August 15, 2006

Using five games back as the criteria for a baseball team being in contention, here are the division leaders and wild card teams currently in contention.

Six AL teams:

New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers

Oakland As

Boston Red Sox

Chicago White Sox

Minnesota Twins

Nine NL teams:

New York Mets

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

Cincinnati Reds

San Diego Padres

Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies

Houston Astros

Philadelphia Philliies

Here are the teams that would be in contention (within five games of second) in my four league system.

American League: