Comments on: Previewing the Playoff Matchups: NL

By: smuldoon

smuldoon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:50:58 +0000

Phills – Cards = Phills in the W.S..

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:58:43 +0000

Actually, another reasonably likely scenario (although a bit less likely after tonight’s games, I guess) is that St. Louis catches the Phillies but not the Dodgers, meaning that (assuming the Rockies hang on to the wild card), the Dodgers would play host to the Phillies while the Cards would host the Rockies.

By: egats

egats — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:54:55 +0000

This isn’t necessarily true.

If the Dodgers lose out on the best record AND the Braves win the wild card, then that means either the Phillies or the Cardinals have the best record in the NL.

If the Cards have the best record, then they play the Braves, like you said.

But if the Phillies have the best record, their opponent could still be either the Dodgers or the Cardinals, depending on who has the worst record.

Here’s an example: Braves win their final 5 games (against FLA/WASH) ti finish 91-71. Phillies win their remaining 5 games (against HOU/FLA) to finish with 96-66 record. Rockies lose their next two games to Milwaukee, and then take one out of three from the Dodgers to finish at 90-72. Dodgers also lose tonight to San Diego, in addition to taking 2 out of those 3 from Colorado. This would give the Dodgers a final record of 95-57. Then the Cards lose all of their remaining 5 games (Cin/Mil) to finish at 90-72.

In this case, the Phillies would play the Cards in round one, and the Dodgers would play the Braves.

By: Matthew Nolan

Matthew Nolan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:44 +0000

If the Dodgers lose out on the best record and Braves take the wild card then there is no toss up. The Phillies play the Dodgers and the Braves play the Cardinals.