1. The State of the 2nd NL Wild Card Spot







Looking at remaining schedules, Montreal plays at Seattle and then at Pittsburgh, Colorado hosts the Giants and then travels to Arizona, and the Phillies host the Brewers and then host the Rangers. Those are three pretty even schedules, with each team facing a potential playoff team. It's anyone's race to get that last spot, and if you ask me, I think it's going to go to whoever ends up winning the game currently going on between the Expos and the Phillies.





2. Who will win the AL MVP Race?

While the playoff spots for the AL are dominated by the AL East, the AL West has a lot of the big MVP candidates. With names like Dakota Carolina Montana, who is hitting a CRAZY .514, Barney Summers, who's not far behind with a .488 average, and Joe Trundle, who is ONLY hitting .308, but leads the AL in home runs, this race could come down to the very end. I feel the best chance that the AL East has at taking the MVP is in Michael Voorhees, who's batting .441/.513/.735. But who knows? We could get a complete and total surprise candidate that pops up here in the last two sessions. Devil Rays catcher Grimm Carp is a name that could show up, as he just needs to get a few more plate appearances for eligibility, currently batting .458/.536/1.042 with 4 homers. If he gets the eligibility, he could be the easy frontrunner.