Who’s Staying & Who’s Not?!
By Peter Schiller on May 29, 2008 with Comments 1
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I’ve got a completely different outlook on the rest of the season. Tampa won’t fall too far behind the Red Sox; they’ve played admirably (1.11 runs scored for every 1 run allowed) against the 6th-toughest schedule in the majors.
Exactly right on the White Sox – they’re kicking butt and taking names. But I bet Cleveland is the only other team to finish the season .500 or over.
I really do think the Athletics will win the division. They have a better run ratio (1.175 runs scored to every 1 allowed) than the Angels (1.038) and have scored better against a tougher schedule. Oakland wins the West by about 4 games.
I think Florida can take #3 in the NL East, but no higher. Atlanta and Philadelphia are the ones to watch – and those two have been trading successes pretty evenly for the past month. Right now, Philly wins by a game.
The Central is a bit of a mystery, but I think the final order will be Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, then Milwaukee. As poor as the Cards were at season’s beginning, they are showing a peculiar propensity towards winning when I least expect it.
Arizona wins the West by 10 games. Enough said.
Bonus wild card picks: Tampa Bay and Atlanta.