Steroid scandals aside, this season has been interesting. You have the AL where the Yankees may very well not make the playoffs for the first time in years (No complaint here!) You have the NL West where for the first time ever, the entire division may finish with sub .500 winning percentages. The AL West has a heck of a pennant race going on. The Royals have been one of the losingest teams to ever play the game. And then the NL East where my Braves, against all odds, are in first place, in a division where most likely every team is going to finish with a winning record.
What do I mean by against all odds? I can think of one sportswriter who picked them to win it. His words, "I picked em to lose last year and I lost. We go through this every year with them, and every year they find a way to win it." At one point over a third of the 25 man roster was rookies. They've been injury plagued, particularly in the first half. The 2nd game of the season (that I was at) was a 15 strike-out performance by John Smoltz - and he took the loss!
Alas, soon the season will be over and my Falcons and Yellow Jackets both face tough schedules. Particularly the Yellow Jackets who face one of the toughest schedules in the NCAA!
Posted by Skywalker at August 30, 2005 01:09 PM