Wide Open Races in 2007

Peter Gammons highlights (sub. req'd) something exciting about this season: There are plenty of teams with (legitimate) World Series aspirations. "The best division may be what used to be considered a joke, the AL Central. 'We have four teams (Minnesota, Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit) that could be in the World Series or finish fourth,' says one of the general managers. . . . All the AL East GMs believe that whoever gets the most consistent starting pitching from New York, Boston or Toronto will win . . . . The West comes down to the health of the Angel starters vs. the health of Rich Harden and Bobby Crosby in Oakland . . . . The NL East has three potential World Series teams in the Mets, Phillies and Braves, and with the rise of the Brewers and the restructuring of the Cubs, the Central, any one of four teams could win." This promises to be a fun year.