Major League Baseball Power Rankings
Ok America, listen up, I Ben Parker, will rank all 30 teams in Major League Baseball from #1 all the way down to lowly #30. I will start doing this every week on Saturdays or Sundays. I did not do this for the first half of the season, but now that things are really getting fired up, I'd better rank these teams. (note: team record is in parentheses)
#1. Detroit Tigers (64-31): These guys are just plain scary. They seem to be playing on a whole other level right now. Justin Verlander (10-4) is pitching like crazy, and
Kenny Rogers (11-3) just keeps on winning. Oh, I thought you'd like to know that the Tigers have hit 119 Homeruns this season. That's 1.32 Homeruns per game. That's pretty good.
#2. Chicago White Sox (58-36): Once again, right out of the A.L. Central! These guys are the defending world champs, and they're putting forward a great bunch of guys to repeat as champions. They have great pitching from Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Freddy Garcia, Jon Garland, and Javier Vazquez in terms of wins (The average win per pitcher is exactly 9 wins). But the ERA could be better (average ERA is at 4.625). That's decent, but not as good as Detroits top 8 pitchers, who are: Jeremy Bonderman, Kenny Rogers, Nate Robertson, Justin Verlander, Mike Maroth, Joel Zumaya, Zach Miner, and Fernando Rodne. These guys are pitching with an average ERA of 3.3! Get this, only one of these guys (Kenny Rogers with a 4.10 ERA) has an ERA higher than 4.0! That's stunning! Two of Chicago's top 5 pitchers has an ERA over 5! The point is Chicago's pitching needs to get better if they want to catch up with Detroit and take the division.
#3. New York Mets (57-38): These guys are playing great baseball right now, Tom Glavine is pitching like a beast right now with an 11-3 record and a 3.52 ERA. Pedro Martinez with a 7-4 record is pitching great as well. Not to mention great hitting from Carlos Delgado (23 HR), David Wright (21 HR) and Carlos Beltran (27 HR). These guys are on pace to win the N.L.C.S.
#4. Boston Red Sox (58-36): David Ortiz has 32 Homers and Manny Ramirez has 25 Homers. Curt Schilling is 12-3 and Josh Beckett is 12-5. What more do you want? A better bullpen. The rest of the pitching is a little weak, but I still think that Boston has a chance at another world championship.
#5. St. Louis Cardinals (53-41): All I have to say is this, If Albert Pujols is healthy, watch out for these guys. If he's hurt down the stretch, there's gonna be trouble in St.Louis.
#6. New York Yankees (55-37): Mike Mussina (11-3) and Chien-Ming Wang (10-4) are pitching well. Randy Johnson also has 10 wins, but 8 losses. The pitching needs to get better. As far as the whole "A-Rod" stinks campaign goes, I love to see it only because it brings chaos to the team. In all seriousness, criticizing the guy who is second on the team with 20 Homeruns in the HR department is stupid. I hate these guys!
#7. Minnesota Twins (54-40:) Too Bad they have the Chi. White Sox and Detroit Tigers in their division, because these guys are actually pretty damn good.
#8. Toronto Blue Jays (52-42): These guys are a good solid team with Roy Halladay pitching with a 12-2 record. Plus, Troy Glaus has 24 Homeruns and Vernon Wells has 23 Homeruns. What's holding these guys back from making the playoffs is simple. They are weak on the road. Their record is 20-22. If they want to be a great baseball team instead of just good and "solid", they have to win on the road.
#9. Oakland A's (50-45): Let's see if Barry Zito and Frank Thomas is enough to win the division. The division is tight, I just don't know if they'll hang on. But, I do think that they will.
#10. San Diego Padres (50-44): A good team, but being on top of the N.L. West doesn't do shit for me.
#11. Cincinatti Reds (50-46): Isn't it great to see Ken Griffey Jr. playing well again?
#12. Texas Rangers ( 49-47): 25-25 at home does not cut it. On the road they are better! (By one game).
#13. San Francisco Giants (48-47): Now that Bonds is not going to jail, lets see the Giants play ball. Come on! Excuse is over! Stop depending on Bonds alone!
