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The race to watch...

At 7.5 up on the division on September 2, it's time we turn out heads to the other race to watch -- best record in the NL. I do realize that we can't count on anything yet, just look at the Mets the last couple of years. But I... just can't see us doing that. Hopefully I'm not jinxing anything.

But back to looking at the best record in the NL. The race is incredibly tight...

 

NATIONAL W L PCT GB
LA Dodgers 79 54 .594 -
Philadelphia 76 53 .589 1
St. Louis 78 55 .586 1

 

Note that the Phillies (.589) are ahead of the Cardinals (.586) on winning percentage, for now.

 

Remaining schedules:

 

LA Dodgers: 14 home, 15 away. Opponents current winning percentage is .457

Philadelphia Phillies: 16 home, 17 away. Opponents current winning percentage is .469

St. Louis Cardinals: 14 home, 15 away. Opponents current winning percentage is .490

 

Similar schedules. Dodgers have the easiest remaining. Of their 15 remaining away games, 9 are against either the Pirates, Nationals, or Padres.

Current playoff matchups would be (3) St. Louis at (1) LA Dodgers (Cardinals lead the season series 5-2) and (4) Colorado at (2) Philadelphia (Phillies lead the season series 4-2).

In other words... this last month of the season is vitally important, and it's no time to rest on our laurels. One game could be the difference between having the favorable home field throughout the NL playoffs, or having to travel to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers for the first game of the NLDS.

 

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Phillies LEAD in the loss column.

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by WholeCamels on Sep 2, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Here’s a random rules question regarding make up games.

Are games made up if they have impact on teams seeding in the playoffs – or only if it impacts who is in and who isn’t?

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Sep 2, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Not sure but i think it would also be made up if it impacted seeding.

by Ben16 on Sep 2, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

No they don't have tomplay them.

Last year Oakland and Texas didn’t have to play a makeup game because it was meaningless. I was sure of this but to be 100 percent I checked last years standings and it shows both teams only played 161 games.

by wrg885 on Sep 3, 2009 4:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes, but that game wouldn’t have impacted seeding.

by PhillyFriar on Sep 3, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

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