What the huh?

Am I myopic, or are the Mariners actually 3½ games out of first on the first day of August? And only one win shy of hitting the .500 mark? Wha happun'?

It looks like the AL West might actually be in a position to wrest the title of “Three Stooges Division” away from the NL West this year. Unless, of course, Oakland conjures up their traditional September 12-game winning streak, like they seem to do every year.

Barring that, it might actually be entertaining to see which team stumbles into the playoffs. And if it happens to be the Ms, I won't know whether to pop a magnum of champagne or just bludgeon myself with the bottle.