time to be sellers

[RynoRules]

Wow. The Nats schedule is just brutal.

[NCCubFan]

Don't care what the standings say. The Nats are crashing and burning. The Cubs don't need to chase them. They just need to step aside so they don't get hit on the head as Washington free falls down the standings. Houston and the Cubs will decide the wild card. They're in better shape than NY, Philly and Florida.

As long as they're ahead of the Cubs in the standings the Cubs are chasing them. Just because they're slumping now doesn't necessarily mean they can't right themselves and go on another hot streak. The Cubs themselves are proof of that; they've had a couple of bad stretches this year and managed to rebound.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Don't care what the standings say. The Nats are crashing and burning. The Cubs don't need to chase them. They just need to step aside so they don't get hit on the head as Washington free falls down the standings. Houston and the Cubs will decide the wild card. They're in better shape than NY, Philly and Florida.

As long as they're ahead of the Cubs in the standings the Cubs are chasing them. Just because they're slumping now doesn't necessarily mean they can't right themselves and go on another hot streak. The Cubs themselves are proof of that; they've had a couple of bad stretches this year and managed to rebound.

 

Washington's done. I'll stand by that.

[imb]

The Cubs arenn't "chasing" anyone. I hate that term in sports. What we do has no effect on what the Nationals or the Braves, or the Phillies are doing, as long as we aren't playing them. We're "chasing" the Giants for the next two days, and then after that we're "chasing" someone else.

[SouthSideRyan]

Don't care what the standings say. The Nats are crashing and burning. The Cubs don't need to chase them. They just need to step aside so they don't get hit on the head as Washington free falls down the standings. Houston and the Cubs will decide the wild card. They're in better shape than NY, Philly and Florida.

As long as they're ahead of the Cubs in the standings the Cubs are chasing them. Just because they're slumping now doesn't necessarily mean they can't right themselves and go on another hot streak. The Cubs themselves are proof of that; they've had a couple of bad stretches this year and managed to rebound.

 

I whole-heartedly disagree. I fully expect the Nats to finish under .500.

 

We're 1 game back.

[Rooster]

Anyone got a report on the strength of schedule for the other Wild Card contenders?

 

PLAYOFF RACE 07/24/05
                          Games Remaining - (Contenders)     | TOTAL V.  TOTAL V.                     
Div. Leaders   W-L  GB-WC  ATL CHI FLA HOU NY PHL SD STL WAS  | CONTEND   NON-CONTEND
St. Louis     62-36         3  11   7   8   3   0  3   X   3  |    38        26
Atlanta       55-44   -     X   3   6   0   6  11  3   3  11  |    43        20
San Diego     50-49         3   0   3   3   3   3  X   3   6  |    24        40
                                                             |
Wildcard Race                                                 |
Washington    55-44        11   0  10   3   9  10  6   3   X  |    52        11
Philadelphia  52-47  3.0   11   3   6   6   9   X  3   0  10  |    48        15
Houston       51-47  3.5    0  10   3   X   4   6  3   8   3  |    37        27 
New York      51-47  3.5    6   3   6   4   X   9  3   3   9  |    42        22
Florida       49-47  4.5    6   3   X   3   6   6  3   7  10  |    44        22
Chicago       50-48  4.5    3   X   3  10   3   3  0  11   0  |    33        31 
______________________________________________________________|
Totals                     43  33  44  37  43  48 24  38  52  |                 

 

Thanks, a lot.

 

I'd say that looks like a very favorable schedule for us.

 

And, where did you get that? So, I can look it up for myself in the future.