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toronto generally comes out on top in the first couple months...are they contenders too?
you are not a contender when you finish double digits behind, which has been 3 of the last 6.
if you cant finish, you are not a contender.
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THIS JUST IN...The Houston Astros, last years worst record, are contenders for the 2012 NL Central!
THEY ARE TIED FOR FIRST they ARE contenders!!!
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OG_Loki  Title: *Pelvic Thrust*
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Sorry but your definition of contending is wrong.
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OG_Loki posted:
Sorry but your definition of contending is wrong.
if you say so...feel free to link a definition where it relates to sports.
dont forget though, when you ARE considering contention in sports, there is a realism aspect as well.
regardless of when you want to ignore the reality of baseball, even beyond what you or i see as contending, when a team hasn't won a post season series in over a decade and in 7 post season appearances since after 1999 only have won ONE series, it takes more than being close to first in the division at some point in a season to consider them really in contention of anything.
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OG_Loki Title: *Pelvic Thrust*
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I consider it to be a measure of excitement for fans. The braves contending for a division title is exiting as it would be for any team besides the rays. You can contend up until the last month of the season and drop out of contention by losing 17 in a row. The team still cashed in on all those tickets sold because they were contenders. Baseball is weird and that's why its awesome.
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Wild Card standings.
Atlanta 1 gb 2011
Atlanta won WC 2010
Atlanta 5 gb 2009
Atlanta 18 gb 2008
Atlanta 5.5 gb 2007
Looks to me they were damn close to making the playoffs each year, with the exception of 2008.
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Albdestroyer posted:
Wild Card standings.
Atlanta 1 gb 2011
Atlanta won WC 2010
Atlanta 5 gb 2009
Atlanta 18 gb 2008
Atlanta 5.5 gb 2007
Looks to me they were damn close to making the playoffs each year, with the exception of 2008.
i guess you missed where he specifically stated DIVISION.
PLUS...he said where they finish has nothing to do with it either right? 
beyond that, 5 games is still a lot of ground in baseball.
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-Abysmal- posted:
Albdestroyer posted:
Wild Card standings.
Atlanta 1 gb 2011
Atlanta won WC 2010
Atlanta 5 gb 2009
Atlanta 18 gb 2008
Atlanta 5.5 gb 2007
Looks to me they were damn close to making the playoffs each year, with the exception of 2008.
i guess you missed where he specifically stated DIVISION.
beyond that, 5 games is still a lot of ground in baseball.
No, it's not. That's a bad/good week. 5 games is nothing in baseball.
And my definition of contending is Playoff spot, because the division title means jacksh**.
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and the chances of closing a gap of 5 games within the top 6 teams is what?
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Happened twice last year. With bigger leads. within the top 8 teams.
And it happens all season long. Never has there been a team with a 5 game lead in April that hasn't lost it.
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