How many wins takes the wild card??

[CubfaninCA]

I'd be surprised if it's 90 or over. This looks like a year of parity. Florida's quite talented, but can't seem to get going and just had a few recent injuries. Houston's top 3 starters are great, but their 4 and 5 suk and their hitting is not good. Washington will be under .500 soon, and Philly and NY are spinning their wheels as well. The Cubs still have a shot.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I think it will be at least 90, and it will likely be 92-93.

[TB_11]

Right now it would go to Houston, who at its current pace is projected to reach 87-88 wins. IMHO, whoever takes it among the six teams currently within 5 games of Houston will be the team that catches a hot streak and rides it to 90+ wins.

 

Sadly, we are not one of the teams currently within 5 games of Houston.

[Garwilly]

Right now it would go to Houston, who at its current pace is projected to reach 87-88 wins. IMHO, whoever takes it among the six teams currently within 5 games of Houston will be the team that catches a hot streak and rides it to 90+ wins.

 

Sadly, we are not one of the teams currently within 5 games of Houston.

 

You arbitrarily place a mark of 5 games, and we are 5.5. Then dismiss are chances based on that?

 

:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

Not saying there arent other reasons to dismiss, but being 5.5 back and not 5 back is far from one of them.

[TB_11]

Right now it would go to Houston, who at its current pace is projected to reach 87-88 wins. IMHO, whoever takes it among the six teams currently within 5 games of Houston will be the team that catches a hot streak and rides it to 90+ wins.

 

Sadly, we are not one of the teams currently within 5 games of Houston.

 

You arbitrarily place a mark of 5 games, and we are 5.5. Then dismiss are chances based on that?

 

:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

Not saying there arent other reasons to dismiss, but being 5.5 back and not 5 back is far from one of them.

 

Us being out 5.5 games isn't my primary reason for dismissing our chances this season - the others are numerous. Milwaukee is only a half game ahead of us, but I think they'd would be more likely to catch the hot streak over us.

[CubmanPi]

How many wins takes the wild card? I figure it will be at least 5 or 6 more games than the Cubs can muster.

[sethuel1]

Right now it would go to Houston, who at its current pace is projected to reach 87-88 wins. IMHO, whoever takes it among the six teams currently within 5 games of Houston will be the team that catches a hot streak and rides it to 90+ wins.

 

Sadly, we are not one of the teams currently within 5 games of Houston.

 

On the whole season they're on pace to get 87-88, but if you throw out the first month or so they're on pace to do better than that.

 

I say 91-92.