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Ken Rosenthal discusses the keys to Chicago's recent surge in the AL Central. Don't miss Rosenthal's latest American League news.

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" I'm Brian Webber's time to talk baseball but that would please be joined by foxsports.com. Senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal -- the Red Sox Yankees and rays are separated by just have -- games the daily. Cool do you think is the best team in that division."

" Brian I've got to go with the Red Sox."

" They are widely regarded as the best team not just in the AL east but the best team in baseball."

" They've got the deepest bullpen a very solid lineup even without Mike Lowell and of course rotation led by Beckett Lester. They also featuring mr. Wakefield who has been red hot this season. That's says the rays are on a roll and so for the Yankees the rays had a seven game winning streak broken yesterday by the Blue Jays."

" That this team has really come --"

" Everyone questioned their bullpen their lack of a true -- well guess what. The -- right -- bullpen ERA at the top of the American League with the Red Sox the would you look at their opponent on base percentage against that bullpen. That's the best to the American League speaks volumes. Their rotation is starting to come around as well. And then with the lineup BJ Upton and Carl Crawford the top my goodness that is dynamic combination you going to find."

" And they -- got the Yankees."

" The New York Yankees at 200 million dollar Yankees. They are in the middle of a seven game winning streak themselves."

" And they are showing again. How much money can buy. Obviously with sabathia Burnett and headed in Chamberlain in the rotation at the very healthy group."

" What has been truly surprising of late is the performance of their bullpen. They have basically turn that bullpen over since the start of the season. You're not seeing Veres and have more Ramirez an apple a day you know they've been replaced by Phil Hughes I say -- David Robertson."

" And yet now for the first time Daddy Yankee bullpen has started to perform the way they would hope."

" They are still looking for one more veteran reliever to stabilize that bullpen further -- you've got the league's best offense. If you can just get all the pitching piece is going at once you're going to be very formidable."

" Brian these -- not just three best teams in the American League east. These may be the three best teams in baseball."

" Let's move to DL central the White Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball what's been the key to their recent search."

" Bryant without question their starting pitching. Last nineteen games the White Sox rotation the air raid -- two point 63. The good is going to get. You've got up early at the top always provided stability he got Danks and Floyd."

" And they've also got Jose Contreras finally healthy he's been absolutely dominant since coming off the DL. Five starts."

" For the equality in three of the eight strikeouts -- more. I like the way the White Sox young players are starting to come on Gordon Beckham Chris -- if that's starting pitching holes they're going to be very formidable in the AL central."

" Finally baseball and -- it's a banning All-Star rosters. 33 players while Morton last year do you think this is the right move."

" It is absolutely the right move Bryant. We saw last year what could happen in the extra inning game when teams face the possibility of running out of pitchers. What happened. The National League over use Brad Lidge the American League over used George Sherrill and both managers essentially worried -- panic. I spoke with the Red Sox manager Terry Francona about this very issue yesterday. Francona of course was commander of the AL team last year and he described the situation in which was basically an up panic. During the extra innings knowing he was running out of pitchers. Not a good place for an All-Star manager to be and not one that he should ever be it. And therefore it any other pitcher the thirteenth pitcher should be very beneficial in -- the game goes at training again."

" And you -- the same situation he had last year."

" Dan thanks for the N sides for Ken Rosenthal I'm Bryan Webber will you next time. --"

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