"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

New York Mets Playoff Chances 2014-7

Losing to Nationals 3-8 (Top 9th), playoff odds unchanged at 0.04%
72-76   .486

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Friday100.0*Average seed
Mets 4 Phillies 1 +0.2
Saturday100.0*Average seed
Mets 2 Phillies 7 -0.3
Braves 0 Marlins 4 -0.1
Cardinals 1 Cubs 5 -0.1
Cardinals 13 Cubs 2 +0.0

What If

Chances based on how well the Mets finish out the regular season.   Explain

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Mets 4 Phillies 1 -0.3
Cardinals 2 Cubs 7 +0.1
Padres 3 Dodgers 2 +0.1
Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
Mets 2 Phillies 7 +0.5
Cardinals 1 Cubs 5 +0.1
Braves 0 Marlins 4 +0.1
Cardinals 13 Cubs 2 -0.0

What If

This isn't your lottery pick because it does not factor in ping pong balls.
It's the final seed that gets you the ping pong balls.
The top 10 seeds are wrong, just ignore them for now.