If the Baseball Playoffs started today...

[POJO_Risin]

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY ...
AL Division Series
LA Angels at Chi. White Sox

Oakland at Boston


NL Division Series
Philadelphia at St. Louis

San Diego at Atlanta


STANDINGS
American League
East W L GB GR
1. Boston (26) 78 55 - 29
2. New York 75 59 3½ 28
3. Toronto 67 67 11½ 28
Central W L GB GR
1. Chicago (22) 82 51 - 29
2. Cleveland 75 59 7½ 28
3. Minnesota 70 64 12½ 28
West W L GB GR
1. Oakland (29) 76 58 - 28
2. L.A. Angels (28) 76 58 - 28
3. Texas 66 69 10½ 27
National League
East W L GB GR
1. Atlanta (24) 77 58 - 27
2. Philadelphia 73 62 4 27
3. Florida 71 63 5½ 28
Central W L GB GR
1. St. Louis (16) 85 50 - 27
2. Houston 72 62 12½ 28
3. Milwaukee 66 69 19 27
West W L GB GR
1. San Diego (24) 67 67 - 28
2. L.A. Dodgers 61 73 6 28
3. San Francisco 60 73 6½ 29

x - Clinched division title
Complete Standings


WILD-CARD STANDINGS
American League
W L GB GR
1. L.A. Angels (28) 76 58 - 28
2. Cleveland 75 59 1 28
3. New York 75 59 1 28
4. Minnesota 70 64 6 28
5. Toronto 67 67 9 28
National League
W L GB GR
1. Philadelphia (28) 73 62 - 27
2. Houston 72 62 ½ 28
3. Florida 71 63 1½ 28
4. New York 69 65 3½ 28
5. Washington 69 66 4 27

[monkeythe]

The end of the season should be very exciting. The one thing I think that Selig did right was the division realignment & wild card. It really makes the last month of the season exciting.

If not for realignment, the race would be:
AL East: Red Sox up by a few over Yanks & Indians
AL West: WHite Sox up by 6 1/2 ove Angels & A's
NL East: St Louie 12 games over Philly
NL West: Atl 5 games over Houston
Basically, 3 of the divisions would have been decidied by now (if not a month ago) and there would only be a race in 1 division

[POJO_Risin]

I agree with realignment...it's funny...all the talk of how crappy the money deal is in baseball...but every year there are at least half the MLB teams in it until the end of the year...