Juanson World

While the Nationals continue to stay on fire, injuries and a suspect pitching staff are beginning to take their toll on the Orioles, who got spanked by the Yankees today, 12-3. The O's were up 9 games on the Yanks in early May and now find themselves 3.5 games behind the emerging Red Sox. Sammy Sosa in particular has been playing horribly, as he is now batting .225 with only 9 home runs. Similar to his formerly enormous rival from the now ignominious home run summer of 98 - Mark McGwire - Sosa looks like he has lost about 20 pounds. Baseball has entered a new era, and it will take several years to establish whose careers will need permanent asterisks next to their numbers.