SEPTEMBER POWER RANKINGS (2/8/01)
1) TEXAS (LW #1)(Its not over yet, but it looks like they did it)
2) SEATTLE (LW #2)(Its all over but the crying)
3) SAN FRANCISCO (LW #3)(The Giants are the NL favourites)
4) MONTREAL (LW #6)(Veteran staff has done the job)
5) BOSTON (LW #4)(May have let the Yankees back in it)
6) ATLANTA (LW #8)(Have been good, but not good enough)
7) N.Y YANKESS (LW #7)(Need to sweep the BoSox at home)
8) FLORIDA (LW #9)(May be too little, too late)
9) CINNCINATI (LW #5)(Need to build on this season next year)
10) ANAHEIM (LW not rated)(Strong team, but not in same league as two titans) AUGUST POWER RANKINGS (1/31/01)
1) TEXAS (LW #1)(Stewart and Boone give them some depth)
2) SEATTLE (LW #2)(Elaron and Shine haven't provided expected returns so far)
3) SAN FRANCISCO (LW #3)(Benefit from inactivity of others)
4) BOSTON (LW #7)(Tucci makes the BoSox a dangerous team to face)
5) CINNCINATI (LW #4)(Missed a tremendous opportunity)
6) MONTREAL (LW #6)(Fletcher adds some catching depth)
7) N.Y YANKEES (LW #5)(Have been outmanaged by the Red Sox)
8) ATLANTA (LW #8)(Falling out of the picture)
9) FLORIDA (LW not rated)(Too bad they gutted their team in April)
10) CHICAGO (LW #9)(Surpirse story is fading back to earth) JULY POWER RANKINGS (1/19/01)
1) TEXAS (LW #2)(Berkman and White may be MVP and Cy respectively)
2) SEATTLE (LW #1)(Junior has disappeared)
3) SAN FRANCISCO (LW #4)(Beefed up with Tony Batista)
4) CINNCINATI (LW #5)(Absolutely on fire)
5) N.Y YANKEES (LW #3)(Are in for a battle with the BoSox)
6) MONTREAL (LW #9)(The division is theirs to lose)
7) BOSTON (LW #7)(The revitalized BoSox are on the rise)
8) ATLANTA (LW #6)(Pedro has been merely ordinary)
9) CHICAGO (LW not rated)(Surprising contenders boosted by Ramon Martinez trade)
10) ANAHEIM (LW not rated)(Don't forget about these guys)
JUNE POWER RANKINGS (1/12/01)
1) SEATTLE (LW #1)(With Jeter now, the offence is even sicker)
2) TEXAS (LW #4)(This one's for Tom O'Neill)
3) N.Y YANKESS (LW #3)(Bernie Baseball is shining in the leadoff spot)
4) SAN FRANCISCO (LW #2)(Just as the pitching comes around, the offence dries up)
5) CINNCINATI (LW not rated)(Need another starting pitcher)
6) ATLANTA (LW #5)(Lurking in the weeds)
7) BOSTON (LW #10)(Wagner helps the bullpen immensely)
8) ST. LOUIS (LW not rated)(Riding Terry Dalton's rookie shoulders)
9) MONTREAL (LW #9)(Have been inconsistent thus far)
10) N.Y METS (LW #8)(The Mets hurt themselves with the Jeter-Kent swap) MAY POWER RANKINGS (1/5/01)
1) SEATTLE (This team is running on all cylinders)
2) SAN FRANCISCO (Need to distance themselves from Atlanta)
3) N.Y YANKEES (Impressive, but is this a facade?)
4) TEXAS (Hanging in with Seattle, but for how long?)
5) ATLANTA (Glaus is doing nothing)
6) ANAHEIM (Are off to a decent start)
7) TORONTO (Krause off to a torrid April)
8) N.Y METS (Defending MVP Tucci is struggling)
9) MONTREAL (Offence needs to step it up)
10) BOSTON (Burton has Red Sox fans thinking playoffs) |
