***THE AMERICAN LEAGUE***
# Tampa Bay continues to be the hottest team in baseball, good hitting, good pitching and speed, speed, speed. As Joe Garagiola used to say, "Speed never goes into a slump."
# The Yanks are right behind but starting to get nicked up. Granderson's gone for a while, Posada may be gone and now Rivera has stiffness in his side. Then there's baseball's answer to Medical Center, Nick Johnson, looming in the wings (with his .134 batting average).
# Boston reportedly has "chemistry problems," which is how you describe starting pitchers who aren't pitching, hitters that can't hit and fielders who aren't catching. Other than that...
# Detroit is playing well, led by a young Austin Jackson & an old Johnny Damon (Thank you Brian Cashman).
# The Angels are struggling, slowed by an old Bobby Abreu (.274), an older Hideki Matsui (.260) and a pitching staff that has "chemistry" problems.
# The KC Royals refuse to score any runs when Zack Greinke pitches.
***THE NATIONAL LEAGUE***
# The Mets are playing well; the Mets are playing poorly, and I don't think Jerry Manuel knows the difference.
# Philly plays well when Doc Halladay toys with the National League lineups.
# Albert Pujols continues to scare the be-jeebies (?) out of everyone.
# The NL East looks like the race to the bottom will last all year.
# How did the Padres get so good?
# Joe Torre's low key style of managing has the Dodgers resting peacefully in last place.
# Tim Lincecum is still baffling the NL hitters, allowing a whole 5 runs in five starts. He has such an explosive pitching form, I don't know how long he can keep that up.
On a side note, Joe Torre has told the Dodgers he wants to manage again next year. Asked to comment, owner Frank McCourt revealed his feelings, when he said, "One divorce at a time."
Never saw CC Sabathia give a home plate umpire a hard time before. At least the ump, Bill Hohn, didn't freak out.
CP-
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