By Eric Neel Page 2  It's crunch time. With just under two weeks
to play, the Detroit Tigers are a game up on the Minnesota Twins
in the race for the American League Central division crown, and
the Twins are four games ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the
wild card race. Who takes the division? Can the Sox make a late
charge for the wild card? Like Tom Cruise, the fortnight is ripe
for analysis.  So you're going to hear a lot of breakdowns and
predictions in the next couple weeks. You're going to get some
RISP-close-and-late tidbits, some middle-relief inherited-
runners-ERA insights, and some head-to-head matchup recaps. In
other words, you're going to be inundated with baseball stuff;
on the field, between the lines and first pitch to last.  But
not by me.  I want to talk about the other stuff. I figure a
race this tight doesn't actually hinge on hits and pitches,
anyway -- it hinges on good luck, on a smile from the gods, on
what sort of juice, what kind of magic each club brings to the
mix. The difference