WOW! What a surprising first few weeks of baseball it has been: Bonds hits 712, rookie Jonathan Papelbon leads the AL in saves, Grex Maddux is 5-0. But, amidst these news headlines, there are two teams that are overlooked, although, record-wise, some of the best teams in the business- the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers.

The Cincinnati Reds have probably been the most surprising team in the leauge thus far, and they have earned themselves respect (for once). But the way they have played so far, I'm not so sure if I wouldn't pick them to beat the Cardinals and the Astros and steal the NL Central. For one thing, they lead the NL and are second in the MLB in runs scored (158), but most surprisingly their pitching and defense is finally starting to come around. In actuality, Bronson Arroyo and Adam Harang would be front-runners for the NL Cy Young Award if they continue to produce the numbers they are now. In addition, Arroyo has only given up 12 total runs this season (not to mention two homers), and Harang has only walked nine batters. These two pitchers provide 9 out the Reds' 19 wins. Defensively, Ryan Freel, Ken Griffey Jr., and Adam Kearns are all %1.000 on fielding.

The Detroit Tigers started the season flawlessly this year, but have started to slow down a little. But, give the Tigers some credit- it's kind of hard to keep the way of play that they had been producing the whole year. The Tigers have hit an amazing 43 HOME RUNS this season, and five players have produced at least five homers. As a team, the Tigers are batting .286 and only giving up a .216 batting average to opposing teams. They have also as a team hit 49 doubles. Although they do not have any outstanding pitchers on their team, Mike Maroth, Kenny Rogers, and Jeremy Bonderman have a combined 11 out of 19 wins for the team. Defensively, the lowest fielding percentage by a starter is .939 (Carlos Guillen).

For these two teams, it is been almost like a dream. But, will their cinderella story fade as the season progresses? We'll find out this October.