#14. L.A. Angels (48-46): Other than Vladamire Guerro and Pitcher Ervin Santana, who do they have? Tell me!
#15. L.A. Dodgers (47-48): Nomar needs help.
#16. Arizona Diamondbacks (47-47): Other than Pitcher Brandon Webb (10-3; 2.52 ERA), nobody is pitching well.
#17. Houston Astros (46-50): I'm sorry to say this, but Roger Clemens just isn't going to save this team.
#18. Seattle Mariners (45-50): Only Gil Meche (9-4) can pitch. Everybody else is struggling to crack the .500 barrier.
#19. Colorado Rockies (45-49): Bringing up the rear in baseball's weakest division shows signs of crappy play.
#20. Milwaukee Brewers (46-50): Only Chris Capuano (10-5; 3.46 ERA) can pitch on this team. They do however have a few decent sluggers in Carlos Lee (27 HR), Prince Fielder (17 HR), and Bill Hall (19 HR).
#21 Atlanta Braves (45-50): Looks like their years as N.L. East Champions will finally end. Now it's up to the wild card to decide their grim fate.
#22. Philadelphia Phillies (43-50): Props up to Ryan Howard with his 31 Homeruns. But other than that, this team sucks.
#23. Clevland Indians (42-52): So much hype, and so much letdown.
#24. Florida Marlins (42-51): Once again, a potentially dominant Marlins team slips away into a crappy season. Oh by the way, where is Dontrell Willis?
#25. Baltimore Orioles (44-53): 17-28 on the road is appalling!
#26. Washington Nationals (40-56): Holy shit! They cracked the 40 win barrier! Look, these guys aren't going anywhere.
#27. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (39-57): 10 years of stinking up fields around the country. Thank you so much.
#28. Chicago Cubs (37-57): Giving up two grand slams in the 6th inning to the New York Mets was hideous. With the White Sox in town, I'm surprised anybody goes to their games.
#29. Kansas City Royals (32-62): 2-8 in their last 10 games and 13-39 on the road. These boys suck.
#30. Pittsburgh Pirates (34-62): They are the worst team in MLB! Is that a dubious honor or what?
Note: Standings are as accurate as the date of July 20, 2006.
#1. Detroit Tigers (64-31): These guys are just plain scary. They seem to be playing on a whole other level right now. Justin Verlander (10-4) is pitching like crazy, and
Kenny Rogers (11-3) just keeps on winning. Oh, I thought you'd like to know that the Tigers have hit 119 Homeruns this season. That's 1.32 Homeruns per game. That's pretty good.
#2. Chicago White Sox (58-36): Once again, right out of the A.L. Central! These guys are the defending world champs, and they're putting forward a great bunch of guys to repeat as champions. They have great pitching from Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Freddy Garcia, Jon Garland, and Javier Vazquez in terms of wins (The average win per pitcher is exactly 9 wins). But the ERA could be better (average ERA is at 4.625). That's decent, but not as good as Detroits top 8 pitchers, who are: Jeremy Bonderman, Kenny Rogers, Nate Robertson, Justin Verlander, Mike Maroth, Joel Zumaya, Zach Miner, and Fernando Rodne. These guys are pitching with an average ERA of 3.3! Get this, only one of these guys (Kenny Rogers with a 4.10 ERA) has an ERA higher than 4.0! That's stunning! Two of Chicago's top 5 pitchers has an ERA over 5! The point is Chicago's pitching needs to get better if they want to catch up with Detroit and take the division.
#3. New York Mets (57-38): These guys are playing great baseball right now, Tom Glavine is pitching like a beast right now with an 11-3 record and a 3.52 ERA. Pedro Martinez with a 7-4 record is pitching great as well. Not to mention great hitting from Carlos Delgado (23 HR), David Wright (21 HR) and Carlos Beltran (27 HR). These guys are on pace to win the N.L.C.S.
#4. Boston Red Sox (58-36): David Ortiz has 32 Homers and Manny Ramirez has 25 Homers. Curt Schilling is 12-3 and Josh Beckett is 12-5. What more do you want? A better bullpen. The rest of the pitching is a little weak, but I still think that Boston has a chance at another world championship.
