An Unexpected Season In Baseball
The season of baseball in 2010 has been a refreshing change from those of years past. No longer do we see the dominant divisional leads in nearly every division in the league, and it really does look as if there will be plenty of exciting pennant races as the season concludes itself later this year.
If you look at any division in the league, you’ll notice that the race is close there. With the exception of only one division, every other one has a first place team that holds a lead of no more than two games. This could make for an interesting fall.
To make things even more interesting, there are plenty of third place teams vying for their pieces of the action as well. Let’s take a look at a few of the more interesting divisional situations in the league.
The conversation has to start with the NL East, which has certainly demonstrated more parity than any other division in the league. Just how interesting are things in this division?
What makes this race so interesting has everything to do with the constantly shifting balance of power within the division. A team can seemingly move from first to last place over the span of just a week. Every team seems to be neck and neck with the others in the division, which is very surprising to most fans.
The Nationals have typically been the worst team in baseball, or amongst the worst, since their inception. Never have they played in a competitive state and even that has changed this season. This is refreshing to baseball purists, and here’s a team that will only get better thanks to a hyped up prospect named Strasburg.
It’s not only about the NL East though, there are plenty of other interesting scenarios too. How about the Western division, with the teams also playing with strikingly similar records to one another. While the Dodgers and Giants were both competitive last year (as were the Rockies), San Diego has suddenly emerged as a great team.
It’s been a very interesting season and it’s a refreshing shift to see some new faces in the mix. Let’s see where this all goes from here.
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