|
MLB 06, Down the stretch!
~42 games left. Whats gonna happen? Who comes out on top? Who turns it around? Who bombs? How is your team going to do?
You know I gotta say something about the Dodgers. Holy shit, its fun to be a fan right now. If they keep this up for 2 more weeks, they will find themselves so far out in their division (Next 3 series are SF, SD, and Ari) that only another post-allstar slide can bring them back down.
I cheered when we got Maddux. Somehow I knew that playing for a team with a chance would spark this guy back into his amazing mastery of pitching. He's always been one of my favorite pitchers and I'm so glad he's on my team now. Not only that, he's teaching the rookie pitchers how to pitch better. It's awesome! The loss of Izturis was disappointing, but I can't really complain with so many other things going right. I would rather have Izturis than Furcal, but the luxury of choosing between the two is the treat.
Can they keep it up? Well, they have to rest their players some day. One thing the Dodgers own most teams in, though, is depth. So many great players to swap around and rotate... how can they lose?
I think the tightest race right now is the NL wildcard. Its almost as if nobody really deserves it and whoever does get it is going to get it simply because the other teams didn't want it. I'm gonna guess that San Diego grabs it.
|