Reds through 46 games: 20-26, .435 WP%
Reds after game 46: 11-3, .786 WP%

Guess were just rewarding teams that play at a 70 win pace for 76% of the schedule

Brewers in July: 3-3
Brewers in August: 13-15
Brewers in Sept.: 13-13

Brewers at home: 15-14
Brewers on road: 14-17

Had one winning streak longer than 3 games, had two winning streaks longer than 2 games.

Cardinals through 46 games: 22-24
Cardinals after 46 games: 8-4

Never more than two games over .500

One winning streak longer than three games

14-13 at home, 16-15 on road

Marlins through 8 games: 7-1
Marlins after 8 games: 24-28
Marlins from August 8-Sept. 6: 10-17

One win streak longer than 3 games

Against teams below .500: 22-16
Against teams at least .500: 9-14

Amazing how people misinterpret this thread as “you’re just mad the Mets didn’t make the playoffs” instead of me just pointing out the flaws of the bottom 4 teams that did make it and how the playoff system doesn’t reward teams