Code Red,
Glad somebody challenged my statement. . . let me take the opportunity to explain why I feel this way:
Winning percentages mean NOTHING when one team doesn't play the same teams the same amount of times. Does that make sense? My argument is that the NL West is a division with at least three very good teams and two decent teams that have battled and will battle each other the entire year. It is highly competitive unlike the American East where there are ONLY two teams in contention! The third place team in the American East is 12 games back while the last place team in the NL West is 12.5 games back!
Basically I think its absurd to believe that the Red Sox are better than the DBacks because they have a better record. . . if the Red Sox and Yankees were in the NL West they would NOT have the same record they do now and I think most would agree with this. There is a huge dropoff in talented clubs in the American League after the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mariners which is not the same in the National League.
One more note of interest to me. . . I know it was ONLY three games and maybe the Red Sox weren't playing their best ball, but the DBacks handed first time defeats to two of your best pitchers SINCE April 2nd. This should show you above everything else that records between the American and National league mean absolutely nothing in regards to which team is truly the better team. Perhaps this is why the MLB alternates home advantage during the World Series instead of relying on which team has the best record
I'm sure you have perfectly good arguments to throw back at me but in the end I'm sure we'll just have to agree to disagree. I love watching the Red Sox and Yankees and do not hate these teams because they are VERY good. But I don't think there is a division that is stronger than the NL West with Arizona, San Fran. and the L.A.