SF Over LA Equals Wild Card

I wasn't going to do anything today with the seriousness of the day. My silly scribblings did not seem appropriate. But I checked out the site, and some people were on. So I thought that in the spirit of getting back to normal as a form of defiance that Rudy Giuliani personified so well last year, I would conitinue. It may sound pompous for me to say anything, but I thought that by not saying anything at all about it I was still making a statement. So...

The Giants beat the Dodgers last night to take over sole possession of the wild card lead. It appears to be a two-team race with the Atros barely hanging on at 5.5 back. The Astros have had an odd year, approaching but not really being involved much in a pennant and a wild card race.

They finish their series tonight in Pac Bell with Reuter facing Nomo and also play a four-game series in LA so it should be interesting. Aside from playing each other, the Giants face the Padres (4 home, 2 away), Milwaukee (away 3), and finish up with Houston (3 at home). The Dodgers get Colorado (4 away, 2 at home) and San Diego (4 at home and 3 away). It seems that the Dodgers have an edge with an easier schedule, but that can be easily mitigated by a bunch of wins head-to-head.