Nationals @ Phillies, Game 1

[CurlyW4lyfe]

Oh man. Now I have to watch Braves fans gloat about playoffs on FB. Lose 

[spidernat]

Just the first of many for them.

The Nats made a mistake not celebrating their playoff birth. May have been their last chance.

So we win the division?

[RobDibblesGhost]

Atlanta pulled victory from the jaws of defeat tonight (and Marvin Hudson was umpiring in that game).  I'm getting quite a bit more worried the more I think about it.  But we're still in a good position:

If we go 5-3 or better, we win the division
If we go 4-4, Braves need to go 8-0 to force a tie
If we go 3-5, Braves need to go 7-1 to force a tie or 8-0 to win
If we go 2-6, Braves need to go 6-2 to force a tie or 7-1 to win
If we go 1-7, Braves need to go 5-3 to force a tie or 6-2 to win

[sportsfan882]

So we win the division?

No clue. Looks about 50/50 to me. We win 3-4 games tops the rest of the way. That means Atlants needs to lose twice.

[spidernat]

I'll bet on Atlanta losing 2 or fewer games for the rest of the reg season.  Avi bet for the offseason

I'll take this bet but I'd rather wager posting privileges for the postseason.

[CALSGR8]

Our schedule is soooo unfair!

[spidernat]

  We should be allowed to play little league teams in order to cruise into the playoffs.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

I actually like this.  I hate Fatlanta with such a passion, the closer they get before they fail, the better. 

Oh man. Now I have to watch Braves fans gloat about playoffs on FB. Lose 

[CALSGR8]

  We should be allowed to play little league teams in order to cruise into the playoffs.

No but we shouldn't have to play a division Rival 9x in one month with the WS champion in between.  Meanwhile.other NL east play, thee braves ply rivals 6x at most.

[imref]

Atlanta pulled victory from the jaws of defeat tonight (and Marvin Hudson was umpiring in that game).  I'm getting quite a bit more worried the more I think about it.  But we're still in a good position:

If we go 5-3 or better, we win the division
If we go 4-4, Braves need to go 8-0 to force a tie
If we go 3-5, Braves need to go 7-1 to force a tie or 8-0 to win
If we go 2-6, Braves need to go 6-2 to force a tie or 7-1 to win
If we go 1-7, Braves need to go 5-3 to force a tie or 6-2 to win

thank you.   sanity check

[TylerDC]

I went to the game.. pretty miserable experience. Lack of Nats fans surprised me.

[OldChelsea]

THIS DAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS: Sunday 25th September 2005 saw the Mets sweep the RFK series with a 6-5 win, eliminating the Nats from the playoffs...record now 78-78...http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250925120.

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Whole lotta underachievin' goin' on by the present-day line-up....

[welch]

Just win today. Fillies won;t give up, so Nats have to beat them down.