A (delayed) mid season report

It's time for the mid season report just barely half a month late but never late than not show up right.

In what has become a strange MLB season it's only fitting that this blog splits up each division and takes a look back at preseason predictions and then how they are panning out.

AL EAST:
Overachievers: The Tampa Bay Rays. Everybody predicted that the rays would be good but that they would be leading the division and beating the big two(Sox and Yanks) on routinely basis was something this blogger for sure didn't see coming. They are currently in the lead of the east and should be a team to watch out for come October.

Disappointment: The big disappointment must be the New York Yankees for the first time since 1995 they don't look to be playing in October. A lot of it is obviously due to injuries at key positions but i just think that the Yanks aren't riding the youth movement and that is hurting them when their personnel is old and easily goes down.

Ahole of the division: Joba (the hut) Chamberlain. Ok so you have beef with my man Youk but do you really need to throw at him every other at bat. No you deserve the same treatment that Aarod got when he messed with Varitek.

(If your wondering I am not yet recovered from the Manny trade and when i am ready i will write my take on it)

Ok moving to the AL Central

Overachivers: It could be easy to say the worst to first White sox but i have got to go with the Minnesota Twins. We knew they had Mauer and Morneau but the rest of that lineup were a bunch of kids. So for them to be even with the white sox is just amazing. I hope the best for the twins and hope to see them come October.

Disapointment: Cleveland Indians will share the honor with the Detroit Tigers: If you have seen the movie Major League you know it's about how a former show girl Rachel Phelps takes over the indians and try to make them loose so she can move them to Miami. Well if Rachel Phlebs was a real person she would be grinning right now because the Indians have been awfull this season. They have even thrown in the towel and traded away thier star pitcher C. C. Sabathia.

As i wrote in my preseason outlook i said the Tigers were gonna miss some relief pitching but i thought they would be able to battle through it but as we now know they were not able to do so and find them self batteling with the Royals for thrid place. It lead them to trade away all star catcher Paudge Rodriguez to the NY Yankees for Kyle Farnsworth. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! All in all it has been an insane year in the AL east and we still have 2 months to go. Baseball you gotta love it.

AL WEST: Finally a more predictable division. The angles are safely in first and have all but wrapped up the division. Texas has been a nice surprise and they could be a team to keep an eye out for in the future but for now they are left to battle for 2nd position. The intresting thing is not this year but in the comming years to see if the Angles have what it takes or if the youth in Texas will pay off.

Moving to the senior curcit we start once again with the east.

NL East: Overpreformers: The Flordia Marlins werent predicted many chances in a division that contains both the Mets and the Phillies. But none the less there they are in what has gone from a two horse race to a three horse race. And with only 2 games seperating 1st and 3rd we are getting ready for another epic showdown in september resembling the one we had last year (or well that wasnt a showdown as much as it was a humiliation of the mets)

Underpreformers: We knew allready in preseason that this was the mets and the phillies division but that the Atlanta Braves would find themself so far out of contention was something i didnt expect. They are curently 10 games back and it looks like another lost cause for the Braves and maybe they should be the next team to turn to the youth movement.

NL Central or as i call it APOCALYPSE.

I cant really believe that this is happening even tho we knew it was gonna be either the Cubs, Brewers or the Cardinals going for the win it's the fact that the Cubs are so comfortable in first place that scares me. It has been 100 years since the south siders won last time but this year could actually be the year for them. The rest of the division has played out just as expected.

NL WEST:
It was Arizonas to loose in the beginning but the LA Dodgers are gaining and with Colorado only 8 games back we go into the last month and a half with all teams capable of wining.

An exciting month and a half to go so hang on tight and check back later for updates.