With the dog days of summer barking, 18 of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams entered Saturday with records of .500 or better. Theoretically, all of those teams have a shot at the postseason.

The team with baseball’s best record? That would be the Brewers at 71-44 through Friday’s games. Yes, those Brewers with a $113 million payroll that ranks 23rd in baseball, according to Spotrac. Yes, those Brewers, who are headed toward their seventh postseason in eight years.

Their plus-128 run differential is best in the majors, which is impressive considering it was minus-32 after a 0-4 start to this season. That club knows how to play baseball.

Which brings us to the Rockies, who have already clinched their seventh consecutive losing season, are limping like a three-legged dog toward their third

See Full Page