Purists may not like the wild cards, but they're making baseball more interesting

I didn't know if the addition of a second wild-card team for the baseball playoffs would really be good for baseball, but as the standings stand right now, September is going to be very, very interesting.  Current standings as of tonight (Friday August 24, late).

American League
Tampa Bay, 2 games ahead of Baltimore and Oakland, who are tied, with Detroit 1 game behind and the L.A. Angels 2.5 games behind.   (And the Rays are only 3 behind the vulnerable Yankees).

National League
Atlanta, 2 games ahead of St. Louis, which is 2 games ahead of both the L.A. Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates (who are obviously tied)

And everybody gets to go to a 40-man roster in September, which throws a whole new set of wrinkles into the races.  September will definitely be a fun month for fun at the old ballpark.