The Lineup Card

It's all about the AL this week, with the likely playoff teams in the junior circuit grabbing the top four spots in the Rankings. Whichever one of them represents the American League in the World Series will be a prohibitive favorite - and with good reason. The 25th edition of AOL's MLB Power Rankings are out, brought to you, the people, by me, your humble editor/producer. I'll be putting these rankings out usually every Monday/Tuesday during the regular season, and each week I'll explain a little bit of my rationale and give the people a chance to basically tell me why I'm wrong. Please be gentle. If you make a good argument, I'm more than willing to address it during the later on in the week.

Surprises and General Oddities

- The Red Sox stay on top despite another tough weekend against the Yankees. Still, there were a lot of moral victories for Boston. Will it be the third meeting between the ancient rivals in five years?

- If we carry it beyond the top four, there's a clear top nine as well. One of those top nine teams is probably going to win the World Series.

- The A's have put together a nice run as of late and have a good shot at finishing around .500. Maybe Billy Beane won't have to make a drastic overhaul in the offseason?

- And there the Nationals are, back in last place.

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• #5 Comment from patricksean12 
  9/24/07 12:40 PM | Permalink

  You must be from the East Coast, the best teams in baseball right now are from the NL West. To place the Colorado Rockies consistantly behind the Cubs in the power rankings prove that you no nothing about baseball outside of the Red Sox and Yankee's. Both very good teams, but old, and will be swept by Arizona in the World series, that is if either can manage to beat the Indians and get there. Arizona is the best team in baseball right now ( Colorado is a close second) and are the team to beat. The team to fear, even for Arizona, is the Colorado Rockies. The rockies line up 1-6 might be the best line-up baseball has seen in many years and the pitching staff is improving every outing.
• #4 Comment from jimfurl179 
  9/24/07 1:29 AM | Permalink

  If you haven't noticed what Aramis Ramirez, Derrick Lee and Alfonso Soriano have done the last two weeks of the season, then its got to be very dark where you head is at.
• #3 Comment from jimfurl179 
  9/24/07 1:25 AM | Permalink

  Give me a break, the NL is not the weaker league.  And the Cubs are certainly not # 10 in the power rankings.  They are definitely peaking at the right time.  They are hitting and pitching and fielding like a World Series contender.
• #2 Comment from chippajee 
  9/19/07 5:59 PM | Permalink

  amen. look out for the tribe. got the pitching, and enough offense to do it all.  
• #1 Comment from akronarmory 
  9/18/07 5:56 PM | Permalink

  Boston and New York "buy" in,..Cleveland raises their own catfish.