John calls 'em like he sees 'em:
       1. Arizona: Would go 162-0 vs. Reds
       2. Oakland: Hottest team
       3. Atlanta: Fallen to earth
       4. New York Yankees: Rivera's a question mark
       5. Seattle: Chasing the A's
       6. Anaheim: Hanging tough
       7. St. Louis: Hot at right time
       8. Los Angeles: Ruling the NL wild-card race.
       9. Minnesota: Waiting for the playoffs
       10. Houston: Miller, Oswalt, Johnson, Schilling
       11. Boston: Pedro 8-1, 0.67 since July 1
       12. San Francisco: Second in NL in ERA
       13. Montreal: Back at .500
       14. Reds: Must stop the bleeding
       15. Philadelphia: Driving toward end
       16. Baltimore: Losing record vs. Devil Rays
       17. Colorado: Jennings is 15-5
       18. Florida: Encarnacion nearing 20-20
       19. Chicago White Sox: Best team in Chicago
       20. Pittsburgh: Hooray Hyzdu!
       21. Cleveland: Still got Thome
       22. Chicago Cubs: Sammy's numbers don't equal wins
       23. Toronto: Delgado on DL
       24. San Diego: Bubba's back — Trammell, that is
       25. Texas: ARod MVP? Really?
       26. Kansas City: Closer Hernandez is struggling
       27. Detroit: Lima time!
       28. New York Mets: How bad can it get?
       29. Milwaukee: Worst road team in baseball
       30. Tampa Bay: 108-loss pace

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