Who's Hot / Who's Not

WHO'S Hot

Angels
They're getting healthy (slugger Garret Anderson just came off the DL), they're feeling happy (especially when they were mobbing Vladimir Guerrero, above, after his walk-off tater on Sunday) and they're winning: Eight wins in 10 games put them 5 1/2 games up in the AL West. Manager Mike Scioscia: "When we get into our game, we're very confident."

Steve Kerr
The former NBA sharpshooter's postplaying career is going just fine: After four years as a well-regarded TNT analyst, he's taking over as general manager of the Suns—nice nucleus, Steve!—a team of which he is a part owner.

Davis on the Hill
Diamondbacks southpaw Doug Davis has a 1.62 ERA and two wins, in his last three starts after taming the Mets on Sunday. He's got a nasty curve and a nasty cutter, and, says manager Bob Melvin, "it's difficult to gauge him when he's throwing strikes with both."

Hula Day
The Phillies promo began with kids receiving grass-skirted figurines of Maui-born outfielder Shane Victorino, then included Hawaiian music between innings and hula dancers in the seventh-inning stretch. How did it end? With Victorino blasting a homer to beat the Giants.

WHO'S Not

Cubs
They're banged up (catcher Henry Blanco and outfielder Daryle Ward went on the DL), they're angry (pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett fought in the dugout; skipper Lou Piniella, above, got suspended after kicking dirt on an ump) and they're losing: Eight losses in 10 games put Chicago near the bottom of the NL Central.

Johnnie Morton
The ex-NFL receiver's postplaying career is in trouble. Eighteen months after his last catch, he tried his hands in mixed martial arts: He got flattened (but not seriously hurt) in 38 seconds, then refused to take the postfight drug test.

Davis at the Bat
Diamondbacks southpaw Doug Davis hasn't gotten much run support this year—and he's part of the problem. He's 0 for 51 since his last hit almost a year ago. "I'm embarrassed," he told The Arizona Republic, then explained, "I'm a better hitter than what I've been doing."

Holliday
Rockies outfielder Matt was dazed and contused after accidentally banging his head on a concrete overhang in the Colorado dugout. And the next day he was still sore—mainly over false reports that he'd smacked himself on the head with his batting helmet in frustration after popping out. Said Holliday, "Ridiculous."