C'mon Nationals

[novasurf]

get me a "W" in Philly today. Help a bruddah out....LOL.

Here's the convoluted scenarios that may emerge in the NL for the available playoff spots. What a mess.

If there's a four-way tie among the Mets, Phillies, Rockies and Pads:

• The Mets and Phillies would play in Philly on Monday to crown the East champ.
• The loser would then enter a three-game mini-tournament for which the Rockies, based on head-to-head records during the regular season, would have the option of trying to win at home and then on the road or just once on the road to advance.
• If the Rockies choose to stay home, their opponent would be determined by the wishes of the team with the second-best combined head-to-head record; it'd be the Phillies if they're involved, but the Padres if the Mets drop into the three-way. That team could choose to play at the Rockies on Tuesday, but it's more likely that it would opt for a single game and travel to play the winner of Tuesday's game on Wednesday.
• If the Rockies opt for the one road game, Tuesday's game would feature New York at San Diego, or San Diego at Philly, with the winner hosting Colorado on Wednesday.

If there's a three-way tie among the Padres, Mets and Phillies: This scenario is possible only if the Padres and Rockies both lose Sunday and the Phillies and Mets both win.
• The Mets and Phillies would play in Philly on Monday to crown the East champ.
• Monday's losing team would play Tuesday to decide the Wild Card. The Padres would either host the Phils, or travel to New York.
There also remains the possibility that there will be a pair of two-way ties needing to be broken, and they will be created only if the Rockies win Sunday and the Padres lose, while the Mets and Phillies both lose to end their Wild Card bids.

If the Mets and Phillies end up tied in the NL East: You already know this one; they'll play one game in Philly on Monday to crown the champ. And if you're wondering why the Phillies don't just get the division title based on their season-series victory over the Mets, it's because head-to-head tie-breakers are used only when both teams already have a playoff spot secured, and they simply determine seeding. Any regular-season tie that would send the loser home for the year has to be broken on the field.

If the Padres and Rockies finish in a tie for the Wild Card: A one-game playoff will be played Monday at Colorado.

Admit it: If your favorite team is already out of it, you're pulling for the four-way tie.

[Bigwaved]

I am pleased with my team's effort this year. I am hoping that they can start pulling together a team that can make the playoffs with the increases revenue from the new stadium. It has been a very long time since the Expos...er, Nationals have attempted to be more than a farm team for the MLB.

[SteveDMatt]

This has to be the wildest playoff scenerio in MLB for some time.

Ohh, the Nat's lose today and Philly will win the division today or tomorrow.

[yourchoice]

Strange, I'm hoping for the exact opposite! GO FISH!

Hoping the Mets can choke just one more time to finish off the collapse!

[pnoon]

This would not be so f$%^kin complicated if the Padres had won yesterday. They gave up the tying run in the bottom of the 9th and lost in the 11th.

Had the Padres won yesterday or win today, they are guaranteed at least the Wild Card.

You also forgot another scenario. If the Padres win and the Rockies win (Dbacks lose), The Padres and Dbacks would be tied for the NL West Crown. A playoff I believe, with the winner taking the crown and the loser being the WC.


Go Padres. (And Go Rockies.)

[yourchoice]

Originally Posted by pnoon

This would not be so f$%^kin complicated if the Padres had won yesterday. They gave up the tying run in the bottom of the 9th and lost in the 11th.

Had the Padres won yesterday or win today, they are guaranteed at least the Wild Card.

You also forgot another scenario. If the Padres win and the Rockies win (Dbacks lose), The Padres and Dbacks would be tied for the NL West Crown. A playoff I believe, with the winner taking the crown and the loser being the WC.


Go Padres. (And Go Rockies.)

Actually, I'm pretty sure the Dbacks already clinched the division. If they are tied and both are in the playoffs, they don't have a one game playoff, they resolve it a different way (head to head record I believe).