Matthew Grieco wrote:
Also, with three divisions, you're going to get pretty mediocre teams going to the playoffs on a fairly regular basis. All five teams in the NL East could hold their own in October, and I doubt any team in the West could.
Probably, Matthew, but I don't think it's as extreme as you imply (or I infer). Two NL West clubs — LA and San Diego — have been absolutely shredded by injuries this year. (My line about the Dodgers in June and most of July was, "They don't need a clubhouse, they need a triage ward.") I figure all the guys they've had on the DL accounts for a swing of 10 games or more, and you've got to figure about the same for the Bonds-less Giants. It's bizarre, yeah, but it's also an anomaly.