Will the National League have any team reach 90 wins?

To even pose that question on Sept 20th is pretty remarkable, but it could happen.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=yspsctbg><TD class=ysptblhdr colSpan=12 height=18>National League</TD></TR><TR class=ysptblthbody1 align=right><TD class=yspdetailttl align=left width="22%" height=18> East</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="5%">W</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="5%">L</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="7%">Pct</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="7%">GB</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="7%">Home</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="7%">Road</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="8%">East</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="8%">Cent</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="8%">West</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="9%">Streak</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="7%">L10</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 align=right><TD align=left> New York Mets (9)</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>.556</TD><TD>--</TD><TD>40-34</TD><TD>44-33</TD><TD>31-31</TD><TD>28-11</TD><TD>17-18</TD><TD>Won 1</TD><TD>4-6</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 align=right><TD align=left> Philadelphia 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Mets need to go 6-5
Central is hopeless.
AZ and SD with decent shots at 90.

On the flip side the bad teams are not that bad in the NL. not much difference between the entire league really.

dbacks and mets maybe

I don't think since division play started in 1969 that has ever happened...AZ and SD don't play each other so that should help get one of them over 90.

Man, Arizona isn't even a good team, i have no idea how they have lasted this long in 1st place.

good teams win a lot of one run games which explains the negative run differential

Historically Good teams don't always dominate in one runs games. It is most often blowouts. Arizona has just been the exception to the rule. Based on run difference the Dodgers should be in first but their bullpen has been horrific recently.

Degenerate said:

Historically Good teams don't always dominate in one runs games. It is most often blowouts. Arizona has just been the exception to the rule. Based on run difference the Dodgers should be in first but their bullpen has been horrific recently.

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how about more recently, I knwo the White Sox won a lot of one run games in 2005 and the Tigers last year

Even the Rockies got 90 games. As well as the D-Backs both exactly 90 wins.