Update

Summer weather is upon us. Hot one day and rain the next. Or some weeks rain day after day followed by some hot weather for a brief moment. One place it is definitely raining, at least symbolically, in is Chicago. There really isn’t any good news coming out of the north side of Chicago right now.

The Cubs (25-36) have retaken the bottom of the NL Central. They are 15 games out of first place and are percentage points behind the Brewers. Losing 6 out of your last 10 isn’t going to allow you to gain any ground in that tough division. I know it’s only June but unless the miraculous happens, the Cubbies are playing for next year already.

The Orioles (36-28) have been steady in the AL East lately. They have pretty much stayed in third place 3.5 games out of first. The Yankees and the Red Sox have been streaking a lot so they move up and down a good bit. Hopefully the consistency the O’s have shown will pay off this summer.

The Braves (39-25) have been consistently good as of late. They have won 7 out of their last 10 and still sit 7 games ahead of the Nationals. The Phillies were playing well for a while there and actually moved ahead of the Nationals but have since slipped a game behind them. Hopefully, the Phillies and Washington can just battle it out for second while the Braves pull away. We’ll see.