For the rest of the season we'll keep a daily tally of the Atlanta Braves chances of making the post season, along with daily commentary. Also consider this a daily open thread for general chatting.
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | Magic Num | Playoff Odds |
| Phillies | 81 | 60 | .574 | - | W3 | 22 | 79.3% |
| Braves | 80 | 60 | .571 | 0.5 | W1 | 23 | 86.2% |
Finally a win! And since we're no longer leading the division, but leading the Wild Card, we picked up a game in those consolation standing to move two games ahead of San Francisco. I've gotta say that the team that scares me the most in a Wild Card race is the Rockies. They seem to have this ability to win a lot of games fast, and they're charging up the standings while beating up on another first place team (Cincinnati).
Home to face the Cardinals, and hopefully some more consistent winning. Philadelphia will be at New York on Friday, so if the Braves win tonight they can actually tie Philly for the division lead.
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Congrats to jdmarine for winning the $50 Sports Authority gift card for being the closest to guess the Braves playoff odds yesterday. Same game for today, and the FINAL $50 gift card; in the comments of this post guess tomorrow's Braves playoff odds to the fifth decimal. If you need further explanation, visit the original post here, and don't forget to make sure and sign up for State Farm's Go To Bat.
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87.05897
vooodooo - September 9, 2010
87.0619
StottsEra - September 9, 2010
87.06190
StottsEra - September 9, 2010
87.10037
sddbaker - September 9, 2010
87.07234
nuftjedi - September 9, 2010
87.31211
Bravesnpcola - September 9, 2010 via mobile
Who hold the tiebreaker now?
king of games - September 9, 2010
Rockies
Generally win at home, but are a different team away. Lets see if their streak lasts when they hit the road.
Andy Braves Fan - September 9, 2010
So they are a poor mans braves, is what your saying?
oVecKid - September 9, 2010
88.88888
Jman781 - September 9, 2010
84.87355
ThePetis - September 9, 2010
87.87722
fizzbot - September 9, 2010 via mobile
88.62354
garlick - September 9, 2010
Can we put up a wild card tracker too?
TradeAndruw - September 9, 2010
I suppose… I really want the division though.
gondeee - September 9, 2010
Nice...
I applaud your reluctance. I say screw the WC.* NL East or bust!
*Unless we lose the NL East race, then I want the WC badly.
Jman781 - September 9, 2010
Just bought my tickets...
for NLDS @ The Ted!!!!!!!!
sddbaker - September 9, 2010
Same
:high five:
Andy FF - September 9, 2010
if they dont make the playoffs
do u just lose the money??
ATLBRVS_19 - September 9, 2010
Nope
You get refunded
kauf67 - September 9, 2010
88.01234
telemakhos - September 9, 2010
88.30001
bighop - September 9, 2010
85.123
kauf67 - September 9, 2010
87.94321
elucas91 - September 9, 2010
89.035
dragonhawk26 - September 9, 2010
88.90001
TCfromDubVee - September 9, 2010
87.43827
atl14yearsschaffer - September 9, 2010
Maybe the Phillies will phail against another mediocre team (see: 4-game sweep by Astros), though hopefully the Braves won’t be failing at the same time.
Ivan the Great - September 9, 2010
Also, the last time the Cardinals won back-to-back series was in the first two series after the All-Star break, where they took 7 of 8 from the Dodgers and Phillies.
Yeeeeesh.
Ivan the Great - September 9, 2010
85.6894
palioc33 - September 9, 2010
88.34289
ryantex - September 9, 2010
85.24876
joshmaurer - September 9, 2010
87.2447
iamthesgt - September 9, 2010
89.54386
Cayla - September 9, 2010
89.54300
nagyMatt - September 9, 2010
I think this may actually be the msot important series of the year
Split or better, will likely be in the postseason without collapse
Lose, it’s gonna get worrying.
87.0000
Broccoman - September 9, 2010
89.88888
jbeachbum24 - September 9, 2010
86.11211
AaronR - September 9, 2010
I want the DIVISION!!!!
We do well against good pitchers… watch out Wainwright, the Braves are angry!
SuperHeyward - September 9, 2010
87.99587
Alzheimer’s Association
knarf - September 9, 2010
88.47982
Tim Goad - September 9, 2010
86.53982
dmortone - September 9, 2010
Council for Economic Education
dmortone - September 9, 2010
87.65432
leedawg - September 9, 2010
88.15966
BrianJx - September 9, 2010
87.89552
king of games - September 9, 2010
89.90045
Let’s go Bravos!
bACEballstud - September 9, 2010 via mobile
88.01024
St. Jude’s
carpengui - September 9, 2010
88.76
Good things.
parish - September 9, 2010
Naturally the 5th decimal would be
88.76000
parish - September 9, 2010
88.13752
hailtogeorgia - September 9, 2010
88.83115
NCChopper - September 9, 2010
90.34252
cavebird - September 9, 2010
87.54789
Rhyno18 - September 9, 2010
88.16534
Also, and this may be a dumb request, but can you add a “games remaining” cell to your table above? I know you can just add the games up and subtract from 162, but it would save me the trouble.
JDMaker1 - September 9, 2010
85.89765
How do the playoff odds make any sense? The Phillies have a better record and have a worse chance of making the postseason?
Doghnut - September 9, 2010
It's because of strength of schedule...
After all, they have to play the Atlanta Braves six more times this season, while we play the measly Phillies six times.
-C
cthabeerman - September 9, 2010
86.95363
abraves - September 9, 2010
88.34551
Anthony Pace - September 9, 2010
87.354621
LEastCoastBears - September 9, 2010
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