One final Week

There is just one final week between now and the beginning of the baseball off-season. Will the Twins win three of four against the Tigers and follow it up by advancing to the post-season? Will the Bazooka Kazoos finish at 100+ points and rank among the top 5000 Yahoo teams overall? How will my CBS League do? Can it hold ground for a respectable 5th place finish (for an expansion team)? Will the ERA and WHIP come down and get the Asakusabashi Bazookas into 4th? (You picked a fine time to injury your arm, Johan!) Is third still possible? Saves from relatively new closers Gutierrez and Madson today fill me with optimism. The standings look stable, but there are at least ten points still in play.

Some highlights from the upcoming post-season: On October 17, I may get to meet Bill James at a book signing. And, two weeks later, his 2010 Handbook will be mailed!