We are in trouble; how do we root?

[Lefty]

Two quick rules. If the Wild Card and best record come out of the same division, the playoff matchups are the same. And if there is a division tie, there is no playoff if with the tied record is good enough for the Wild Card.

 

There is an increasing liklihood that the Padres will have nothing to play for in Milwaukee next week. Considering we went 3-5 versus the Padres, that kinda stinks.

 

We need Arizona to win, the Padres to lose. The Mets to lose and the Phillies to win. That makes the Padres strictly Wild Card contenders and bunches them up with the NL East also ran, whoever that is.

 

But if Arizona opens up a little lead and the Padres stay up in the Wild Card, then the D'Backs will probably have home field and locking the Padres up against the NL East winner. At that point the Padres will have no incentive either. In such a close race the difference between the San Diego Padres and the Portland Beavers over four games is huge. Do any Bear fans out there remember the 1991 season finale as the Buffalo Bills second string lost to the Lions? I am getting that feeling.

[BigSlick]

Two quick rules. If the Wild Card and best record come out of the same division, the playoff matchups are the same. And if there is a division tie, there is no playoff if with the tied record is good enough for the Wild Card.

 

There is an increasing liklihood that the Padres will have nothing to play for in Milwaukee next week. Considering we went 3-5 versus the Padres, that kinda stinks.

 

We need Arizona to win, the Padres to lose. The Mets to lose and the Phillies to win. That makes the Padres strictly Wild Card contenders and bunches them up with the NL East also ran, whoever that is.

 

But if Arizona opens up a little lead and the Padres stay up in the Wild Card, then the D'Backs will probably have home field and locking the Padres up against the NL East winner. At that point the Padres will have no incentive either. In such a close race the difference between the San Diego Padres and the Portland Beavers over four games is huge. Do any Bear fans out there remember the 1991 season finale as the Buffalo Bills second string lost to the Lions? I am getting that feeling.

 

Its not gonna matter much if the Brew Crew drops 3 of 4 or something to the Braves and we open up a multiple game lead.

[Lefty]

...if the Brew Crew drops 3 of 4 or something to the Braves and we open up a multiple game lead.

 

If I had wheels I'd have been a bus.

[Mizzou]

The pitching matchups in the Milwaukee-Atlanta series in tomorrow and Saturday's games really favor the Braves. I don't know who is starting for either team on Sunday, but with the Braves leading right now, they could easily win the first three games of the series.

 

We could very feasibly be 3.5 games up when playoff tickets go on sale Sunday morning.

[Outshined_One]

...if the Brew Crew drops 3 of 4 or something to the Braves and we open up a multiple game lead.

 

If I had wheels I'd have been a bus.

 

I'd have been a Porsche 911 Turbo.

[weatherdood]

They sure would have something to play for...home field! Heading into today...AZ, SD, and NY are all tied in the loss column. Should this be a race to the finish between SD and AZ, with one getting the WC and the other winning the Division...SD would be going balls to the wall to win the division...knowing quite possibly that they could end up with home field through the NL playoffs!

[Soul]

Yeah nobody wants to give up the division if it's in reach. The home field advantage means something.

[Rob]

...if the Brew Crew drops 3 of 4 or something to the Braves and we open up a multiple game lead.

 

If I had wheels I'd have been a bus.

 

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

[Yeti]

if i didnt drink i wouldnt be a drunk...

 

that said. i think atlanta is gonna do us a favor, not sure we'll take advantage but....

[Omar]

if i didnt drink i wouldnt be a drunk...

 

that said. i think atlanta is gonna do us a favor, not sure we'll take advantage but....

 

Yeti made a baseball/non-rant/social post? This calls for a celebration. \:D/

[MikeyLikesCubbies]

There is an increasing liklihood that the Padres will have nothing to play for in Milwaukee next week. Considering we went 3-5 versus the Padres, that kinda stinks.

 

The Rockies have been on fire for a while and they've got a three game with the Padres starting today, so maybe they can knock them down a few games and keep it tight.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I suppose we could root for the Cubs to get the job done themselves. I dont care how good the Pirates, Marlins, and Reds are doing wih the spoiler ball role or who they put on the mound, they're the same scrub teams that spent the majority of the season burying themselves toward the bottom of the standings, and if we cant beat them, and the Brewers can beat 2 great teams in The Braves and Pads, well they deserve to win it.

 

However, if we must scoreboard watch, take into consideration that the Brewers are 4-11 against non NL Central teams since August.