Friday, April 12, 2013

Greetings Baseball Fans


Here is a quick update as we head into this weekend’s games.

Atlanta sits atop the NL East with an 8-1 record. They are merely one game ahead of second place Washington. The Braves head to Washington this weekend for an early season matchup of what should be the best two teams in the East. Hopefully, the Braves can increase their lead, but I will settle for coming out tied. Don’t want to be swept so the first game is a big one.

The Orioles also sit atop their division, the AL East. Their record isn’t as impressive at 5-4, but first place is first place. They head to the Evil Empire this weekend (NY Yankees) for a big series. This would be a great chance to pick up a sweep before the Yankees get healthy. If they can win and have the Red Sox lose, then they can take control of first place all alone.

The Cubs (3-6) are off to a shaky start but are only 2 games out of first in the NL Central. They trail the Reds and Cardinals but the season is still young. They continue a 4 game series against the World Champion Giants this weekend. They dropped game one last night but are looking to rebound over the weekend. Carlos Villanueva takes the mound this afternoon with his 1.35 ERA so maybe the Cubbies come out on top.

Check out the standings here: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/

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