Sports Blog #2: MLB Power Rankings aka The Lazy Blog

So if you were compelled at all to read this, you probably know enough about sports to know Power Rankings usually rank all 30 teams… well I don’t get paid for this, so doing research on all the teams and players I don’t know would take way too much time. So here are my top ten teams in the MLB for this week. For the top five teams I’ll give you’re typical couple of statements for each team, and then the other five teams are good enough to get on the list, but only get a one-liner. With out further adieu; The Lazy Blog:

The Dodgers have obviously continued on their hot start and show no signs of letting up. Even without Manny the Dodgers have a league leading +82 runs scored/runs allowed differential. The ability for them to step up and fill in any need is the sign of a championship caliber team.

Despite being sub .500 at home, these road warrior Phillies have proven that they are more than comfortable being visitors. With the Dodgers being so good at home and the Phillies being so good on the road, it was appropriate for them to split the series this week in LA. And to state the obvious a bit, I think Raul Ibanez can hit a ball.

The Yankees have battled back from their sluggish start. Most Yankee fans, and the Yanks themselves would probably think that if they aren’t ranked #1 then somethings wrong. Well we’ll see how the rest of this season shapes up, and see if they can bounce back from not making the playoffs last year, a first since 1993. Personally, and since this is my power rankings my opinion is the only one that matters, I hope that the Yanks do make the playoffs, and meet the Rangers in the post season.

And speaking of the Rangers… Time to jump on the bandwagon if you haven’t already. It was a big deal in the NL to see the best in the East play the best in the West but for the AL version of this the best in the AL West had to do it twice; that’s right they faced a tough road trip against the then tied for first in the AL East, Yankees and Red Sox. The Rangers came away 3-3 from that road trip and when considering the opposition, that is far better than a .500 road would normally feel. After all the claimed “tests” the Rangers have faced this season, it seems their biggest test will come from within, when we see how they will react to loosing Josh Hamilton for 4-6 weeks due to surgery, and some bumps in the road with their starting pitching rotation.

Kinda good news for the Boston Red Sox who are hanging in there, Big Papi’s eyes are fine. He went in to get them check to see if everything is cool, and if his eyes might be whats keeping him from hitting the ball. So its kinda good news that his eyes are fine, but it only means something else is what has him in this slump, and dropping him down in the batting order. On the bright side, Josh Becket and Jon Lester seem to be finding their stride on the mound, if the rest of the rotation follows suit then the Red Sox will be dangerous late in the season.

Leading their division since May 16th and pulling away from the Cards slowly but surely.

Tigers pitching helping them climb up the ranks and keeping them atop their division.

The Mets have been threatening to fall apart all year long, but are hanging in there.

Blue Jays got as far as 13 above .500 but didn’t do enough while the Yanks were asleep, and haven’t kept it up. Roy Halladay is the real deal, but was the rest too good to be true?

Cards are 3-7 in their last ten, they need to wake up.












That’s it for now folks, tell me what you think, let me know if you think I’m completely off base. See ya next time with Sports Blog #3, Topic: TBD