Atlanta Braves & Tampa Bay Rays lead the pack - MLB Division Rundown & Brandon Returns

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BaseballBiz On Deck MLB Midseason rundown with Brandon

• AL East
  • Rays started season with 13 wins in a row
  • Recently lost 7 games in a row
  • @Mat_Germain_ projections on bumpy tract for the Rays
  • 2 Best teams today in the MLB – Braves & Rays
  • Atlanta Braves had been adopted as the Tampa home team
  • Braves sell out the Trop and take the first 2 out of 3 in St. Pete
  • Classic match ups – Charlie Morton v Tyler Glasnow, Spencer Strider v Taj Bradly
  • Zach Eflin – Rock of the Rays Rotation
  • LOB
  • Orioles ascend and take 2 of 4 @ at Yankees Stadium
  • O’s - Cinderella Run to the AL Championship
  • Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, fires the Yankees hitting coach
  • Blue Jays – Alek Manoah returns
  • Red Sox – only 1 game behind the Yankees
• AL Comedy Central – Brandon breaks it down
  • Eliminate divisions - advice from Mat
  • Brandon proposes Conference model
  • Guardians, 9th in the AL - leading Central with a .500 percentage
  • Royals – 26 wins & 65 losses – still not the worst team in baseball
• AL West
  • Texas Rangers lead the West with a .571 winning percentage
  • Oakland has a .272 winning percentage
  • Angels cursed? – great talent – limited results
  • Will Ohtani move
  • Brodie Brazil speaks the truth about the Oakland A’s & potential move to yet another Tropicana – this one in Vegas- retractable roof on 9 acres?
  • Vegas – Expansion team or buying a Used A’s team from Oakland
• National League - NL East
  • The Atlanta Braves – beating everybody – Acuña – potential MVP
  • Marlins are growing quietly – one of the best teams in baseball today
  • Bucs & Dolphins compared to Marlins & Rays
  • Fenway fans sharing the love with Mark & Karen on the Trop
  • The Phillies
  • Mets are under 500 – 18.5 games behind the Braves
  • Money may buy you love but not necessarily a championship team – Sask teve Cohen
• Al Lopez - managerial tactic for success – playing as a cohesive team
  • Washington Nationals – White Flag – 24.5 games behind the Braves
• NL Central
  • Higher expectations for Brewers
  • Cincinnati Reds –12 game winning streak
  • Joey Votto Returns
  • Rookie, Elly De La Cruz explodes on the baseball scene.
  • In 30 days De La Cruz in the Majors and his hit a cycle and now has stolen 3 bases with a single at bat in 2 pitches
  • Willy May Hayes would be proud of Elly
  • Cubs under 500 but recently beat the Yankees in Yankee stadium
  • Pirates – first crack at the MLB draft selected Paul Skeens.
• NL West
  • Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games and now share the number 1 division spot with the Diamondbacks
  • Imminent rebuilds for some teams

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