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9 games left. I feel like 6-3 is the minimum we have to do to get in (and that is assuming those 3 losses aren't to NY). Honestly, we probably need to go 7-2. 5-4 or worse and we are out.

Gotta sweep the Marlins first. No excuses here. They are fielding a AAA team.
 
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Olson now a .899 OPS and 143 RC in the second half which makes up 58 games. Rumors of his demise to the aids epidemic have been greatly exaggerated.
 
cajunrevenge said:
Olson now a .899 OPS and 143 RC in the second half which makes up 58 games. Rumors of his demise to the aids epidemic have been greatly exaggerated.
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Love how he's come on, but his craptastic 1st half is one of the main reasons we're in a dog fight for WC#3
 
Carp said:
9 games left. I feel like 6-3 is the minimum we have to do to get in (and that is assuming those 3 losses aren't to NY). Honestly, we probably need to go 7-2. 5-4 or worse and we are out.

Gotta sweep the Marlins first. No excuses here. They are fielding a AAA team.
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Agreed. Anything under 6-3 and its over. Snit better get his head out of his ass. We need some help from the Brewers and Phillies this weekend.
 
6-3 won't be enough in my opinion.. the Braves need to make up 2 games but have 2 teams to do that against at least... I am thinking 7-2 is the floor at this point.. 8-1 should be a lock.

If the Braves go 6-3 one of the two teams they are chasing would have to go 4-5 (assuming 9 games remaining) that is a tall task.
 
If the braves sweep this weekend, I think it's 60-70% chance they're tied for WC Monday morning. I definitely think Phillies or brewers will take 2/3 this weekend. Hopefully both.
 
A marlins sweep is pretty much a must. The Mutts and Royals won't be easy. If the dumb Royals would have just gone .500 in their last 4, they would be a lock for the post season by now. although they have Will Smith, so it is pretty much a lock they win it all.
 
It has to be 7-2. 6-3 won’t cut it. And the Braves suck against bad teams, so they probably won’t sweep the Marlins. The Mets are probably a slightly better team at this point and are playing with fire, so there’s a good chance they lose that series. Royals are about even and they will be in a fight for their playoff lives.

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I'm not overly optimistic. As I predicted back in June, the teams floundering below .500 at that point got hot in the second half and we continued to play .500 ball until this point - exactly .500 for the last 114 games. That's not going to get it done in any season. I applaud the Braves for not packing it in after Riley went down but it seems like a bridge too far at this point. We had to play better in May and June when we were at full strength (sans Strider).

The Braves averaged 3.7 runs/game in May and June with Acuna playing half of those games and otherwise a full lineup. 27-27. It wasn't dire, but with this lineup they should have been averaging a run per game more (or more) and at least going 32-22. Those five games would have us in.
 
The few games Snit has singlehandedly blown with poor tactical decisions every member of this board knew were wrong the moment they were made is the difference in the WC race right now.

When the roster had the talent to win 105 games it didn't really matter when Snit blew 2-3 wins. Now that the roster only has the talent to win 90 games those 2-3 blown games matter a great deal.
 
What is crazy is there are 7 teams that could legitimately win 90 games in the NL. That is unprecedented. I went back through the expansion era, and never has 7 teams won even 88 games or more in a full length season. The closest is 2004, when the Pads won 87 games as the 7th seed in the NL. The NL also has never even sported 6 teams that won 90 games.

So we would be a virtual lock for the playoffs in any other season in NL history with the same format as now. So just remember that before you go lighting your pitchfork torches.
 
Carp said:
What is crazy is there are 7 teams that could legitimately win 90 games in the NL. That is unprecedented. I went back through the expansion era, and never has 7 teams won even 88 games or more in a full length season. The closest is 2004, when the Pads won 87 games as the 7th seed in the NL. The NL also has never even sported 6 teams that won 90 games.

So we would be a virtual lock for the playoffs in any other season in NL history with the same format as now. So just remember that before you go lighting your pitchfork torches.
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Already burned through 4 of them, so I only have one left.. gotta pick the right time.
 
Enscheff said:
The few games Snit has singlehandedly blown with poor tactical decisions every member of this board knew were wrong the moment they were made is the difference in the WC race right now.

When the roster had the talent to win 105 games it didn't really matter when Snit blew 2-3 wins. Now that the roster only has the talent to win 90 games those 2-3 blown games matter a great deal.
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agree with everything here except I truly believe it is closer to 10 games that he clearly blew.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
6-3 won't be enough in my opinion.. the Braves need to make up 2 games but have 2 teams to do that against at least... I am thinking 7-2 is the floor at this point.. 8-1 should be a lock.

If the Braves go 6-3 one of the two teams they are chasing would have to go 4-5 (assuming 9 games remaining) that is a tall task.
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It's not when they play the Mets for 3 games. It's going to come down to that series.
 
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