Weekly Standings Check In

So Tampa's turned their season around, eh? They've gone from worst to first in the clusterfuck that is the AL East. I'm also pretty enthused that the Jays are tied with the Red Sox after going through a real rough stretch in April. It's still very early, so at this point, the division is wide open for the taking with 3.5 games separating worst (Baltimore's still technically in this!) and first.

The NL East is mirroring the AL East story line as well - traditional powerhouses (Philadelphia & Atlanta) battling it out in the division along with an upstart team from Florida who's finding a way to win on a budget.

I caught some highlights from the Cincinnati-St. Louis series and that rivalry is alive and well. It looks like the contending teams in the NL Central (Milwaukee, Cincinatti & St. Louis) are starting to separate from the pack.

In the NL West, San Francisco is on top after Colorado lost 2 games in a row to San Diego (?). The Giants have a good pitching staff, so hopefully they'll stay in the race to make the battle for the division interesting. Early on, it was looking like Colorado would run away with the NL West title.

Now that we're about a quarter of the way into the season, I think that we can proclaim that the Cleveland Indians are for real. They're 3.5 games up on a surging Detroit Tigers team and surprisingly the Royals are one game over .500. After watching the Jays man-handle the Twins this weekend, they are in serious trouble.

The NL West seems to be a three team race between Anaheim, Oakland and Texas. I give the edge to Texas based on their strong offense and defense and the fact that Anaheim has dug themselves a karmic hole by acquiring Vernon Wells.