Change-UpSeptember 09, 2008
American League Check Up
By Patrick Sullivan

Sometimes it's good (particularly if you are a Red Sox fan in this case) to take a step back and look and see where teams stand vis-a-vis one another in a variety of fundamental categories that, combined, offer a somewhat comprehensive picture.

      RS   RA   DIF   OPS  OPSa   OPS+  ERA+
BOS  760  602   158  .814  .712   111   115    
TBR  658  576    82  .759  .709   103   115 
LAA  669  603    66  .737  .725    94   111
CHW  719  624    95  .790  .724   105   114 
MIN  726  652    74  .747  .753   101    99

Now just a half game out of first place, Boston has really started to assert themselves. I will be back a bit later on with a similar look at the National League.