With the season 3/4 over, its time to take a look at the teams in the hunt for the playoffs. Since Im in the AL I'll start with them.
The St. Louis Barracudas have surprised everyone save cmchristians no doubt. With a 84-41 record they seem to be running away with the no.1 seed.
Santa Fe Good Will have lead the division from the beginning except for a brief flip flop with Monterrerey. GM soxfan121, last years AL GM of the year hasn't seemed to have suffered a sophmore slump. With a 78-46 record the Good Will are in striking distance of St. Louis, but the Barracudas are gaining on them.
Las Vegas Slobs have been steady and in first most of the season. After failing to win the division for the first time in 10 seasons with KC taking the division last year, the SLOBS are back and holding on tight to a 4 game lead. They too have a chance to catch St. Louis, but somebodys going to have to do something other than hit solo shots on offense. The Slobs pitching appears to be one of the top staffs in the league.
Another huge surprise in the AL, the Dover Dung Beetles have all but wrapped up the AL East with a 14 game lead and 71-54 record finally knocking off the New York Yankees after a 10 year reign.
The Colorado Rockies won the division last season and find themselves presently fighting for a wild card spot with Monterrey and Toronto. Devoid of pitching and youth, but loaded with veteran offensive players and playing in an offense freindly stadium, the Rockies seem to be a lock for the playoffs as a wild card. They dont look to have the pitching to defend their division crown.
The Monterrey Corn Dogs are yet another surprise team, but in a surprisingly bad way. After making several trades late last season, they seemed retooled to keep their hold on the division and AL Crown, but they started slow and only recently have started to put pressure on the Good Will. I predict the Corn Dogs will overtake the Good Will and win the division.
The Toronto Blue Jays have been yet another surprise (there an echo?). With the loss of their superstar and hall of fame candidate Javier Santayana the Blue Jays have surprised everyone by hanging in for the final playoff spot. If Monterrey or Colorado falters, Toronto could find themselves in the playoffs yet again. Hats off to northerngaul for a job well done.
The American League predictions
AL North - St. Louis
AL West - Las Vegas
AL South - Monterrey
AL East - Dover
WC 5 - Santa Fe
WC 6 - Colorado
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