It is no secret that baseball is a great American pastime. It is that time of year where it becomes more and more evident as fans watch and see which team will prevail.
Tensions are currently rising in major league baseball as the pennant races begin to heat up.
“I cannot wait to see the final stretch of the regular season,” Michael Schugar, senior human resources major, said. “Some of the divison races are heating up and it should be exciting.”
Leaving many die hard fans sweating as they watch their favorite teams either dwindle to the bottom or rise to the top of the national standings.
Teams competing for the playoffs in the National League include the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets.
As for the American League, the teams competing for the playoffs include the Houston Astros, Kansas City Roy- als, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays.
“I thought the Los Angeles Angels would be doing better by now,” Stocker said. “Last year, at this time in the season, they had one of the best records. This year they were playing well but not as well as they normally do. Usually they are a front runner for the playoffs but this year I’m not sure if they’ll make it,” Stocker said.
However, much to the relief of the Yankees fans, it ap- pears as though they will get the opportunity to continue to cheer their team on regardless.
They are currently settling at the very top of the Wild Card Standings.
