Kenny's Korner - ML Time!

Kenny will now provide Kenny's Major League update:

MVP. This one is tough. On the division leading teams, no one is putting up the kind of numbers that jump off the page. As for the rest of the league, The Cisco is having a nice comeback year and if Florida gets hot, he could be the one that carries the team on his back. In LA, Hank Crowell is really having a nice season, but with his team mired in 4th place with little chance of contending, his numbers will have to be near-historic to warrant Kenny's consideration. So, that provides Kenny with a pickle. But just like in Kenny's playing days, Kenny knows how to get out of a pickle...Kenny will take Kenny's old teammate, The Cisco. Not only is he hitting over .300 with 13 HRs and 43 RBIs, Jake's 50 Runs scored are #2 in the league! Kenny would like to see more steals from The Cisco, but these numbers coupled with Kenny's inherent bias toward Kenny's old team make The Cisco a logical choice.

Wally Calhoun. For the Wally Calhoun award the choice is pretty much Jared DeMario and then the rest. The only pitcher with 10 wins and on a team that hasn't figured out how to score runs is impressive enough. But a 2.27 ERA? Priceless.

Biggest surprise. Kenny is going to say Hawaii is the biggest surprise. Not that Kenny is surprised at the improvement. (They had to improve sometime, right?) But the amazing 19 games over .500? Who saw that?? Also surprising, the Hounddogs' and the Cobra's numbers look nearly identical: .238 to .235 BA, 293 Runs to 292, 278 RA vs. 260, 57 SB to 61, .304 OBP vs. .310, 13 HBP to 12, 586 to 576 Hits. But from a player's perspective, Kenny is most surprised by Ted Trosky. .324-11-31 in only 139 ABs?? Wow.

60? With 24 Saves and only one Blown, will Troy Lewis and his 1.18 ERA be able to save 60 games? Probably a long shot, but Hawaii may need him to. (And with a 5-1 record, he may be the biggest threat to DeMario's Calhoun Award)

Light's Out. Hawaii after inning #7. If you are behind, forget it. Between Lewis' 24 saves and Torrealba's league leading 11 Holds, game over man!

Predictions:
Florida will mount a major comeback and win the East.

The Central will be a crapshoot. Toss a freakin' coin. Detroit, Denver and Alaska? Heck, even Green Day and St. Louis are there. But Kenny will make a pick. Enie, meanie, miney, moe...Big Cheese.

In the West, Bay Area will keep it close, but the West will be Hawaii's. If they play .500 the rest of the way, that's 90 wins. That leaves a lot of upside. If their bats get even warm, they will walk away with it.

The Wild Card. Bay Area will benefit from chasing Hawaii.

Well, that's it.