Week 3 Impressions

- Barry Zito out-dueled Adam Wainwright on Saturday, leading the Giants to a 2-0 win. Zito pitched 8 shutout innings and recorded 10 strikeouts. If Zito can find his form, the Giants will be a very dangerous team.

- Met's pitcher Mike Pelfrey extends his scoreless innings steak to 24 innings, and improves his record to 4-0. If the Mets are going to go anywhere this season, Pelfrey will have to continue to assert himself as a good #2 starter, behind Johan Santana.

- While the Yankees have looked good, the Rays have looked great. Right now the Rays are making a case for the top team in the AL East. Did anyone say Red Sox? Nah never heard of them

- There is trouble in Baltimore, as the Orioles fall to 3-16. The Orioles have yet to win a home game (0-6), and are 2-10 within the AL East.

- Ryan Howard gets paid, signing a 5 year, $125 million contract extension. Howard, one of the most productive players in the league, now becomes one of the highest paid. If Howard is getting paid this much, who knows how much Pujols will make.