Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Ranking the Divisions

1. NL East
2. AL Central
3. AL East
4. AL West
5. NL Central
6. NL West

With five teams all hoovering around .500, the NL East is the most competitive division in baseball and probabaly the best, although the top is not as strong as the top of the AL Central, AL West, or NL Central.

The AL Central will probably produce the AL Wild Card, and they sport three very good teams (ChiSox, Min, Cle) one very competitive team (Det) and one lousy team (KC).

The AL East has four teams in the hunt with Bos, Bal, NYY, and Tor. Only TB is horrible.

The AL West is down this year. Both Oak and Sea are not very good. Tex lacks pitching.

The NL Central is also in a down year. Hou is not what they were last year. StL is playing exceptional baseball and is probably the class of the NL. ChiCubs have been very tough, but can they overcome the Cards or play well enough to capture the Wild Card? Mil is a very exciting team, but they are young and still a few years away. Pit is just bad.

The NL West is very weak. SD is leading the division right now, but they have not exactly been setting the world on fire. They had a nice run in May, but have been horrible in June. Ari and LAD will make the division competitive. SF and Col are both awful. Will 85 wins take the division? Only time will tell.

posted by .:mike  8:40 AM 


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