The AL East: Fighting Off the Sharks

In the wild, the strongest animals seem to live. A lion does well on its own, having few predators on its tail. The same with tigers in the jungle, and especially a shark in the ocean as it rules its territory. What happens when you put a group of the best lions or tigers together, well I suppose they are both on land. What about sharks? They are easily the best of the whole ocean, when you put those together you know whats going to happen. The best fight of them all. Welcome to the 2009 AL East, land of the sharks. Six of the last eight World Series have had an AL East team in the game, easily more than any other division. You thought last year was a tough AL East? That was nothing. The Yankees and Blue Jays were nothing close to the Sox and Rays. The Sox weren't in their best season, not as good as the last seasons at least. Yet both teams in the American League Championship Series were from the east, and they were still easily the best. Now, it's a whole different league. It began ... (link)