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  1. soccer10k
    90 wins would mean going 30-13, a 113 win pace 88 wins would mean going 28-15, a 106 win pace 86 wins would mean going 26-17, a 98 win pace While they do have 9 games against the Phillies left, they only have 3 against Atlanta. So unless they get really hot against everyone, they have to sweep Atlanta and go at least 6-3 against Philly and hope 86 wins takes the division. They needed 3 of 4 against Atlanta last week but could only get the split.
  2. soccer10k
    I bet Dusty is a big fan of the Braves' broadcast: [tweet] [/tweet]
  3. soccer10k
    How do you leave then? I would understand if they left after the single in the ninth made it 3-0. But if you're staying for the rest of the top half plus the start of the bottom half, how can you leave with the tying run at the plate?
  4. soccer10k
    BOTE BOTE BOTE!
  5. soccer10k
    Faster runner for the tying run.
  6. soccer10k
    It's Bote time.
  7. soccer10k
    We care about the Cardinals? Well if we lost tonight they’d be 4.5 back and they are one of the hottest teams in baseball. Deserves to be in the back of our minds at least even if it’s unlikely they continue to play like this If they stay hot over the next two weeks (Nats and Brewers at home followed by Dodgers and Rockies on the road), I’ll get worried.
  8. soccer10k
    So this was a decent throw. [tweet] [/tweet]
  9. soccer10k
    Funny that you used 2006 Red Sox. On Aug 11 they were 66-48 and 0.5 out of a playoff spot. They finished 86-76 and way out of the playoffs. To be fair on that last point, there wasn’t a second wild card then and it might only take 88 wins for the second wild card. On pace, right now the second wild cards are Milwaukee (90.5 wins) and Atlanta (89.5 wins). Each division has 3 decent teams that all have a lot of H2H games left so that’s unlikely to change much.
  10. soccer10k
    Have you been watching? He watches games solely to declare them over the first time something good happens for the team he wants to lose. Surprised he didn’t call “Ballgame” when the Brewers scored in the top of the first.
  11. soccer10k
    Suck it, Murphy.
  12. soccer10k
    Come on, Rizzo. Get the big hit
  13. soccer10k
    I always love on those plays that they expect the batter to essentially run in foul territory yet the base is in fair territory. Like they won’t let you run right to the bag.
  14. soccer10k
    Heyward!
  15. soccer10k
    I’m shocked Kyle gave up a run in the first.
  16. soccer10k
    Knebel’s ERA up to 4.79 now. Soria also got taken out mid batter which is never a good sign (didn’t see what, if anything, happened).
  17. soccer10k
    Knebel with another solid outing. Went walk, walk, walk (against 7-8-9) and infield single before getting yanked. Soria came in, got Hosmer to pop out and gave up a grand slam to Renfroe.
  18. soccer10k
    Duensing’s nickname is “Deuce” which is fitting since he always seems to give up two runs.
  19. soccer10k
    Wasn’t Soler known for hitting the ball really hard? I haven’t taken the time to compare the two as players/prospects so they might be completely different hitters, but I feel like I remember people thinking he’d figure it out in part because of his exit velo. Bote is also more than a complete zero in the field so he’s got some value there that Soler doesn’t.
  20. soccer10k
    Saw the other day that the Red Sox are the 5th team in the expansion ERA to win 79 of their first 113 games. Through today they're on pace for 114 wins. The most wins through 113 games was the 98 Yankees with 84. They were in the midst of a 9 game winning streak and ended up peaking at 89-29, which is a pace of 122 wins. For comparison's sake, last years Dodgers were *only* 84-34 at the same point and the Red Sox would have to win their next three to match that. The 01 Mariners were 85-33. I obviously knew the Yankees were really good that year since they won 114 but didn't realize how far ahead of the 116-win pace they were 3/4 into the season. I like most here, might have been paying more attention to something else going on in the NL that year.
  21. soccer10k
    I mean, going 97-102-92-94 (on pace) is pretty dominant. Last team to win 100+ in back to back years was the 04-05 Cards (though the Astros will probably do it this year, which is always the comparison). When they hired Theo we all wanted a Red Sox like run and while it took a couple years, that's what we're on right now. They won 90+ his first three years, then 86, then 90+ the next three, then 89 and 90. I do understand what you're saying though. Watching the Astros roll to another 100 win season after the season we had last year is a bit frustrating.
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    I want to do it again and again. Oh and again. As desperately? Obviously not. But I wouldn’t say it took any care out. It just got rid of the fear of never seeing it. oh yeah, i didnt necessarily mean the cubs even though its true to an extent. im talking like basketball and football etc ... nothing that ever happens in either of those sports could ever approach 2016 I've found I've enjoyed the wins just as much and while he losses still bug me, they don't bother me nearly as much (outside of blowing late leads or like when we got swept by the Cards earlier this year). But I was still stressed as hell during that Nats series last year nearly as much as I was the year before. It might have been the way we went down but the Dodger series wasn't as painful. Definitely not as much as the 2015 Mets series was. A tough 7 game loss like the Dodgers had in the World Series probably would have hurt though. But yeah, winning a second wouldn't be nearly as memorable as the first, especially since the first had so many playoff highlights and the 3-1 comeback.
  23. soccer10k
    Sorry for not going full doom-boner when my favorite team has the best record in their league. How much less freaking out would there be if the Cubs had lost one of the games in San Diego, won 3 of 4 against the Padres in Chicago and won 2 of 3 in KC? Of course, even knowing that, I'm still slightly annoyed we only went 4-3 in these 7 games.
  24. soccer10k
    It’s all up to Seal Boy.
  25. soccer10k
    W!
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