All right baseball fans, heading into this weekend’s action
we have some good news and some bad news. Here is where everybody stands.
The Braves (15-6) have come down to earth a little bit. Last
weekend the Pirates put them in their place taking 3 out of 4 games. A trip out
west to Colorado saw them miss a game due to snow (global warming, ha), then
sweep the next day’s double header with the Rockies, only to then lose the
finale in 12 innings. The good news though is they are still atop the NL East by
4.5 games over the Nationals and Mets. They start a three game series tonight
with the Detroit Tigers in this weekend’s interleague play.
The Cubs (7-14) are heading in the wrong direction. They
have now slipped to 6 games out of first in the NL Central behind the
Cardinals. They had some really good games with the Reds but came up short.
They look to get back on track this weekend as they play the lowly Marlins. The
Cubs already took game one of the four game series 4-3. If they struggle in
Miami this weekend it might make for a long season in Chicago.
The Orioles (13-9) are trying to keep pace with the Red Sox
and Yankees. Currently they trail the first place Sox by 2 games and are half a
game up on the Yankees. They started a four game series out in Oakland last
night with a 10-2 victory. The Red Sox have Houston this weekend so the O’s
need to play well because I’m sure the Sox are going to handle the Astros.
A few facts about the Orioles…
The manager is now Buck Showalter (not Earl Weaver). He led
the O’s to the playoffs last year for the first time since 1997.
Matt Wieters - Matthew Richard Wieters is an American
professional baseball player. He plays as a catcher in Major League Baseball
for the Baltimore Orioles. Wieters was drafted fifth overall in the 2007 Major
League Baseball Draft. Matt was born in 1986 and went to James Island rival
Stratford High School. He went on to play at Clemson’s ACC rival Georgia Tech.
In spite of those affiliations Matt is a leader for the Orioles and is a big
reason why Baltimore is having a good season.
