Just can’t get excited about the Mets meltdown – it’s more of a global warming thaw, completely devoid of excitement; they’ll be in the postseason, anyway – or the struggle between the Twins and White Sox in the AL East. No offense to either of those two teams, but there’s nothing sexy at all about them. Other than Gavin Floyd’s 16-8 mark, which essentially is the only thing we’ve been right about dating back to the preseason, their series that begins tonight lacks the drop-what-you’re-doing-and-track-the-game-on-yahoo feel of a crucial, late-season showdown.

(Aside: As for our second half predictions, don’t dwell on the negative – Hamilton cooled, the Indians rallied – hey, two-and-half out of eight isn’t bad!)

We’re over the end of Yankee Stadium, and as amusing as the Nationals’ front office struggles are, that’s a dull franchise. Due to massive injuries, we’ve barely checked our fantasy roster for the last six weeks.

We thought the D-Backs were World Series bound, but barring a late rally this week, that ain’t happening. If the season ended today, there would, however, be two sweet first-round matchups: Red Sox-Angels and Cubs-Mets. Assuming we understand the playoff breakdown. (This is the part where you scream – you don’t! – and we make adjustments.)

While we’re rambling about baseball, does anyone know why video of this David Justice homer isn’t on the web? We had just moved to NY and vividly remember this round-tripper (almost certain he hit it to the black seats in dead center) because the city was buzzing all night and it was a great time to be young, a Yankees fan, and partying in NYC. Sorry to get all nostalgic, but take our word for it – it was cool.