[W.HI.P]

Heading towards the last stretch of the season, these are the standings two thirds into it.
Highlighted in Green are my pre-season picks

AL East
1)New york Yankees --
2)Tampa bay Rays -1.5
3)Boston Red Sox -6
4)Toronto Blue Jays -10
5)Baltimore Orioles -31.5

Nothing has changed here at all, 2nd place will clearly be the wild-card.
The Red-sox are plagued with injuries as their best bat is out for the season.
The jays condemn themselves more by neglecting to draft.....again.
The orioles on the other hand, find themselves in a very interesting position as they're in a race for the #1 pick!

AL Central
1)Chicago White Sox --
2)Minnesota Twins --
3)Detroit Tigers -9
4)Kansas City Royals -16
5)Clevland Indians -16

Nice little battle here between the sox and the Twins.
The white sox have the clear edge here, as Morneau is injured for Minnesota.
The Tigers have fallen from contention as anticipated.
Things are not quite as bad as they look in Kansas and Clevland....the future looks a little brighter with some of the moves that were made, especially in Clevland.

AL West
1)Texas Rangers --
2)Oakland A's -8
3)LA Angels -8.5
4)Seattle Mariners -22

The A's have picked it up a little bit of late, and look pretty good, despite their weaker bats.
i would not be suprised if the A's pitching made this division a race by the end of the season.
The Rangers usually slow down in the hot months.


NL East
1)Atlanta Braves --
2)Philadelphia Phillies -1
3)New York Mets -8.5
4)Florida marlins -9
5)Washington Nationals -15

The Braves are remarkable.
I know i projected them to win the national league, but i must say that i'm more optimistic now.
Prado's on his way back to the top of the line-up as we speak, and all aspects of pitching are elite at this time.
The phillies find themselves, despite some late form, in a very tough predicament, as both Utley and Howard face health issues.
The Bullpen remains a reference to the weakest in the league.
The Mets are falling, while the Marlins are probably leaving it a little too late to make a run.
Lets see how fast things can change in baseball, as i project the nationals on top of this division by 2013.

NL Central
1)Cincinnati Reds --
2)St.Louis Cardinals -1
3)Milwakee Brewers -11
4)Houston Astros -15
5)Chicago Cubs -16
6)Pittsburgh pirates -24

This remains a two horse race.
Experts are NOW jumping on the Reds band-wagon.
It will be interesting to watch how this evolves.
The reds all round play vs the cardinals elite starters and weak bats.
I still give the edge to the Reds.
Out of the rest of the teams in this division, the Pirates look to be contending by 2012

NL West
1)San Diego Padres --
2)San Fransisco Giants -2
3)Colorado Rockies -6.5
4)LA Dodgers -7
5)Arizona Diamondbacks -21.5

Huge leap from the Giants, as Lincecum and Cain find their form.
The Padres should be caught here, I can't contemplate them winning this division.
I expect the rockies or the dodgers to be close to the giants before the end of the season, making this a 3 horse race.