sports.espn.go.com - 4/25/2008
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ESPN.com If you're looking for change, it's not happening at the top of the MLB Power Rankings, where the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs hold down the top two spots for the third straight week. The heaviest fluctuation occurs from the middle down; the Houston Astros made the largest jump of the week, climbing 11 spots to No. 17, while the Kansas City Royals, losers of seven ...
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CubsHub —
ESPN(2)- “Geovany Soto leads all major league catchers in batting (.352), on-base percentage (.447) and slugging (.606).”
CNNSI(3)- “If Young is miscast as a leadoff hitter in Arizona, what about Alfonso Soriano? Since he’s been down with his hopping injury, the Cubs are 8-2, hitting .327 with a .415 OBP. Before then, with Soriano mostly at leadoff: 7-5, .249, .328. Look, I’m not saying that Reed Johnson or Mike Fontenotare better players than the free-swinging Soriano. I’m just saying they’re a better choice to be leadoff men. ...
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Around The Bases: A Boston Red Sox Blog —
CNNSI has their latest Power Rankings out. The Red Sox remain second. 1. Arizona Diamondbacks - Yeah, everybody loves the Diamondbacks, and there's reason enough for that. But I wonder: Is having a leadoff guy who strikes out so much (28 times in 21 games) and totes around a .333 on-base percentage going to come back to bite the Snakes? Centerfielder Chris Young is a heck of a player. He'll probably become an even better one. But unless he gets on more, he's just never going to be an ideal leadoff hitter. 2. Boston Red Sox - The Sox spent the week ...
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We All Back the D-backs —
Bugs & Cranks
…. except at Chase Field.
The Diamondbacks are getting plenty of love nationally:
ESPN Power Rankings
SI Power Rankings
ESPN the Mag’s Franchise Rankings
But despite their hot streak, the D-backs are only averaging 30,495 fans per game. This is a couple thousand more a game than last year, but includes the sold-out opener. The team is ranked 10th in the National ...
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As of Friday, ESPN had the Cubs ranked second in MLB in thier power rankings. They are topped only by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking
Meanwhile, Fox Sports ranks the Cubs eighth(?) and behind the third place Brewers(?) and Mets(?).
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings
Finally, CBS Sportsline has moved them up to third, but points out "They ...
Yahoo Power Rankings —
Around The Bases: A Boston Red Sox Blog
Yahoo has it's newest power rankings out and the Red Sox top the list. 1. Boston Red Sox . Hard to believe that, five years ago, Manny Ramirez was put on waivers. Now, it looks like the Red Sox will trip over themselves to pick up his $20 million option for next season. 2. Arizona Diamondbacks . The sudden thumpin’ by the offense is impressive, but how about that staff ERA? I’ll spare you from ...
MLB Power Rankings - 4/20 —
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I'm participating on a power rankings panel over at Odds and Sods , but I figured I would cross-post my rankings in their entirety here. In case you're wondering, #6-25 didn't disappear. I just don't have that kind of time. TOP 5 1. BOSTON – Perhaps the burial and subsequent unearthing of the Red Sox t-shirt in the new Yankee Stadium is having some sort of positive effect. More likely, ...
