The Atlanta Braves are essentially performing to expectations this season but they can’t afford to slip with the National League West producing stiff Wildcard competition for them.
With a big series against the second-place Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers can take a stranglehold on the American League Central this week.
Maybe the Yankees are ticked off that so many baseball experts said they failed miserably at the trade deadline.
The Atlanta Braves are essentially performing to expectations this season but they can’t afford to slip with the National League West producing stiff Wildcard competition for them.
It’s business as usual for the Philadelphia Phillies, who look like baseball’s best team far and away.
The trade deadline has passed and the rosters are set for the stretch run. Who looks vastly improved in our weekly power rankings?
Things are getting serious in the National League West. Through Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks a had won three straight and seven of nine while the San Francisco Giants had lost three straight, seeing their lead shrink to one game.
Are the St. Louis Cardinals on the verge of disaster? They mortgaged a huge piece of their future in Colby Rasmus last week to prepare for their National League Central playoff push.
For a team so many people cheer for – including fans of other teams – it’s a shame to see the Chicago Cubs so irrelevant this season, especially when their division is so ripe for picking.
It’s cool to see a Battle of Pennsylvania game matter besides Penguins/Flyers or Steelers/Eagles for a change, isn’t it?
Our final pre-deadline edition of the 2011 power rankings highlights which teams are planning – or should be planning – big moves.
Every game matters now in the American League Central, where the Detroit Tigers held a one-game lead over the Cleveland Indians and 3.5-game lead over the Chicago White Sox through Monday.
Whoa, daddy! The Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves haven’t played a meaningful game against each other since the 1992 NLCS.
Things are really rounding into form for the Atlanta Braves as they continue their National-League playoff push.
It pays to play in the American League Central, where it doesn’t take much to capture first place.
You could argue that right now is the best possible time to make your World Series futures bet. Enough of the season has passed that you have a strong sense of each team’s identity. But there’s also just enough time left in the season that a team or two could still be undervalued.
