Week 18 is complete and the replay is at the three-quarters mark. St. Louis did lose 3-of-4 at the end of the week to Pittsburgh but still have a considerable lead. Boston completed thumping Washington over the past two weeks and has expanded their lead, making a New York comeback even more likely. There are a few teams at the 120 games played mark, but the remainder will be at or near there by the middle of this coming week. Dave Philley Boston was pounding Washington and New York was getting surprised by Philadelphia and the Red Sox lead is now 12.5 games. I keep thinking that Boston will hit an extended slow spot sooner or later but it just hasn't happened. New York was on a hot streak for several weeks but as soon as they stopped playing .700 ball they lost ground to Boston. Cleveland continues to muddle along with the best pitching and a middle-of-the-pack offense. They actually have a winning record versus Boston (10-7), but they only have five more games remaining. ...