I’ll name a team in the race and you say if they are pretenders or contenders.
Philadelphia Phillies- 48-46 (7.0 GB, 3.5 WCGB)
Tampa Bay Rays- 57-37 (2.5 GB, WC Leader)
Boston Red Sox- 53-42 (7.0 GB, 4.5 WCGB)
Minnesota Twins- 50-45 (2.5 GB, 7.5 WCGB)
Detroit Tigers- 50-44 (2.0 GB, 7.0 WCGB)
New York Mets- 49-45 (7.0 GB, 3.0 WCGB)
San Francisco Giants- 52-43 (4.0 GB, WC Leader)
Los Angeles Dodgers- 50-45 (6.0 GB, 2.5 WCGB)
Cincinnati Reds- 53-44 (2.0 GB, WC Leader)
Colorado Rockies- 51-44 (5.0 GB, 1.0 WCGB)
Los Angeles Angels- 51-46 (5.0 GB, 7.5 WCGB)


Phillies- pretenders
Rays- contenders
Red Sox- pretenders
Twins- pretenders
Tigers- contenders
Mets- contenders
Giants- contenders
Dodgers- pretenders
Reds- contenders
Rockies- contenders
Angels- pretenders
Phillies blow. They will continue to go down hill. The rays are a decent team, however the red sox and yankees will be to much for them down the stretch. The twins are a very good team. The tigers suck. The mets suck. The giants will fall apart. The dodgers to me dont have it either, neither do the reds. The rockies to me are a good team I’d say contenders there as well, and the angers are also contenders. Watch out for the Marlins btw..
rays, red sox, rockies are contenders!! others are *******
Phillies-Pretender
Rays-Contender
BoSox-Pretender
Twins-Pretender at least until they pick up some starting pitching
Tigers-Contender
Mets-Pretender
Giants-Pretender
Dodgers-Pretender
Reds-Contender
Rockies-Cotender
Angels-Contender
@ Lebron to the Heat: Have you ever heard of Magglio Ordonez, Brennan Boesch or Jose Valverde?
My opinion
Phillies – Pretenders
Rays – Contenders
Red Sox – Contenders
Twins – Contenders
Tigers – Contenders
Mets – Contenders
Giants – Contenders
Dodgers – Pretenders
Reds – Pretenders
Rockies – Contenders
Angels – Pretenders
Phillies – Pretenders
Rays – Contenders
Sox – Contenders
Twins – Can’t decide
Tigers – Contenders
Mets – Pretenders
Giants – Pretenders
Dodgers – Contenders
Reds – Contenders
Rockies – Contenders
Angels – Pretenders
Phillies- pretenders
Rays- contenders
Red Sox- contenders
Twins- pretenders
Tigers- contenders
Mets- pretenders
Giants- pretenders
Dodgers- pretenders
Reds- contenders
Rockies- pretenders
Angels- pretenders
Philles-Pretenders
Rays-Contenders
Red Sox-Pretenders
Twins-Contenders
Tigers-Pretenders
Mets-Pretenders
Giants-Contenders
Dodgers-Pretenders
Reds-Contenders
Rockies-Contenders
Angels-Pretenders
Phillies: Pretenders
This team has been struggling, they have gone 4-6 in thier last 10 and 7-11 in the month of July (18 games). 5 of those 7 wins have been by 2 runs or less. They are currently on a 4 game losing streak. Their big bats have not been producing (except for Howard).
Rays: Contenders
Just one word: Amazing
Red Sox: Not Pretenders, but not Contenders.
They have a very good staff, but with the American League as tough as it is this year, I don’t think they have the stuff to make it in this year.
Twins: Contenders
They have a decent shot at the playoffs in a very tight AL Central. The rest of the divsion will start to slow down and I think the Twins will be able to keep it going to win the division.
Tigers: Pretenders
They are good with Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander, but that’s about it. Nothing else special here.
New York Mets: Pretenders
Not much special here with David Wright out. They will go on another late season skid again and not make the playoffs. (Too bad the Marlins won’t be the ones to do it this time because they don’t play them at the end of the year.)
