Baseball: American League Update

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim not only have a seven game lead over the Oakland A’s in the A.L. West, but have a 4 game lead for the best record in the American League. The American League top seed will have home advantage in any post season series in which they participate.

The other virtually certain American League divison winner is Baltimore (Orioles). They enter the week with a 9 and a half game lead in the A.L. East.

The Angels and Orioles likely will be the top two seeds in the American League playoffs.

If that happens and each wins their divisional series, there would be a rematch of the 1979 ALCS. However there is a great deal of baseball to be played before the ALCS begins.

click for a highlight from 1979 ALCS