Parity in the NL East

NadoBrave · June 16th, 2007, 06:12 PM

Was just cruising the standings breakdown on Sportsline and

no one is more than + 1 game above or below .500 in intradivisional play! Its still anyone's division. Who'da thunk that!

jecqua · June 16th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Especially after our painful two to three weeks!

Snowman · June 16th, 2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NadoBrave

Its still anyone's division, unless they're in Washington. Who'da thunk that!

Fixed that for ya.

diceman · June 16th, 2007, 10:16 PM

Not just the East but the whole NL. No team is dominant. The WS is ours for the taking, folks!

jpx7 · June 17th, 2007, 12:27 AM

Ours for the taking if we can exert even a little more dominance than the rest of the teams (or most of the rest of them).

Right now, we need to leapfrog the Mets and/or keep the Phillies at bay — all the while hoping that one team and one team only separates itself from the NL West pack with any distinction.

But, at the very least, we can assume with a relative amount of safety that the NL Central will not be contributing two teams to the NL postseason.

Snowman · June 17th, 2007, 12:56 AM

I think both the D'backs and Padres will be there all year out west, so I'm certainly keeping my eye on the division.

diceman · June 17th, 2007, 06:14 AM

Yeah, I know, jpx7. I was kind of half serious, half kidding when I said that. There are times when I'm quite sure we couldn't win the College WS and there are other times I see the rest of the league playing very average and I think, we could get on a tear and leave everyone else in the dust.

NadoBrave · June 18th, 2007, 12:00 PM

Another factor is da Muts have a couple of Division (WAS & PHI) makeup games to play & that won't happen until we get back to Divisional play. That is going to further tax their pitching.

June 16th, 2007, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	Parity in the NL East Was just cruising the standings breakdown on Sportsline and no one is more than + 1 game above or below .500 in intradivisional play! Its still anyone's division. Who'da thunk that! __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

June 16th, 2007, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	Not just the East but the whole NL. No team is dominant. The WS is ours for the taking, folks! __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

June 17th, 2007, 12:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	I think both the D'backs and Padres will be there all year out west, so I'm certainly keeping my eye on the division. __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

June 17th, 2007, 06:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	Yeah, I know, jpx7. I was kind of half serious, half kidding when I said that. There are times when I'm quite sure we couldn't win the College WS and there are other times I see the rest of the league playing very average and I think, we could get on a tear and leave everyone else in the dust. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

June 18th, 2007, 12:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	Another factor is da Muts have a couple of Division (WAS & PHI) makeup games to play & that won't happen until we get back to Divisional play. That is going to further tax their pitching. __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

June 16th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
jecqua Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 654	Especially after our painful two to three weeks!

June 17th, 2007, 12:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
jpx7 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 568	Ours for the taking if we can exert even a little more dominance than the rest of the teams (or most of the rest of them). Right now, we need to leapfrog the Mets and/or keep the Phillies at bay — all the while hoping that one team and one team only separates itself from the NL West pack with any distinction. But, at the very least, we can assume with a relative amount of safety that the NL Central will not be contributing two teams to the NL postseason.