Monday, August 17, 2009

Oh, how the Astros have fallen

On July 24 the Astros were 50-46, tied with the Cubs, and 1.5GB of the Cardinals for first place. Let's look at the standings, as of July 24:










TeamRecordGBRSRA
StL53-46-436401
CHC49-451.5401388
HOU50-461.5407423
MIL48-483.5446457
CIN44-517387455
PIT43-538.5411418


On this day, CoolStandings gave the Astros' their best odds of making the postseason at 20.4%. What do the standings look like, from July 25-today?










TeamRecordGBRSRA
StL14-6-10382
CHC11-103.5115103
MIL10-114.5118132
HOU7-15893150
CIN6-1697899
PIT3-171157127


Ouch.