Sports September 12, 2010

Are the Texans the best team in the AFC South? I think so. With a convincing win over the Colts on Sunday, they proved that they are here to stay. 230 yards from Arian Foster is ridiculous. The Colts over the last couple of seasons have struggled when they couldn't stop the run, and that has been their weak spot. 14-0 will not happen again this season. They might struggle when teams are able to run the ball effectively against them like the Texans did today. The Texans, on the other hand, have proven they are for real. This most likely will be the year they finally break into the playoffs, and they have a very good shot at taking home the Lombardy trophy.

The NL West race has just gotten tighter. The Padres have seemed to bounce back somewhat from that long skid they had earlier. The Giants are also very good. The series didn't decide very much as there is still a tie atop the division. The division will come down to final series of the season, and may end up in a tiebreaker. That would be strange, as that would become the fourth straight season with a tie- breaker. Are they really necessary? Can't other things like division record and head to head record come into play? Can't you decide who the best team is after 162 games? The last two years, the team that won the tie breaker lost in the first round anyway to far superior teams. The Rockies did go all the way to the World Series two years ago, but they got thrashed by the Red Sox in 4 games. That was an exception however, as the Rockies got hot at the end of the season. This year might turn out to be different, as the NL West teams are very good.