San Francisco Giants: Contenders
If they keep doing what they are doing, the Padres will start to decline as the year goes on and they should be able to grab the division title.
Dodgers: Pretenders
This team has been on a major skid! They are 1-6 since the All-Star break, 3-7 in their last 10, and 7-10 in the month of July. This team will not make the playoffs.
Reds: Contenders
Pretty good roster. They have been good for most of the year, but they may still skid toward the end of the season.
Rockies: Pretenders
Not a very good staff. I don’t see how they have gotten this far.
Angels: Pretenders
Since losing Gurrero, they have had nothing special, but they have gotten this far, although I don’t know how.
Here is just a quick glance view:
Phillies: Pretenders
Rays: Contenders
Red Sox: Not Pretenders, but not Contenders
Twins: Contenders
Tigers: Pretenders
Mets: Pretenders
Giants: Contenders
Dodgers: Pretenders
Reds: Contenders
Rockies: Pretenders
Angels: Pretenders
Phillies – Pretenders
Rays – Contenders
Red Sox – Pretenders (injuries)
Twins – Contenders
Tigers – Contenders
Mets – Pretenders
Giants – Contenders
Dodgers – Pretenders
Reds – Pretenders x8
Rockies – Contenders
Angels – Pretenders
Phillies Pretenders
Rays Contenders
Bosox Contenders
Twins Contenders
Tigers Pretenders
Mets Contenders (Once they get out of this slump!)
Giants Contenders
Dodgers Pretenders
Reds Contenders
Rockies Pretenders
Angels Pretenders
Philadelphia Phillies- Contenders
Tampa Bay Rays- Contenders
Boston Red Sox- Contenders
Minnesota Twins- Contenders
Detroit Tigers- Contenders
New York Mets- Pretenders
San Francisco Giants- Contenders
Los Angeles Dodgers- Pretenders
Cincinnati Reds- Pretenders
Colorado Rockies- Contenders
Los Angeles Angels- Contenders
As much as I hate saying this and knowing it, I still believe the Angels and the Dodgers will both come back and win their divisions.
Phillies- pretenders
Rays- contenders
Red Sox- pretenders
Twins- pretenders
Tigers- pretenders
Mets- pretenders
Giants- pretenders
Dodgers- contenders
Reds- contenders
Rockies- contenders
Angels- pretenders
Phillies- Pretenders
Rays- Contenders
Red Sox- Pretenders
Twins- Pretenders
Tigers- Contenders
Mets- Contenders
Giants- Contenders
Dodgers- Pretenders
Reds- Contenders
Angels- Pretenders
I don’t know about Mets or Red Sox but it will be hard for the Phillies to win the division this year. I think Angels and Reds might have a chance to win the division.
Phillies- Pretenders
Rays- Contenders
Red Sox- Pretenders
Twins- Contenders
Tigers- Contenders
Mets- Pretenders
Giants- Contenders
Dodgers- Pretenders
Reds- Contenders
Rockies- Pretenders
Angels- Pretenders
It’s funny that you didnt mention Yankees with the BEST RECORD in baseball all season long… and not to mention gonna win the world series.
But to answer your question, the only contenders are the Yankees and Braves.
Phillies- Pretenders
Rays- Contenders
Red Sox- Contenders
Twins- Contenders
Tigers- Contenders
Mets- Pretenders
Giants- Contenders
Dodgers- Pretenders
Reds- Contenders
Rockies- Contenders
Angels- Pretenders
Philadelphia Phillies- Pretender
Tampa Bay Rays- 57-37 Contender
Boston Red Sox- 53-42 Pretender
Minnesota Twins- 50-45 Pretender
Detroit Tigers- 50-44 Pretender
New York Mets- 49-45 Pretender
San Francisco Giants- 52-43 Contender
Los Angeles Dodgers- 50-45 Pretender
Cincinnati Reds- 53-44 Contender
Colorado Rockies- 51-44 Pretender
Los Angeles Angels- 51-46 Pretender