Yesterday at this time, my feeling was pretty much that the Rockies needed to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers if they wanted to make the playoffs. And today, after the Rockies won and the Braves lost last night, I still kind of think they need to sweep the Brewers in order to avoid a play-in game with the Braves.
Say the Rockies don't sweep the Brewers, and head into the weekend with their magic number at 2. The Rockies are playing the Dodgers, who they apparently can't beat, and the Braves have the Washington Nationals, unquestionably the worst team in MLB. Will there be a combination of Rockies wins and Braves losses adding up to more than one in those circumstances? Hmmm. . . maybe, but to be on the safe side, they had better win all three against the Brewers at home.
The '09 Rockies seemed determined to make it as interesting as possible. There were people who called the wildcard for the Rockies on August 24, after Ryan Spilborghs' grand slam beat the Giants in the 14th inning. And yet, they let the Giants stay close for another four weeks. With the Giants finally vanquished, here are the Braves out of nowhere, poised to steal Colorado's spot in the playoffs unless they play good baseball this week.
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