Houston is the problem.

Did I just blow your mind?

Phils creeping back into the playoff discussion. Every loss from here on out is a killer, though. They went 8-2 in their last 10. They’d have to go 9-2 in their next 11, and then 9-2 again in their last 11, to get to 87-75, a reasonable guess on where the last wildcard will be. And then also St. Louis has to be no better than .500, and LA no better than 3 over .500 (12-9), and Pittsburgh no better than 5 over .500 (14-9).  And Milwaukee can’t be better than the Phils or maybe can’t even equal them or a tie-breaker goes into place and I am not even looking that up until the last weekend.

Remember that recent year the Eagles snuck into the playoffs on the last weekend because about 4 other things broke their way.  That has to happen like 800 times between now and the end of the year. 

Ok, that’s an overestimate.

Here’s your weekly general discussion. Allow me to suggest a topic: professional baseball.

Yeah, it’s already 8-29, but here’s the 8-27 weekly discussion.  Better than last week by a day, I think.

Just noticed I didn’t give you one of these this week. Have at it.

Here’s your general discussion spot for the week. Use it in good health.

Oh yeah, here’s a general discussion for everyone for the week. Sorry it’s late. Enjoy!

So maybe Dom Brown will be in left field for my visit to Nats’ Park on Tuesday. If he is, I’ll yell questions at him all night.  Let me know what you want me to ask.  I can get very loud, so who knows, maybe he’ll answer.  Or I’ll be asked to leave.

Lots of trade deadline discussion coming this week, I imagine.  Have at it.

Here’s your non-prospect related spot for the week.  I bet you can’t come up with a whole mess of really implausible trade scenarios.  Prove me wrong 😉