It's late September, and that means we're close to playoff baseball. Now, the last thing I want to do is jinx my Atlanta Braves, so this entry comes with a disclaimer: everything written here is purely hypothetical. This isn't what I think will happen, but instead is merely something that could happen. In case Chipper Jones, Martin Prado or any of the other chronically injured Braves with lots of time on their hands are reading this, please don't let your teammates crumble under the pressure of receiving extensive coverage on this blog. Just stay the course, get the job done against a nothing-to-play-for Philly team this weekend, and punch your ticket to the postseason. Thanks.
Anyway, check the MLB standings as of today, September 29, 2010. If the season ended now, Philadelphia would capture home field advantage throughout the post season, by virtue of having the best record in the All-Star-Game-winning National League (somehow Brian McCann ended up helping the Phillies almost as much as the Braves this season . . .). San Francisco has a slightly better record than Cincy (by 1.0 game), so if the Braves were to capture the Wild Card (they're currently 1.5 games up on San Diego), Atlanta would travel to SF and the Reds would head to Philadelphia. There's a lot of regular season baseball left, but if the Giants beat up on a fading Padres club this weekend and the Braves hold on, there will be a Braves vs. Giants playoff game at AT&T Park next week. Now . . .
Is this too good to be true? Could I be granted the gift of Braves playoff baseball within 30 minutes of my new home a mere month after moving out to the Bay Area? How much money am I willing to spend to secure a couple of tickets on StubHub, knowing full well that Giants playoff ticket prices will be through the roof? There are too many questions to process at one time, so for now, I'm just pulling for Giants and Braves sweeps this weekend. While getting Atlanta into the playoffs, regardless of opponent (SF, SD and CIN look like the only options left), is my top priority, I'll admit that I'm more than a little bit excited about potentially seeing Braves playoff baseball next week.
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