Problem: How to Overcome 8 Teams
and win the Selig Spot in the Post-Season.
Answer: Win more games than anyone else in the National League.
And thats just what the Braves are doing. 8 wins in the past 10 games. No other NL has done it. We've gained ground on EVERY SINGLE TEAM in the league. 8-3 for the month of July. No other NL can match it. Averaging 7 runs per game. Stunning. Hitsville. The Big Blue Machine.
Is it for real? Or just a false positive? We'll know very soon. After this series against the NL West leader, we move on to challenge the Central-leading Cardinals. If we can win that series too, then I'd say the rest of the league better wake up and pay attention. Am I nuts? Or do you think this is the Braves' big summer streak of dominating the game that we've come to expect?
Notes: How many saves were earned in the majors on Saturday?
Answer-Zero. The first time since September of 1978 that such a thing has occurred. All 30 teams were in action. Not a single save registered. Bizarre.
Chpper's extra-base hit steak ended. He now has merely a 15-game hit streak. Renteria and Francoeur's hit streaks ended. Giles didn't play, so his streak awaits his return.
**UPDATE** Chipper DID extend his EBH streak with a sixth inning double, so he's now just one away from Paul Waner's 79-year-old record. How cool is that?
Answer: Win more games than anyone else in the National League.
And thats just what the Braves are doing. 8 wins in the past 10 games. No other NL has done it. We've gained ground on EVERY SINGLE TEAM in the league. 8-3 for the month of July. No other NL can match it. Averaging 7 runs per game. Stunning. Hitsville. The Big Blue Machine.
Is it for real? Or just a false positive? We'll know very soon. After this series against the NL West leader, we move on to challenge the Central-leading Cardinals. If we can win that series too, then I'd say the rest of the league better wake up and pay attention. Am I nuts? Or do you think this is the Braves' big summer streak of dominating the game that we've come to expect?
Notes: How many saves were earned in the majors on Saturday?
Answer-Zero. The first time since September of 1978 that such a thing has occurred. All 30 teams were in action. Not a single save registered. Bizarre.
Chpper's extra-base hit steak ended. He now has merely a 15-game hit streak. Renteria and Francoeur's hit streaks ended. Giles didn't play, so his streak awaits his return.
**UPDATE** Chipper DID extend his EBH streak with a sixth inning double, so he's now just one away from Paul Waner's 79-year-old record. How cool is that?
posted by A Brett | 9:26 AM
2 Comments:
Interesting that most of the ink spilled about the Braves playoff chances focuses on the wildcard chase, because it seems clear to me that winning the division has a significantly greater chance of happening. Even though the deficit is twice as large, there’s a better chance of outplaying one team by a lot (and staying ahead of Philly and Fla) than seven teams by various amounts (and staying ahead of those same two teams). And really, you have to include St. Louis and the Padres in the wild card mix, because it’s not as though they’ve locked up their respective divisions.
The BPro folks have a way of determining playoff chances if you’re into that sort of thing — Pythagoras is surely involved. I’m not going to delve into probability theory, but I’ve read enough and seen enough to believe that the main focus should be on the Mets.
How did I miss that double. Great news though.
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