Luis Castillo faces Dean Kremer as White Sox and Twins meet in crucial AL Central series

The postseason race is heating up, and I'm here for it.

I tend to think that baseball has the best postseason races.

I'm not sure that I have a great justification for it, but I'll share my reasoning anyway.

The NFL tends to have too many spots locked up too soon.

The NBA has too many spots in general, and with essentially 20 teams getting some sort of playoff shot, it's just not interesting.

The NHL has a pretty decent race, but the postseason itself for the NHL is more entertaining.

With baseball, the trade deadline gets a flurry of moves, and then we see the race.

No spot has been locked up yet, but we have a general idea of those with a true chance and those without.

The Chicago White Sox may actually pull this off.

They are 70-63 for the season, and currently own a 2.5-game lead in the American League Central.

However, the vast majority of their success has come at home.

They are 29-36 on the road, and maybe that is just a sign of a young team.

If you're a pessimistic Sox fan, you look at their road record and the fact that Cleveland is always lurking, and you can't be comfortable.

However, the optimist says they are in control of their destiny and playing with house money this season, regardless of what happens.