tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post1728809995648652118..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: VIDEO: Can Nats lock up division?Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-70191230125081086882012-07-20T18:35:53.516-04:002012-07-20T18:35:53.516-04:00Point being, it ain't over 'til it's o...Point being, it ain't over 'til it's over. I heard that somewhere.natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-76567577873987349012012-07-20T18:34:22.436-04:002012-07-20T18:34:22.436-04:00Then there were the 2005 Astros. How did that one ...Then there were the <a href="http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2005_3875272" rel="nofollow">2005 </a>Astros. How did that one end? Oh, right. They went to the Serious.natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-82845613489527374082012-07-20T18:29:59.783-04:002012-07-20T18:29:59.783-04:00Might his reply evoke this guy? Yeah, I thought so...Might his reply evoke this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaezjE1uJTw" rel="nofollow">guy? </a>Yeah, I thought so.natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30130497756590465752012-07-20T17:32:58.174-04:002012-07-20T17:32:58.174-04:00I think I know how Bryce would answer that.I think I know how Bryce would answer that.Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54065090775640479692012-07-20T17:10:17.253-04:002012-07-20T17:10:17.253-04:00No. But they can sure make things a lot easier on...No. But they can sure make things a lot easier on themselves, give themselves some room for error and put to rest the Strasburg issue. You "lock" it up when the other teams are mathematically elminated. The Cardinals had a 1% Chance of making the playoffs last year--and, we know, they did. OK, so maybe that's extreme. But I'd wait until about 95% before I'd start talking "lock."NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64851689179209563172012-07-20T17:05:01.132-04:002012-07-20T17:05:01.132-04:00Come on, let's get serious here. In mid-August...Come on, let's get serious here. In mid-August, 2004, the baseball world pronounced the Red Sox out of it. When I was growing up in New York, the Giants, who had recently been 13 games behind Brooklyn, were also "dead in the water" on Labor Day, 1951. And let's not forget last fall when the Red Sox and Braves both had the playoffs "locked up." Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-60256656306443152152012-07-20T16:45:30.846-04:002012-07-20T16:45:30.846-04:00No - but they could sure prove a point with a swee...No - but they could sure prove a point with a sweep.Tcostanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264565854413303198noreply@blogger.com