What's going ON?

Thursday, May 06 2010 @ 12:41 AM EDT

Okay, this is probably more of a poll question, but I haven't been able to get the [expletive deleted] poll gadget to work for me since early in '09. So anyway  ...

Your Toronto Blue Jays are 16-13 and solidly in third place in the AL East and tied for second in the Wild Card "standings." No doubt about it, they're a real surprise. But in the big picture, now that we're a month into the season, what is THE most surprising ball club in the major leagues this season?

We have MANY options ...

• The Rays (19-7) have the best record in baseball;
• The Red Sox are 14-14 and dwelling in a distant fourth place;
• The Orioles are on pace to win just 40 games for the season and have almost half their season's wins to date against Boston;
• The entire AL West, with its standings that look upside down ... The A's are in first place? The Rangers are playing .500 ball while the M's aren't? The Angels are 12-17???
• Speaking of upside-down West division standings, how about the NL? The Pads (17-10) and Giants (16-10) are front-running, while the Dodgers (11-15) bring up the rear;
• The Nats are 14-13 and just two games out of the NL East lead.
• Sure, the Reds are just 14-14, but they are in second place;
• The Braves are 12-15 ... and falling;
• Houston is 9-18 and already been outscored by an aggregate of 51 runs, one of only two teams to have under-achieved at that rate -- even the Orioles are "only" minus-47 in the same number of games played.

Okay, that would be too much information to cram into a poll -- which solidifies the point. What the hell is going on in 2010?

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