I think the “psychological” aspect is way overblown. If we get bulldozed I don’t think that’s going to have any impact on games almost two months away. Dodgers are playing at a 140 win pace over the last 5 weeks. Zero chance they’ll be playing anywhere near that level in 50 days.

The difference in quality between the Phillies and Cubs/Dbacks/Reds/Giants is wide enough that I think it’s a real tossup when you argue about whether the 1 or 2 seed is better. Joe Davis and the guys on Dodgers broadcast last night indicated they think the 2 seed would be the preference on their side but obviously you’re not going to lose games in hopes of falling behind them.

I am really just wanting to get through this series. There are going to be some wild overreactions on both the winning and losing sides.

This post was edited on 8/31/23 at 5:58 pm

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Posted by Broski

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Posted on 8/31/23 at 6:01 pm to volfan30

2 seed is definitely preferred for the NLDS, but again, I think homefield ultimately wins the NLCS if it’s Braves/Dodgers.

They are the only team that can still hang with us even if we are playing up to our capabilities. In that aspect, I think this series is important because if it’s a true doomsday scenario and we get swept, then we both have the same record, but they have the tiebreaker.

And I don’t think the psychology angle is the end all be all, but it definitely factors in. These are humans we’re dealing with after all.

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