I have only watched about a half dozen games in real time this year because I finally got tired of being held hostage to MLB's ridiculous regional broadcast rules.
Throughout the golden age, we have consistently had our worst stretches in August. We're still in first place by 1.5 games on August 20th. Y'all white flag wavers can go ahead and jump off the train.
I fully expect the end of the regular season to play out like this for us and Seattle:
The Astros would be in second place in 3 of the remaining 5 divisions and third in the other 2.
They’d be in the 3rd Wild Card spot in the NL.
And what if I told you that the ALW has the third best winning percentage in MLB:
ALC - .487
ALE - .523
ALW - .499
NLC - .528
NLE - .487
NLW - .475
There is just more parity in the league right now which is a good thing.
Look at it how you want, but this team still has the 3rd best record in the AL and the 5th best in baseball. There is only one team in MLB that's on a separate tier right now, and I'm not sure if what they're doing is sustainable.