Power Rankings

1. (1, 68-25) New York Metropolitans: Red Wainhouse has bounced back nicely with a 1.92 era so far this season. That injury had to have the Mets worried Red has proved so far he's back and better than ever.

2. (2, 68-25) New York Yankees: For the second week in a row it's New York and New York on the top of the power rankings and it's for the same reasons pitching and more pitching but in the past the Yankees haven't had a big time masher and now they do in Bernard Rhodes.

3. (3, 58-35) Minnesota Fatboys: Max Leary gives Minnesota 2 legit shut down Aces in their rotation along with Cliff Becker. One of the two is probably past their prime and the other just entering his.

4. (5, 61-32) Anaheim Anteaters: Anaheim has been a model of how to turn a bad situation in to a good one in a short amount of time. Their pitching staff in deep and while there isn't a real true ace they don't have a starting pitching I would consider worse than number 3 either.

5. (4, 57-36)St. Louis Greys: Since being called up Vladimir Pichardo hasn't exactly been the monster at the plate he was considered with a .758 OPS but he's still the 4th best hitter on the Greys and there is a lot of projection left in his bat.

6. (6, 57-36) Albuquerque Isotopes: Normally a 4.80 ERA wouldn't be a good thing but it's good enough for the 'Topes because they can flat out hit leading the league in Runs scored by 24 over Minnesota.

7. (8, 55-38) Nashville Twang: The Twang are on pace to win 96 games after losing 89 last season which would be a huge turn around. That would also set a team record for wins in a season.

8. (11, 54-39) Chicago Jayhawks: I remember when when the Jayhawks were as feared as a Tiger in the jungle now it's more like that cat that hisses at you when you walk past.

9. (10, 54-34) Tampa Bay Devil Rays: As the trade dead line nears it doesn't take much to figure out what Tampa Bay needs with a 5.10 team era they need pitching bad.

10. (7, 51-42) Milwaukee Twindyans: They actually were knocked out of first place for a couple of games last week and were as many as 2 games back before a four game winning streak put them back on top but Milwaukee is not as safe as they would like to be.

11. (12, 52-41) Iowa City Comics: As usual Ed has mixed and matched until his found something that worked and is 7-3 in his last 10 just two games out of a playoff spot with plenty of time left.

12. (9, 53-40) Cheyenne Tackleberries: Now that Cheyenne is in a race will they make a bold move to spark and run into the playoffs? The biggest need I see is pitching but is there any left on the market?

13. (13, 49-44) Buffalo Europeans: Buffalo has the sixth best run prevention in the league so they are one of the few fringe contenders that actually has pitching.

14. (18, 49-44) Sioux Falls Gunslingers: For a short time Sioux Falls was atop the NL North and that has to be encouraging. In my opinion though their ability to reach the playoffs is more likely to be determined by whether Milwaukee lets them in then Sioux Falls making it in.

15. (17, 48-45) Boston Red Sox: Boston is just a game back of the playoffs and they made a move to pick up some more pitching which they always seem to need.

16. (16, 47-46) Florida Cottonmouths: If you told me that Florida would be tied with the next team after the All-star break before the season I wouldn't have believed you.

17. (20, 47-48) San Antonio Sting: But thanks to a quick to the point rebuilding job it has just as much to do with how good San Antonio has been as how far Florida has fallen.

18. (15, 46-47) Syracuse Fightin' Boeheims: Thanks to the fact that after the division leaders in the AL there isn't really a elite team Syracuse is still in the race despite going 3-7 in the last ten.

19. (19, 47-46) Boise Mashers: But Boise almost is 7 games back of the WC this late in the season isn't easy to overcome and Boise has been making noise about selling not buying as we near the trade deadline.

20. (14, 47-46) Oklahoma City Twins: The rebuilding process has defiantly started in OKC as Max Leary is gone and OKC is 3 and 7 in the last 10.

21. (22, 42-51) Philadelphia Phenomenauts: There is still hope for Philly, which you usually can’t say this far, down the list but they are only six back of the WC. Personally I'm rooting for you Philly.

22. (21, 43-50) Kansas City Monarchs: It's been disappointing in KC but at least Dale Rooney is back and he's been doing better as of late his Era is down to 3.82. What makes it more frustrating is the despite scoring 25 more runs than giving up and having a higher Expected winning % than Sioux Falls KC is still 7 games under .500.

23. (25, 40-53) Richmond Roustabouts: Hey someone has to have the worst Whip in the league at 1.57 in case you didn't know that's you Richmond.

24. (24, 37-56) Montreal Grand Orange: They have lost their last 10 in a row man that went south fast didn't it?

25. (23, 36-57) Vancouver Vigilantes: They have won just two of their last ten games and have once again taken their spot at the bottom of the NL North.

26. (28, 34-59) Pittsburgh Pug Dogs: For being this low on the list a 5.18 era isn't bad, but when your era starts with a five that's never good either is it?

27. (27, 34-59) Los Angeles Hangars: LA isn't actually at the bottom of the AL West and that is thanks to....

28. (29, 34-59) Santa Cruz Amigos: Remember who won the AL West last year? It was these guys ... we think.

29. (26, 34-59) Washington D.C. Bureaucrats: Andy Page can't be really living up to the expectations Washington had for him but it's just his first year and as the team improves so should he.

30. (30, 33-60) Monterrey Conquistadores: At least Monterrey is equally bad at home (18-32) as they are on the road (15-28).

31. (31, 30-63) Colorado Springs Silver Stars: Remember when we thought Colorado would never leave the 32nd spot well now they have been out of it for 2 weeks in a row.

32. (32, 24-69) Tacoma Downpour: Think about this for a second as good as the Yankees and Mets have been this season that's how bad Tacoma has been. Yeah that bad.