NL First Half Features

The National League has heard for years how they don't have the overall talent that the American Leagues has. Somebody needs to remind the Charlotte Big Red and Fresno Griz, apparently the missed that memo. The All-Star weekend has pasted and the NL All-Stars took down the AL All-Stars in a game that, wasn't really a game.

But let's move on to what really matters, who has positioned themselves for Playoff time!

The top two teams in the NL this year are Charlotte (60-33) and Fresno (60-33) who right now are leading their respective divisions and are tied for Home Field Advantage in the post season. Both teams are up 6 games in their division. Charlotte leads the Austin Stunners (54-39), who are currently sitting in a Wild Card spot, while Fresno leads Honolulu Humuhumukununukuapua (54-39), who is sitting in the other Wild Card Spot.

Surging to take control in the East is the Dover Devils (51-42), two years removed from their Championship. Thanks to a six game win streak, accompanied by a 5 game skid by the Atlanta Crackers (50-43) Dover sits one game ahead in the East.

Lastly the North, where not a single team is above .500. The young and super talented Pittsburgh Pranksters (45-48) lead the division by three games over the Sioux Falls Badlands (42-51) who had a mid-season ownership change.

The NL is a bit more predictable then the AL this year as there is not a team like Kansas City that is underachieving and could potentially turn it on and mix things up. I fully expect to see Charlotte, Austin, Fresno and Honolulu in the Postseason. The Las Vegas Slots (50-43) are 4 games out of the Wild Card currently and have a lot of young talent but I still think they are a year away. In the East it could go either way but i'll stick with Dover. They have been here before and I expect that to be a huge advantage for them. In the North you might as well role a die. The only team I don't expect to win is the Pawtucket Trash Monsters (34-59) who are 11 games back. Pittsburgh has had talent for years and hasn't been able to make it to the playoffs yet. I'd like to say this is their year but history is not on their side. I'll stick with them here, only because of the talent they do have but would not be surprised to see either Sioux Falls or the Minnesota Conspiracy (40-53) make a push for the division either.