wrapped up. 4.5 games up on Baltimore ANaheim seems like the lock for the 1 seed as well but that's less of a given then then division victories. The Central Victor is 6 games back of hte oroles so they're almost certainly going to Baltimore. For the Central KC is a half game up on Detroit in the L column. In the AL Wild Card, Oakland is the current leader, Detroit the current number 2 (tied in the L column with Seattle but with a game up in the W) Cleveland, Toronto, and Yankees are 3.5, 3.5 and 4.0 games back respectively. So mostly settled right now.

In the NL Nationals effectively have the division wrapped up with an 8.5 game lead, the other 2 divisions are more interesting St. Louis is only 2.5 up on Pitt and 4 up on Milwaukee, LA only 2 games up on the Giants, in the Wild Card picture, San Fran is seemlingly comfortably in, 4 games up on PItt who's 1.5 up on Milwaukee (2 in loss column) and 2 up on us (2 in loss column) Miami is a dark horse WC candidate but not too likely. Braves best shot of getting in is that Pitt, St. Louis and Milwaukee ruin their win totals with their interdivision games and we do well enough. Have to win this series in Texas. Shoudl sweep it if we really want to make a statement, leaving Texas with 78 wins should at the very least gain us a game in the WC hunt.

[NinersSBChamps]

We also play Pittsburgh second to last series of the year. I still expect things to be unsettled heading into that series. At this point it's like nobody wants that second wild card spot. Three teams battling for one spot and neither one is really asserting themselves. That bodes well for the Braves though. If one team can get on some sort of roll they could pull away. Something like a 7 out of 10 to put some distance between teams will go along ways.

[Dalyn]

The series against the Pirates is going to be huge!

[bravesnumberone]

We're not winning anything if we can't beat the Rangers, Mets and Phillies. We should honestly go 7-2 in those games. And then 4-3 or 5-2 against the Nats and Pirates. That would be 86-87 wins.

[cajunrevenge]

Really need to sweep the Rangers. Worst team in the majors in mid September should be an easy win for a contender.

[USMA76]

Really need to sweep the Rangers. Worst team in the majors in mid September should be an easy win for a contender.

That's what "a contender" would do. Not sure what the Braves are going to do, however.

[weso1]

I feel like we can still do this thing. You get in and you never know. Just get one player red hot on offense and they can carry you. Schedule isn't so bad from here on out.

[cajunrevenge]

That's what "a contender" would do. Not sure what the Braves are going to do, however.

We are only contenders because Bud added another playoff spot. So the bar for being a contender was lowered.

[jcc03004]

I feel like we can still do this thing. You get in and you never know. Just get one player red hot on offense and they can carry you. Schedule isn't so bad from here on out.

That's a joke right ?

[Dalyn]

Playoff picture? Here it is -

[NinersSBChamps]

[weso1]

That's a joke right ?

It wasn't at the time. But I was on a balcony staring at the ocean sipping a booze drink, so I was in a good mood.

[bravesnumberone]

If the scores hold, we won't lose any ground. So there's that.

[depley]

This says it all