Playoff Races Are Heating Up

It's getting to that time of year where the regular season turns into an all out sprint to the finish line in the MLB.

Every division is still very much up for the taking with the largest division lead being in the NL Central at eight games. The Cardinals will most likely continue to run away with that division because the Cubs and the Brewers just keep fading.

Perhaps one of the most exciting division race is the NL West, which everyone thought would be easily won by the Dodgers. The Giants and the Rockies beg to differ and they're currently in the midst of a four game series that concludes on Monday.

All three divisions in the AL are still very much up for grabs. The Rangers still have seven more games against the division leading Angels and they've had their number for most of the season.

It's still a mystery to me that the Tigers still have the division lead. They might be the most inconsistent team in baseball and it might come back to haunt them in the end. They only have a slim two and a half game lead over the White Sox. The Twins are also still within shouting distance.

And then you have the most stacked division in all of baseball; the AL East. The Yankees got deomolished last night by the Red Sox 14-1. Lucky for them they still have a six and a half game lead over their hated rivals.

Finally you got both wild card races, which are always close. Right now the Rockies lead the NL wild card race and the Red Sox lead the AL wild card race.

It's been a long, grueling, and boring summer in the sports world. That's putting it mildly. With football just weeks away and the baseball season heating up, I couldn't be happier to be a sports fan!

NL division leaders: Dodgers, Cardinals, and Phillies
NL Wild Card contenders: Rockies (leader), Giants, Braves, Marlins
AL division leaders: Yankees, Angels, and Tigers
AL Wild Card contenders: Red Sox (leader), Rangers, Rays, Mariners, White Sox