Any Hope for the Nats This Season?

[Anonymous]

Sigh.

I can't believe I'm actually depressed about this.

Does anyone think there could still be the slightest hope for a chance at the play-offs?

[Anonymous]

No, we are 11 games behind btaves. No chance

[Anonymous]

no. nats are crap and dc is a shit baseball town.

not to mention bryce harper will leave when he hits free agency at age 26.

[Anonymous]

I thought we were 14.5 games behind the Braves?

Anyway, the answer is no...no hope.

[Anonymous]

Next year Davey will be gone. We'll sign some bats. We'll dump at least half of our relief pitchers. They'll get better but this year is over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no. nats are crap and dc is a shit baseball town.

not to mention bryce harper will leave when he hits free agency at age 26.

Fortunately, that's still 5 or so years away, right? Perhaps he will mature a bit in the meantime and hopefully have a good thing going here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, we are 11 games behind btaves. No chance

Try 14.5 games behind the Braves.

8 behind the Reds for a wild card spot, I believe.

It's such a letdown because of all the hype leading up to this season.

Even so, I've been a fan and a season ticket holder since the Nats came to DC in 2005, and I still love my team. As disappointing as this season has been, it's still a lot better than 2010 or, even worse, the RFK days. Nats Park is a good time, even if we lose.

But I really, really, really need them to stop playing "Take On Me." It just makes me pissed off that they traded Michael Morse. I miss The Beast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next year Davey will be gone. We'll sign some bats. We'll dump at least half of our relief pitchers. They'll get better but this year is over.

14:21 PP here. Anyone other than Davey would have been shown the door by the All-Star Break. I hate for him to go out like this. I'm really interested to see who they bring in to manage next year. Knorr? Maybe bring Porter back?

[Anonymous]

Please help out a new baseball fan. I've already asked DH too many questions about this!

What, exactly, does it mean when you say the Nats are 11 games or 14 games or whatever "behind" the Braves? Does it mean that the B have won that many more games thus far? And how does that make it so certain now, in early August, that the Nats don't have a chance for the play-offs? What if the Braves get cold and lose a string of games between now and the end of the season? I'm missing something here about how the play-off teams are determined.

[Anonymous]

I thought so, until the Braves swept us the last three games. I'm disgusted with their offensive (non) production.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please help out a new baseball fan. I've already asked DH too many questions about this!

What, exactly, does it mean when you say the Nats are 11 games or 14 games or whatever "behind" the Braves? Does it mean that the B have won that many more games thus far? And how does that make it so certain now, in early August, that the Nats don't have a chance for the play-offs? What if the Braves get cold and lose a string of games between now and the end of the season? I'm missing something here about how the play-off teams are determined.

Yes, the Braves are 14 games ahead. So, in order to overtake them between now and the end of the season, we need to win 14 more games than they do. While not completely impossible, it's highly unlikely given the number of games left.

[Anonymous]

I hear you OP!! This season has been so depressing--I blame my husband for getting me interested in baseball I'm optimistic for next year, though--still think the Nats have good potential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please help out a new baseball fan. I've already asked DH too many questions about this!

What, exactly, does it mean when you say the Nats are 11 games or 14 games or whatever "behind" the Braves? Does it mean that the B have won that many more games thus far? And how does that make it so certain now, in early August, that the Nats don't have a chance for the play-offs? What if the Braves get cold and lose a string of games between now and the end of the season? I'm missing something here about how the play-off teams are determined.

Yes, the Braves are 14 games ahead. So, in order to overtake them between now and the end of the season, we need to win 14 more games than they do. While not completely impossible, it's highly unlikely given the number of games left.

It's possible the Braves could totally implode - they did it two years ago - but I agree with PP that it's highly unlikely.

Baseball has two leagues, the American League and the National League. The Nats are in the National League. Each league has divisions. We are in the "NL East" (National League East) division with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Mets, and Florida Marlins. These are the teams we have to beat in order to win a division championship and, with it, a spot in the playoffs. As of right now, the Braves have won 15.5 games more than we have. In order for us to be division champs and get a playoff spot, we have to make up 15.5 games' worth of ground. Like PP said, it's unlikely the Nats will win enough AND the Braves will lose enough for that to happen.

There are also "wild card" play off spots, but our prospects there aren't too hot, either. The Cincinnati Reds are currently looking like the favorites for that slot. We're 8 games behind them for the wild card spot.

I still love the Nats. We've got a lot of guys it's really easy to root for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please help out a new baseball fan. I've already asked DH too many questions about this!

What, exactly, does it mean when you say the Nats are 11 games or 14 games or whatever "behind" the Braves? Does it mean that the B have won that many more games thus far? And how does that make it so certain now, in early August, that the Nats don't have a chance for the play-offs? What if the Braves get cold and lose a string of games between now and the end of the season? I'm missing something here about how the play-off teams are determined.

Yes, the Braves are 14 games ahead. So, in order to overtake them between now and the end of the season, we need to win 14 more games than they do. While not completely impossible, it's highly unlikely given the number of games left.

It's possible the Braves could totally implode - they did it two years ago - but I agree with PP that it's highly unlikely.

Baseball has two leagues, the American League and the National League. The Nats are in the National League. Each league has divisions. We are in the "NL East" (National League East) division with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Mets, and Florida Marlins. These are the teams we have to beat in order to win a division championship and, with it, a spot in the playoffs. As of right now, the Braves have won 15.5 games more than we have. In order for us to be division champs and get a playoff spot, we have to make up 15.5 games' worth of ground. Like PP said, it's unlikely the Nats will win enough AND the Braves will lose enough for that to happen.

There are also "wild card" play off spots, but our prospects there aren't too hot, either. The Cincinnati Reds are currently looking like the favorites for that slot. We're 8 games behind them for the wild card spot.

I still love the Nats. We've got a lot of guys it's really easy to root for.

So agree with the "guys who are easy to root for." Our family met a lot of them at spring training last year. They were so friendly, very approachable and so nice to our kids.

[Anonymous]

I'm with the Nats through thick and thin!!!!