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RBLwebguy · 01-13-2013, 12:52 PM

AL Update - Jan 13, 2013

With the season winding down the playoff picture is starting to become a little clear. Barring a major collapse, the Yankees will take the AL East. Even with recent struggles, their magic number is now at four. The Yanks will play the next four at home before heading to Minnesota to face the Twins.

Sitting up in his luxury box at Yankee Stadium, a smiling Jay Ferraro was ecstatic about a possible playoff berth and run "Our boys have battled all year against some pretty impressive teams stacked with all-time best talent. Even with a comfortable divisional lead heading into October, we are very focus on our ultimate goal of winning the Seamheads World Series Championship."

The Royals have a six game lead on the Indians who will be heading to KC for a big 3 game weekend showdown that could have a huge impact on this race. The Royals are hurting at the moment with Andre Dawson, Gary Carter and Spud Chandler out of the lineup.

We caught up with general manager Jeff Montgomery who had this to say about his club “"As we head down the stretch we certainly hope our arms hold up as they have during the bulk of the season. Our pitching has been a huge key to our success up to this point and we need it to continue to carry our club. We know the Indians are a team that will not give up as we edge closer to the end of the season."

While the Mariners held the division lead most of the season, the Oakland A’s now appear to finally have a grasp on the AL West with a five game lead. The M’s may have to duke it out with Cleveland for the AL Wildcard, but as we have seen in recent months, no lead is necessarily safe!

Oakland has been getting some timely hitting and pitching recently going 8-2 in their last 10. Dizzy Dean is 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his last 6 starts!

In a league which features many of the best players in the history of baseball, the LA Angels on paper should have challenged for the AL West. They have a formidable staff in Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Bobby Ojeda and Babe Adams. A lineup that featured Hanley Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Sam Crawford, and Frankie Frisch, but the biggest loss was the injury to slugging 1B Willie McCovey. Or perhaps they are just in one tough division! The ever positive GM Dan Heaton on his team "It was time to make some big changes, and we're seeing positive results. We're 12-7 since the major lineup adjustments, though we still have a long road ahead to get back in the hunt".

Batting Title:

The race to the AL batting crown looks like it is down to the following 3!

G. Brett TEX .358
B. Dickey BOS .356
T. Williams CLE .349

Pitching Wins:

B. Blyleven CLE 17
D. Dean OAK 16
R. Waddell KC 16
J. Richard CHA 15
V. Blue OAK 14

Notable performances:

Oakland SP Vida Blue punched out 15 Tigers in a 6-5 win over Detroit. In 34 starts this season Blue has notched a 14-9 record and a 4.61 ERA.

1B Mike Jorgensen of the Cleveland Indians wins the SLL AL Player of the Week Award.

Oakland Athletics: Jose B Reyes goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.

Kansas City Royals: Rube Waddell strikes out 17 in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.

3B George Brett of the Texas Rangers wins the SLL AL Player of the Week Award.

Chicago White Sox: Todd Helton goes 5-6 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.

01-13-2013, 12:52 PM	#15
RBLwebguy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 5,157	AL Update: 01/13/2013 AL Update - Jan 13, 2013 With the season winding down the playoff picture is starting to become a little clear. Barring a major collapse, the Yankees will take the AL East. Even with recent struggles, their magic number is now at four. The Yanks will play the next four at home before heading to Minnesota to face the Twins. Sitting up in his luxury box at Yankee Stadium, a smiling Jay Ferraro was ecstatic about a possible playoff berth and run "Our boys have battled all year against some pretty impressive teams stacked with all-time best talent. Even with a comfortable divisional lead heading into October, we are very focus on our ultimate goal of winning the Seamheads World Series Championship." The Royals have a six game lead on the Indians who will be heading to KC for a big 3 game weekend showdown that could have a huge impact on this race. The Royals are hurting at the moment with Andre Dawson, Gary Carter and Spud Chandler out of the lineup. We caught up with general manager Jeff Montgomery who had this to say about his club “"As we head down the stretch we certainly hope our arms hold up as they have during the bulk of the season. Our pitching has been a huge key to our success up to this point and we need it to continue to carry our club. We know the Indians are a team that will not give up as we edge closer to the end of the season." While the Mariners held the division lead most of the season, the Oakland A’s now appear to finally have a grasp on the AL West with a five game lead. The M’s may have to duke it out with Cleveland for the AL Wildcard, but as we have seen in recent months, no lead is necessarily safe! Oakland has been getting some timely hitting and pitching recently going 8-2 in their last 10. Dizzy Dean is 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his last 6 starts! In a league which features many of the best players in the history of baseball, the LA Angels on paper should have challenged for the AL West. They have a formidable staff in Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Bobby Ojeda and Babe Adams. A lineup that featured Hanley Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Sam Crawford, and Frankie Frisch, but the biggest loss was the injury to slugging 1B Willie McCovey. Or perhaps they are just in one tough division! The ever positive GM Dan Heaton on his team "It was time to make some big changes, and we're seeing positive results. We're 12-7 since the major lineup adjustments, though we still have a long road ahead to get back in the hunt". Batting Title: The race to the AL batting crown looks like it is down to the following 3! G. Brett TEX .358 B. Dickey BOS .356 T. Williams CLE .349 Pitching Wins: B. Blyleven CLE 17 D. Dean OAK 16 R. Waddell KC 16 J. Richard CHA 15 V. Blue OAK 14 Notable performances: Oakland SP Vida Blue punched out 15 Tigers in a 6-5 win over Detroit. In 34 starts this season Blue has notched a 14-9 record and a 4.61 ERA. 1B Mike Jorgensen of the Cleveland Indians wins the SLL AL Player of the Week Award. Oakland Athletics: Jose B Reyes goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. Kansas City Royals: Rube Waddell strikes out 17 in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. 3B George Brett of the Texas Rangers wins the SLL AL Player of the Week Award. Chicago White Sox: Todd Helton goes 5-6 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.