Hot and Not Heading to the All-Star Break

With the All-Star Break in Major League Baseball looming near, some of the usual suspects are where they are supposed to be while a few surprises have emerged giving their fans a summer to look forward to. The Yankees, Rangers, and Angels are playing the best baseball in the American League. The National League has seen the surprising Washington Nationals post the best record, with the Giants now flexing their muscle in the NL West.

Going into the break, the American League is playing out as most experts predicted with one exception. When will Detroit get it turned around? Or will they? The Tigers were expected to run away with the Central, but have fallen well short of expectations. With the addition of Prince Fielder to go with an already potent lineup featuring Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers were banking on Fielder as the missing piece to get them past the AL championship series, where they fell to Texas last season. Justin Verlander has been the victim of little run support and some bad luck and Doug Fister has not matched the second half spark he provided Detroit coming over from Seattle.

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