#5. St. Louis Cardinals (53-41): All I have to say is this, If Albert Pujols is healthy, watch out for these guys. If he's hurt down the stretch, there's gonna be trouble in St.Louis.
#6. New York Yankees (55-37): Mike Mussina (11-3) and Chien-Ming Wang (10-4) are pitching well. Randy Johnson also has 10 wins, but 8 losses. The pitching needs to get better. As far as the whole "A-Rod" stinks campaign goes, I love to see it only because it brings chaos to the team. In all seriousness, criticizing the guy who is second on the team with 20 Homeruns in the HR department is stupid. I hate these guys!
#7. Minnesota Twins (54-40:) Too Bad they have the Chi. White Sox and Detroit Tigers in their division, because these guys are actually pretty damn good.
#8. Toronto Blue Jays (52-42): These guys are a good solid team with Roy Halladay pitching with a 12-2 record. Plus, Troy Glaus has 24 Homeruns and Vernon Wells has 23 Homeruns. What's holding these guys back from making the playoffs is simple. They are weak on the road. Their record is 20-22. If they want to be a great baseball team instead of just good and "solid", they have to win on the road.
#9. Oakland A's (50-45): Let's see if Barry Zito and Frank Thomas is enough to win the division. The division is tight, I just don't know if they'll hang on. But, I do think that they will.
#10. San Diego Padres (50-44): A good team, but being on top of the N.L. West doesn't do shit for me.
#11. Cincinatti Reds (50-46): Isn't it great to see Ken Griffey Jr. playing well again?
#12. Texas Rangers ( 49-47): 25-25 at home does not cut it. On the road they are better! (By one game).
#13. San Francisco Giants (48-47): Now that Bonds is not going to jail, lets see the Giants play ball. Come on! Excuse is over! Stop depending on Bonds alone!
#14. L.A. Angels (48-46): Other than Vladamire Guerro and Pitcher Ervin Santana, who do they have? Tell me!
#15. L.A. Dodgers (47-48): Nomar needs help.
#16. Arizona Diamondbacks (47-47): Other than Pitcher Brandon Webb (10-3; 2.52 ERA), nobody is pitching well.
#17. Houston Astros (46-50): I'm sorry to say this, but Roger Clemens just isn't going to save this team.
#18. Seattle Mariners (45-50): Only Gil Meche (9-4) can pitch. Everybody else is struggling to crack the .500 barrier.
#19. Colorado Rockies (45-49): Bringing up the rear in baseball's weakest division shows signs of crappy play.
#20. Milwaukee Brewers (46-50): Only Chris Capuano (10-5; 3.46 ERA) can pitch on this team. They do however have a few decent sluggers in Carlos Lee (27 HR), Prince Fielder (17 HR), and Bill Hall (19 HR).
#21 Atlanta Braves (45-50): Looks like their years as N.L. East Champions will finally end. Now it's up to the wild card to decide their grim fate.
#22. Philadelphia Phillies (43-50): Props up to Ryan Howard with his 31 Homeruns. But other than that, this team sucks.
#23. Clevland Indians (42-52): So much hype, and so much letdown.
#24. Florida Marlins (42-51): Once again, a potentially dominant Marlins team slips away into a crappy season. Oh by the way, where is Dontrell Willis?
#25. Baltimore Orioles (44-53): 17-28 on the road is appalling!
#26. Washington Nationals (40-56): Holy shit! They cracked the 40 win barrier! Look, these guys aren't going anywhere.
#27. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (39-57): 10 years of stinking up fields around the country. Thank you so much.
#28. Chicago Cubs (37-57): Giving up two grand slams in the 6th inning to the New York Mets was hideous. With the White Sox in town, I'm surprised anybody goes to their games.
#29. Kansas City Royals (32-62): 2-8 in their last 10 games and 13-39 on the road. These boys suck.
#30. Pittsburgh Pirates (34-62): They are the worst team in MLB! Is that a dubious honor or what?
Note: Standings are as accurate as the date of July 20, 2006.
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