MLB power rankings... - Revolution42's Blog

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MLB power rankings...

Posted on April 26, 2009 at 04:07 PM.

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1 Dodgers (2) Joe Torre could be first to win Manager of the Year and National Book Award 2 Toronto (3) It's a foolproof formula for Blue Jays: Fire manager, hire Cito, get good 3 St. Louis (4) Rick Ankiel can neither throw nor hit a curveball 4 Boston (8) Red Sox use 100-year-old batboy; I'm surprised the Phillies let Jamie Moyer leave 5 Seattle (10) Armstrong's nixing of Washburn trade could earn him Executive of the Year 6 Florida (1) Marlins went from "on fire" to "when's the fire sale?" 7 Yankees (9) 34.50 is: a) Chien-Ming Wang's ERA; or b) the wind speed to RF at Yankee Stadium 8 San Diego (17) With Peavy struggling, best pitcher in town is at San Diego State 9 Philadelphia (7) Cole Hamels had a redshirt year, so this is his sophomore jinx 10 Cubs (5) Where's Jody Davis when you really need him? 11 Royals (19) Last time Royals were ranked this high, George Brett had hemorrhoids 12 White Sox (11) Sox fan Barack Obama uses presidential veto on Dewayne Wise at leadoff 13 Cincinnati (21) Reds need a fifth starter, more power and a new Kangaroo Court judge 14 Tampa Bay (6) Hip manager Joe Maddon now twittering his signs to third-base coach 15 Atlanta (18) In honor of NFL draft, Braves will replace McCann with "best available athlete" 16 Detroit (16) Matt Millen must have been advising Tigers on Dontrelle Willis trade 17 Pittsburgh (26) Last time Pirates were ranked this high, Steve Blass could throw strikes 18 Mets (14) Flailing, panic-ridden Mets doing their best to make J.J. Putz feel right at home 19 Baltimore (12) Baltimore used to be a great baseball town; now it's a great lacrosse town 20 Minnesota (20) Twins' battle cry: It's Mauer never 21 Angels (15) Their disabled list would win the AL West by 12 games 22 Milwaukee (22) Some day, Brewers' hearts will be broken by overzealous fan named Steve Bratman 23 San Francisco (27) Rumors of Tim Lincecum's demise were vastly premature 24 Texas (24) Nolan Ryan hasn't been this frustrated since Robin Ventura visited him on mound 25 Cleveland (25) When will Indians wise up and move Sizemore to third in the order? 26 Oakland (13) Brad Pitt pulls out of "Moneyball" movie; Beane will now be played by Carrot Top 27 Arizona (28) "Marco Polo" games in outfield pool more interesting than D-backs this year 28 Colorado (23) Unfounded rumor circulating that Rockies were in World Series two years ago 29 Houston (29) Astros peaked at "pitchers and catchers report" 30 Washington (30) Dukes fined for Little League gig; Dunn suspended for handing out food to homeless