The Rockies and D-Backs are on the verge of playing for the N.L. Championship. Just a fluke, or a preview of the horrible neck-ache the Giants will have the next few years from looking up at the competition?
Question: Which N.L. West team has the best chance to dominate the division for the next five years? Have the Rox figured out how to pitch? Are the D-Backs just lucky, like the Giants in 1997? Will the Dodgers’ cash trump Ned Colletti’s inhuman hunger for veteran flesh? Can Kevin Towers keep the Padres near the top with his savvy bullpen construction?
Any other thoughts on the playoffs so far?
Happening somewhere in Fantasyland: Brian Sabean scratching his head and saying to himself, "Wo, the Rox & D'backs have been pretty successful this season. Gee, maybe this speed & defense thing is misguided. Perhaps it has more to do with developing young talent on a consistent basis."
Then again, it's more likely that not that he is working on Feliz's multi-year contract signing.