A season of 162 games is such a grind.
We're finally near the end and while the playoff picture will still take a few more games, maybe a week to clear up, the final edition of our MLB Power ... More »
For the fourth week in a row a new team is sitting on top of the MLB Power Rankings. No, there isn't a lot of volatility this late in the season, it's just one of the top teams each week tends to ... More »
As the baseball season nears completion, teams that are vying for playoff spots must make a push. Teams with commanding leads can rest, but still need to keep some momentum to carry with them into ... More »
The beasts in the American League East have been split up as the New York Yankees have found a way to put a little bit of separation between them and the Tampa Bay Rays, not only in the division ... More »
The media is often blamed for having an East Coast Bias when it comes to sports. The news that the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees have retaken the lead in this week's MLB Power Rankings ... More »
Yes, the Minnesota Twins are good enough to hold onto the top spot in these MLB Power Rankings for a second week. There were some doubts, but the Twins thumped the White Sox and the Athletics last ... More »
There is a new sheriff in town and it's not the Philadelphia Phillies as I predicted in this column last week. The Minnesota Twins made the jump from No. 4 to the top of the charts this week after ... More »
Tampa Bay and the Yankees actually lost series last week, both to Toronto, but they're still entrenched at the top of the Major League Baseball world. That is until Philadelphia pushes them for ... More »
The question isn't who the best team in baseball is -- well, at least that's not the most important question. The Yankees and Rays are so much better than everyone else right now, the question ... More »
Continuity in these MLB Power Rankings is sometimes a figment of the imagination. Instead of merely mirroring the standings, we choose to take a snapshot approach of what's going on at the current ... More »
Because of the All-Star Break, teams around Major League Baseball have only played three or four games since our last edition of MLB Power Rankings came out. But that doesn't mean that drama and ... More »
I never in a million years thought that I would ever utter these words. I feel bad for the New York Yankees.
In last week's MLB Power Rankings, I had the Yankees ranked second and they did ... More »
It may seem boring, it may even be a little cliche, but the two best teams in Major League Baseball are the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees became the first team in ... More »
The hottest teams in baseball right now aren't exactly who you would expect. Sure the normal clubs -- the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox -- are still in the top five, but there's definitely ... More »
Heading into the baseball season, and into the MLB Power Rankings for 2010, it was common knowledge that the Atlanta Braves were going to be able to pitch. With a rotation that featured Tommy ... More »
The geographical oddities of the MLB Power Rankings in 2010 just won't stop. We've seen four teams from the same division occupy the top six spots, and now two cities make up 80 percent of the top ... More »
The Tampa Bay Rays showed their human side last week as they dropped a series to Texas after beating Toronto. The Rays are still fabulous on the road with a 22-8 record away from Florida's west ... More »
Who invited these guys to the party?
As the country gears down a bit for the Memorial Day holiday, San Diego and Cincinnati have quietly slipped into the top five of the baseball world. As most ... More »
Other than the Padres and Rangers sneaking into the top 10, the upper echelon in Major League baseball looks remarkably similar to last week. The Yankees slipped a little, moving the Phillies up ... More »
The top three spots haven't changed a bit in this version of the MLB Power Rankings. Philadelphia has more wins -- 23 -- than any other team in the National League and Tampa Bay and New York lead ... More »
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