Wasn't it 7 games left? It was 1.5 with 9 games left. We lost the last 2 to the Mets, 3/4 to the Reds and the first 2 to the Braves. We also had a 1 game lead with as little as 6 games left. The reason it was such a huge collapse is because we were playing bad teams like the Mets and Reds (at home) and the Braves, who already had a playoff spot locked up. We assumed that the Cubs would just steamroll those guys with our clearly talented team. One thing that certainly sucked is that the Braves had it out for us for beating them in the NLDS last year and took pleasure in knocking us out. What we also didn't count on is the Astros, who were 2.5 games behind us with 9 to play would win out and make the playoffs. That is why this current situation worries me. Anyways, yesterday was 03 talk, today 04. Gonna stop before the bad vibes move in.