Monday, May 24, 2004 :::
Observations on Major League Baseball standings, as of this morning:
- The Dodgers have lost nine of their last ten games, and are still tied for their division lead.
- The Cubs and the Reds (!) are in a two-way tie for best record in the NL. The NL Central in general, in fact, hasn't looked nearly as bad as it was expected to be.
- A hoorepa, hoorepa! (Gabba gabba hey? Goo goo g'joob!)
- After the Mighty Angels and the Red Sox, the next five teams in the AL are all 25-18. Those are the only seven teams above .500, and constitute your short list for playoff contenders, though it is of course still early in the season, and, as they say, it ain't over 'till Yogi Berra sings. cf. the L.A. Dodgers.
Not a standings note so much, but the Cubs have a lot of injured players right now, including Wood, Prior, and Sosa. Dusty seems to be doing a good job of keeping up spirits (and performance) while the stars convalesce.
::: posted by dWj at 6:50 PM
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