Things are changing even as I write this (9:30 pm), but our new leaders are Sid Harris, Amy Gill, and Jim Kushner. Our new triumvirate rests precariously on the aforementioned leads of Cabrera and Kemp, as well as the current positions of Brett Gardner (tied for AL SB lead) and Roy Halladay (NL IP).
Halladay’s situation might be most compelling here, as it involves the fortunes of the St. Louis Cardinals and the NL wild card race. Atlanta’s getting blown out by the Phils tonight, and the Cards are tied with Houston in the 4th... this puts St. Louis either tied or one game back. All signs point to Chris Carpenter pitching in what could be the season finale for St. Louis, and most likely gaining the 5 2/3 innings he needs to surpass Halladay for NL IP. The possibility of a one-game tiebreaker between the Cardinals and Braves makes things even more interesting, as stats from the 163rd contest do count (see Matt Holliday 1997 for more on this). Of course, any tiebreaker home runs hit by Albert Pujols will count as well…
I’m not even going to mention a Boston-Tampa Bay tiebreaker.
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