Maybe Still a Glimmer…
With the Rockies and Giants losing last night, the Braves are in sole possession of second place in the Wild Card race, 3 1/2 games back with 10 games to play. The Rockies have 9 games to play. Here’s how the schedule shakes out:
Braves: 3 games at the National, 3 games vs. the Marlins, 4 games vs. the Nationals
Rockies: 3 games vs. the Cardinals, 3 games vs. the Brewers, 3 games at the Dodger
It’s still a loooong shot. But with 6 of the Rockies’ last nine against division leaders and 7 of the Braves’ last 10 against the Worst Team in Baseball, it just might get interesting.
Of course, we also have three games against a tough Marlins team that is lurking just a half game behind us. And it seems that every time we’ve fought back into the thick of the postseason hunt, we’ve immediately followed that by something self-defeating, like getting swept by the Reds at home.
Still, it’s nice that we’ll be playing meaningful games the last week of the season. At the beginning of the season, I thought I’d be happy if that was the case.
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