Recently in baseball, especially the American League Central Division, things are getting tight.
The playoffs are right around the corner and the American League (AL) Central currently in first place hanging on by 5 1/2 games are the Detroit Tigers who seem to be unbeatable at this time behind their possible Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. Verlander has thrown a no hitter and can easily hit triple digits on the radar gun.
In second place is the Chicago White Sox who are starting a series with the Anahiem Angels.
Meanwhile, tied with the Whitesox are the Cleveland Indians, who are on the losing hand of a four game losing streak. Cleveland will play a series against the Seatle Mariners.
But can anyone beat the red hot Tigers, who are on a four-game win streak? Justin Verlander (pitcher), Miguel Cabrera (first base), Alex Avila (catcher), Jose Valverde (closer), and Jhonny Peralta (shortstop) all made the All-Star team. That is the same amount of all-stars from both Cleveland and Chicago combined!
However, you can't leave any team out of it. Cleveland consists of a dominating right-hander, Fausto Carmona, who has struggled and then picked him self up and brought himself back to the top of his game.
In Chicago, who won the 2005 World Series with one of the best pitching rotations in history? Paul Konerko, a member of that championship team, has played for the White Sox since 1999.
Can Paul lead the Sox to another championship? Or will the tribe turn things around and make a break for it? Maybe the Tigers can stay calm under pressure and take the franchise to its fifth World Series Championship!
By: Andrew Ryan
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