Magnificent 7: Best Baseball Teams as of 7-1
1. Chicago White Sox: The question now is not whether the White Sox will have a down period at some point this season. The question is that when the down period comes, will it matter?
2. St. Louis Cardinals: Anyone who thinks they can be caught in the NL Central is out of their minds. Chris Carpenter is 12-4, and it's questionable if he's even the ace of the staff.
3. Washington Nationals: If Jim Bowden isn't retained by the new Nationals ownership (whoever it is), the Reds may be best served to re-hire him. Of course, they'll compete with 20 other teams.
4. Los Angeles Angels: After two consecutive losses to Texas, Los Angeles looks to regain its momentum by facing Kansas City. Thank you schedule-makers.
5. Boston Red Sox: With Baltimore in a free fall and the Yankees proving to be no better than a .500 team, the East looks like Boston's for the taking. Still, their bullpen won't make things easy.
6. Cleveland Indians: They probably won't catch Chicago, so the Indians look like a wild card contender for the rest of the year, if the offense holds up. After Cleveland's win over Baltimore, Cleveland improved to 10-2 in their past 12 road games.
7.Atlanta Braves: Atlanta will be there to make sure Washington doesn't run away with it. If the season ended today, Andruw Jones is my NL MVP.
posted by Zach @ 9:38 PM
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If and when a down period comes for the White Sox, it could matter very much. If they hit the skids in September and it carries over to October, we might have a repeat of the 2001 Seattle Mariners on our hands.
The 2001 Mariners were one of baseball's great "paper tiger" teams. They won an AL-record 116 games, and should have been bounced by the Indians in the first round of the playoffs. The Yankees did what the Indians couldn't, dispatching them in five in the ALCS.
I say if the White Sox draw Los Angeles or Boston in the first round, they are in trouble.
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