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Posted By: Bob

If Liriano hadn't been hurt, I would be betting on the Twins to go all the way. Imagine a 5 game series against the Yanks and the Yanks having to face Santana twice and Liriano. The Twins could theoretically go all the way without having anyone win besides Santana and Liriano in 5 and 7 game series' and that doesn't even factor in Boof Bonser who everyone ignores because of his strange first name. Bonser has been on fire lately and gives the boys a real 1-2 punch.
Cat, you mention the AL Central's overall record against the East and West of the AL but that takes in to account the Royals who laid down and died when they played both other divisions. Also, who knew that the NL Central would be weak this year? Last year they had both the Cards and the Stros on the playoffs, with the Cubs barking at their heels and the Pirates improving. The main reason for the NL Central's record be slightly worse than the NL West is that teams like the Twins (14-2), Tigers, Sox and Injuns totally annihilated the NL Central in interleague play. You take those 4 teams playing the NL East or NL West and their records would be far worse and the Cards and Stros would be back in the playoffs again. AL Central was undoubtedly, even with the Royals, the best division in baseball this year.