Time to reevaluate the Indians and, yes -- I said it -- the entire A.L. Central race.
The Tribe has two, arguably three, guys pitching halfway decently, and the steadiest run production in MLB.
They've closed to within 10 games of first in a few weeks, winning series from the Tigers, Twins, White Sox, and Seattle -- three of those series on the road -- and splitting with the Angels in Anaheim.
Seriously, whether you think they have a shot or not -- particularly as they get some attention and actual pressure, as we saw with the vaunted Nationals tonight -- it's a good handicapping question for the rest of the season.
I would think Texas pounds them on Wednesday with Hunter against Carmona -- perhaps a line to be taken advantage of. But then, three weeks ago I thought sure Jeremy Sowers would get shelled in Seattle.... It never happened.
Well, the "system" some have asked us to track -- which coincided with our favorite runline of the day, Lincecum and the Giants -- looks as though it had a losing day, making it 4-3.
In general, I always believe in handicapping the games as well as relying on something like that -- but in this case, it made no difference anyway.
There are some games that look promising for Saturday -- as always, the following are not picks, but ideas or "leans" to promote discussion.
Phillies cover; Yankees cover --
on to Friday...
Looks like a good day for Wednesday -- Tigers covered... making "the August system" (suggested by someone else, but I know some of us follow it) 4-2 as I've implemented it.
There's a tie for the biggest faves -- Yankees and Phillies at home. Make of it what you will; I prefer to handicap both games before committing.
With (note) lots of early games, we're on to Thursday --
Gentlemen, start your engines. It's almost Wednesday...