The AL Wild Card race may be a Gordian Knot of mediocre baseball teams, but even .500 teams offers pockets of joy. Let’s set aside for the moment that if things continue on their current trajectory, the winner of the wild-card game will play the Indians, who just won their 22nd straight. (It’s not necessarily true that nothing can stop Cleveland right now. No one has tried wooden stakes yet, or Kryptonite.) Granted, it will be a tall order for any of these wild-card teams to get past the Tribe, but odd things happen in short series.
Reasons to Root for Each Team in Crowded AL Wild-Card Race
