On June 19th of any given season, we can expect at least one team to hold a winning percentage of at least .600. But this year, we have two in the same division, and a third in said division that stands at .594 entering Saturday.
The AL East Is Kind Of Ridiculous At The Moment
↵These three teams -- the Yankees (.612 entering Saturday), the Rays (.612), and the Red Sox (.594) -- make up the sort of three-team race we don’t see very often. To find June 19th division standings resembling this at all, we have to go all the way back to the 1997 NL East’s Braves (.629), Marlins (.594), and Expos (.580).
↵A division race between three very good teams isn’t enough? Let’s add a fourth -- the Blue Jays -- who stand at .551, only a few games out of first place.
↵So the next time you feel the need to bash the Orioles -- who, yes, are bad -- remember that they’re competing in the toughest division ever of all time in history ever EVER (since the 1994 division realignments) ever.
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