Why do I feel a little off this year? I can’t quite put my finger on it. Usually when summer succumbs to fall and the mornings bring a chill that has been missing for too long, I can count on two things. Football is fast approaching and baseball’s division races are heating up. But something feels a little out of sync this year.
College football starts tomorrow night. And I know the NFL is close because ESPN is no longer devoting 16 hours of its programming day to Brett Favre practicing with adolescents in Mississippi. No, they’re actually showing highlights of Favre in the NFL. Sweet, I can rest easy and turn my attention to baseball again. Awesome!
Time to revisit the Yankees / Red Sox race in the East. Oh, it’s not close. Yanks up by 6.5 games. OK, what about the AL West? The Rangers were close a few weeks back. Geez, the Angels are up by 4.5 now. OMG! It’s even worse in the National League. The NL’s closest race is out West where the Dodgers lead the Rockies by 5.5 games. What happened to the white knuckle, edge of your couch excitement that is September baseball? Did the Grinch steal my division races?
The closest division race is the AL Central where the Twins are 3.5 games back of the Tigers. Well, why don’t you just take my wild card races as well Mr. Grinch. Shit! He already did in the American League. With the Rangers 3.5 back of Boston and no games left between the two that race is just about over.
The Rockies, Giants and Braves battle for the last spot in the NL is all we got. This might be the worst September baseball fans will ever see. Bring on October. It seems like the Grinch came early this year.
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