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Deveney: Baseball Power Poll: Marlins and Rays crack the top 10
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In the News (4/28)
Right Field Bleachers — ... - Weeks is hitting .226/.354/.453 in Brewers' wins and .162/.295/.216 in Brewers' losses. - The Brewers are 16th in the Sporting News Power Rankings. The Cubs are third. Hopefully the Brewers can change that this series. ...

Has The Whole World Gone CRAZY?!?
Drunk Jays Fans — ... now places them 20th, with this clever explanation: "This team has already become one of the least interesting in the league." What's this? Is he trying to bait Jays fans into responding? ... I'm sorry dude. Maybe if your paper had been relevant since 1950 I'd go to the trouble of coming up with a witty riposte. ...

[HAPPY HOUR] Rays Fall Out Of First Place
Rays Index — DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA... Bleacher Report breaks down the first month of the season for the Rays. [Bleacher Report] Her Rays breaks down the AL East after the first month. [Her Rays] The Rays are #9 in this week's power rankings from The Sporting News. [The Sporting News] Big League Stew wonders if the Rays are for real. [Big League Stew] ...

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