"It's abundantly clear that neither of these teams has the offense to stay in the playoff chase. Despite having Mr. Bonds, the Giants are ninth in the NL in runs. And the Astros, despite playing in their Little League park, are 10th."

"The best hope for either of these teams is mediocrity among their division mates, like the Cards pulled last year. It would take the addition of a major bat for either team to have a shot at 90 wins. Even 85 might not be easy."

Its always good to hear an outsider's view. Especially when he is 100% correct.