Baseball at the .333333 mark...

With the season more than a third of the way done, it may be time to reevaluate who will survive the rest of the season. In the AL East once again it will be the Bo Sox and Yanks fighting it out until September. However, the Blue Jays are a team that will have to dealt with and may challenge for the division or at least the wild card. They have solid hitting (best average in baseball) and if their pitchers get healthy, they will be tough. In the NL East, the Mets look to be the runaway favorite, but don't lock them in just yet either. The Phillies will bounce around for a while, but fail to have enough tools to be a contender, but watch out for them to be a spoiler in the early fall. Atlanta however can never be counted out of the NL east race. With 14 straight titles and Bobby Cox managing the team, they are a 7-9 game win streak from being in the race again. The season is still young, and so are the Braves, but they will make a run, you can bet on that.

In the AL Central the pick is easy, if you're a White Sox fan. But the truth is their are still the best team in baseball, but if you've followed them as of late, they haven't played like it. Ozzie can get his guys to play and with the stretch of games in front of the South Siders, they'll have to play better. If you remember last year there was a similar stretch of games which some said the White Sox could prove their ability by winning, and they did. I see that again with the Sox right now. Detroit will be tough and stick around all season and will likely contend for the wild card in the end. Cleveland you cannot count either, but they will need to get better quickly if they wish to contend. In the NL Central, St. Louis will need a miracle to lose the title. The Cubs, Reds, and Houston don't have enough to contend with the Cards. Plain and simple, the Cards will likely be the only team to make the playoffs from the division.

Finally, in the AL West, the Rangers and Oakland will fight it out to see who wins. Your guess is as good as mine. In the NL West, could there be a tougher division. With the exception of Colorado and that is only of late, these teams are close. Look for the Dodgers or D'Backs to win out, but this will be close and you can never count out San Diego or San Fran either.

If I get around to it, you may get to see my picks for MVP and Cy Young later, as well as NBA Finals picks too.