My hometown Washington Nationals dropped two of three to the Atlanta Braves this weekend. Still, it was fun to see games that actually mattered this far into July. Don’t look now, but if the playoffs started today, the Nats would be in; they’ve actually got the best record among non-division leaders in the N.L.

It would be funny if this were the year, right?

And hey… remember when the Phillies were supposed to run away with the thing?

Proof again that you never know.