The 2010 Major League baseball season is winding down, and there are some great divisional races. It is looking as if Minnesota has just about locked up the American League Central, with a big six-game edge on Chicago heading into this week.
New York and Tampa look like they might fight it out for the Eastern title right down to the final weekend. That's also the case in the East and West divisions in the National League. The Phillies and Braves battling hard, with Philadelphia obviously showing the benefits of acquiring all-star pitcher Roy Oswalt from Houston at the deadline.
The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres are in a tough battle out west, with the teams in a virtual dead-heat starting this week. And, don't count out Colorado. Behind the hot-bat of Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies have reeled off a great run, to get within distance of both the West title and the wild-card race.
It does look though that the triple-crown chase by St. Louis star Albert Pujols is over. The slugger might end up winning both the homerun and runs-batted-in titles, but not the batting crown. The last National Leaguer to win the triple crown, Hall of Famer Joe (Ducky) Medwick of the Cardinals in 1937. Besides Pujols and Colorado's Carlos Gonzalez,Canadian Joey Votto of Cincinnati had a decent run at the triple as well. It's shaping up to be another great October postseason.
