The Pittsburgh Pirates are really trying to hang in there in the Central, sans Jerry Meal and his blind eye. No complaints from the team that just over a week ago was in first place and playing an epic game against Atlanta. That is when Jerry Meals tried to be a hero and call something he did not see. It cost the Pirates the game and mentally the Pirates have been spinning. Now 4.5 games out and making all the right moves, picking up Lee and Ludwick this week. Both guys have played in meaningful games in their careers and hopefully can help pull this team up and over one bad call that could have changed an entire teams fortunes.
Nobody wants the American Central division. The Indians have not been playing well at all but somehow they are only 2.5 games out. The Indians did pick up a true ace in Jimenez who will start for the Indians on Friday. The White Sox sitting at 4 games out and seem to have given up by getting rid of players and not really adding to the mix. The Twins who are the opposite club. Every time the Twins close in on .500 the team goes the opposite way. After a losing streak and you count them all but done they go opposite again and go an a tear.
There are Houston Astro's all over baseball and they all are really good players. I was overlooking Houston's pitching staff, and it was not all that bad. If ever a manager needs to be let go, it is in Houston. Look at all the talent this team had. Some all stars and others that just had some really good numbers. The culture in Houston with all of that talent, is in need of a complete change.
The Yankees and the Red Sox will be going to a 6 man rotation, both feeling like they will not be caught for the division or wildcard. The Yankees did nothing at the deadline. Nothing at all!! New York does not have the starting pitching to get to the World Series and if they pound their way thru, have none chance verses any of the top National league teams but for the Brewers.
National League West has an outstanding series starting in San Francisco tonight. The only down side for Arizona is that the Giants have their 3 best pitchers going in the series. Cain, Timmy and Vogelsong are going this week. Arizona has a great chance to win tonight with their ace going. Ian Kennedy gives the Diamondbacks a real chance tonight. With a win tonight Arizona will get to one game out. A win tonight can carry Arizona a long way to catching the Giants and the further the Diamondbacks go in the season and stay close, anything can happen.
I really cannot remember this many teams having a real chance to go to the playoffs this late in the season. It will be a lot of fun and hopefully their are some shockers along the way. All 6 divisions have the chance to go down to the last days of the season.
Nice to have meaningful baseball this far along and push football off to the side for just a bit longer in a number of cities.
Baseball is so good right now in two days I could not find a value in any play. That is very rare indeed.
Have a great day.
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