I am from miss, so perhaps this is the problem lol. My reasoning is I don't want the nats gaining ground right now. Right now they are 5 games out of first and 4.5 out of 2nd. Right now they 4.5 out of WC, but 4 teams ahead of them. The more teams they have to catch, the harder it is on them. We can pass philly just be winning the rainout games. We also play them 7 more times. Plenty of time and opportunity to catch philly. The nats need to start making up ground. If they can't make up ground on either team in the east, I think frustration could set in or that clubhouse just blows up. My whole premise though is that we're better than philly and will pass them... just a matter of time