The night sweats. The chills. The lack of sleep. It can only mean one thing: I've got Pennant Race Fever.
Four days remain in the 2007 Major League Baseball season and eight National League teams have a shot at four playoff spots. The Mets and Diamondbacks lead their divisions by 1 game, and the Cubs by 2. The Wild Card race has three teams separated by 1 game. We've never had this many races this close this late.
While the four American League playoff teams are merely fighting for positioning at this point, the NL teams are waging their own Royal Rumble. And if the stars align, we could have as many as five extra games over the course of three days to decide which teams make the playoffs.
Let's check out the big board at The Sports in a Can Casino and handicap the chances each team has of making the playoffs this year.
Atlanta Braves
Odds: 100-1
Remaining schedule: @Philadelphia (Thu); @Houston (Fri-Sun)
The Braves were one of the trading deadline winners when they landed first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Rangers. But after a 4-10 stretch at the end of August, they found themselves practically out of the playoff picture, trailing both the Phillies and Mets in the East.
If they can win tonight, they'll still be mathematically alive, but they're going to need a lot of help from the Marlins (who play the Mets) and Nationals (who play the Phillies), while winning their remaining four games.
Milwaukee Brewers
Odds: 50-1
Remaining schedule: San Diego (Thu-Sun)
This was a heck of a run by the Brew Crew. They led the Central division by 7
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