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| The surprise resignation of Nats skipper Jim Riggleman has been one of the big stories of the week |
AL East- NY Yankees (45-31); Boston (45-32, -0.5); Tampa Bay (44-34, -2)
AL Central- Detroit (42-36); Cleveland (40-36, -1); Chicago White Sox (38-41, -4.5)
AL West- Texas (41-38); Seattle (39-39, -1.5); LA Angels (39-40, -2)
AL Wildcard- Boston (45-32); Tampa Bay (44-34, -1.5); Cleveland (40-36, -4.5)
NL East- Philadelphia (49-30); Altanta (44-35, -5)
NL Central- Milwaukee (44-35); St. Louis (41-38, -3); Pittsburgh (39-38; -4); Cincinnati (39-38, -4)
NL West- San Francisco (44-34); Arizona (43-36, -1.5)
MLB Leaders
Average- Adrian Gonzalez (BOS), .361; Jose Reyes (NYM), .341; Victor Martinez (DET), .333
OBP- Jose Bautista (TOR), .468; Miguel Cabrera (DET), .350; Joey Votto (CIN), .443
SLG- Jose Bautista (TOR), .655; Matt Kemp (LAD), .619; Prince Fielder (MIL), .611
Runs- Curtis Granderson (NYY), 68; Jose Reyes (NYM), 61; Jose Bautista (TOR), 60
Hits- Adrian Gonzalez (BOS), 114; Jose Reyes (NYM), 113; Starlin Castro (CHC), 105
Doubles- Adrian Gonzalez (BOS), 25; Ben Zobrist (TB), 25; Alex Gordon (KC), 23
Triples- Jose Reyes (NYM), 14; Shane Victorino (PHI), 8
Homers- Mark Teixiera (NYY), 23; Jose Bautista (TOR), 23
RBI- Adrian Gonzalez (BOS), 71; Prince Fielder (MIL), 68; Ryan Howard (PHI), 60
10-win Club- Roy Halladay (PHI), CC Sabathia (NYY), Jair Jurrjens (ATL), Justin Verlander (DET)
ERA- Josh Beckett (BOS), 1.86; Jared Weaver (LAA), 1.97; Jair Jurrjens (ATL), 2.07
Strikeouts- Clayton Kershaw (LAD), 128; Justin Verlander (DET), 124; Roy Halladay (PHI), 123
The Hot/The Not
C- AJ Pierzynski/Carlos Corporan
1B- Jason Giambi/Eric Hosmer
2B- Brandon Phillips/Kelly Johnson
3B- Evan Longoria/Ryan Zimmerman
SS- JJ Hardy/Cliff Pennington
OF- BJ Upton/Jacoby Ellsbury
OF- Nick Markakis/Drew Stubbs
OF- Adam Jones/Angel Pagan
SP- Clayton Kershaw/Luke Hochevar
SP- Tim Hudson/Jeremy Guthrie
SP- Anibal Sanchez/Fausto Carmona
SP- Jared Weaver/Juan Nicasio
Team- NY Yankees/Cleveland Indians
Team- Tampa Bay Rays/Florida Marlins
Team- Washington Nationals/St. Louis Cardinals
Top 5 MLB Teams
1- Philadelphia Phillies
2- NY Yankees
3- Boston Red Sox
4- Milwaukee Brewers
5- San Francisco Giants
Bottom 5 MLB Teams
1- Houston Astros
2- Chicago Cubs
3- Florida Marlins
4- San Diego Padres
5- LA Dodgers
Notables
- Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has converted his last 23 interleague saves, and has an interleague-record 67 saves
- Paul Konerko became the only player in White Sox history to hit 20 or more homers in 12 seasons. The previous record was 11 seasons by Frank Thomas, who did it from 1991-1998, 2000, 2002-2003
- Alex Rodriguez has 185 interleague RBI, more than any player
- With a 2-1 loss to Seattle in 10 innings, the Marlins have now lost 13 consecutive 1-run games
Some Thoughts
- Imagine how different things would be in the AL East and NL East if the Yankees got Cliff Lee?
- The best has yet to come for the Brewers, meanwhile the Cardinals have a lot of questions to answer now that Pujols is out.
- The career of Albert Pujols could very well be a retelling of the Ken Griffey Jr. story.
- Justin Verlander is the best pitcher in baseball.
- Interleague play could very well be the catalyst for the end of Major League Baseball as we know it.
- Jim Riggleman's antics this week disgustingly lacked professionalism, and I'd be absolutely shocked if he even got an interview for a manager's job ever again. That being said, the Nats are playing great baseball.
- Jack McKeon and Davey Johnson are great for baseball, and their times on the bench will give baseball what it deserves- students of the game of baseball, as opposed to math geeks.
- Boy have the Florida Marlins fallen off the face of the Earth this month. Maybe a name change in 2012 (Miami Marlins) will help their fortune (or lack thereof). Hey, it worked in Tampa.
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