Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Who would've pegged the Twins having a 35-16 start?
Honestly, at 9 games out, the Indians are pretty much done already. I don't see them recovering from this. They need to shoot for the wildcard.
Three of the six divisions already have their very likely winners sitting up top: AL Central (Twins), AL West (Astros), and NL West (Dodgers). Going to be a snoozer in those 3 divisions, most likely.
Cardinals have been a big disappointment at 26-25. No clutch hitting on that team. It's brutal betting on them. I could see them turning it around and winning the division, but it's probably not happening. Funny how the Pirates have hung around over .500. That's a pretty bad team.
Washington was just a hair ahead of the Marlins a few days ago, which is pretty stunning. I thought they'd be kinda .500-ish, maybe better. Still time to turn it around, but they're 21-31 and 10 back, so I think at best they kinda semi-contend for a wildcard spot but don't make it.
I bet on the Red Sox yesterday. Such an infuriating team. They come back in the 9th to tie it, load the bases, shit the bed, and then hand the game away in the bottom half. Sadly they'll probably find a way to sneak into the undeserved 2nd wildcard this year.
Really seems like Houston's year again so far.
About 1/3 of the way through, and a Dodgers/Astros World Series is looking like it's quite possible again.