| TEAM |
PVS |
RS/RA |
REC. |
ESPN.com SAYS |
| 1. Mariners |
1 |
210/152 |
28-9 |
Sick of hearing how the M's winning just with pitching and defense. Hey, they're second in AL in runs scored |
| 2. Twins |
2 |
176/139 |
26-10 |
Mientkiewicz, Pierzynski, Everyday Eddie. Seriously, what's not to love about the Twins? |
| 3. Indians |
3 |
220/155 |
24-11 |
Road warrior: Roberto Alomar hitting .429 away from Jacobs Field, but just .299 at home |
| 4. Phillies |
7 |
159/145 |
22-14 |
We nearly lost our lunch looking at the Mike Lieberthal injury. Just imagine how much that hurt? Ouch |
| 5. Red Sox |
5 |
194/136 |
22-15 |
Is there a better hitter in baseball than Manny? He's on pace to drive in more than 200 runs |
| 6. Dodgers |
8 |
164/156 |
22-16 |
Lovin' the home cookin': Dodgers' 16 home wins are most in majors |
| 7. Cardinals |
16 |
202/163 |
21-15 |
The real J.D. Drew (.309 BA, 14 homers) has finally shown up this season |
| 8. Yankees |
9 |
190/160 |
22-16 |
Try and score on him if you can: Mike Stanton has allowed one earned run in 22 IP (0.41 ERA) |
| 9. Giants |
10 |
193/189 |
21-16 |
Power Alley props go out to Rich Aurilia (.393 BA and 53 hits lead NL) |
| 10. Cubs |
4 |
171/161 |
21-16 |
What happened to the pitching staff? Allowed four or more runs in five of the six games (1-5) they played last week |
| 11. Blue Jays |
6 |
206/187 |
19-18 |
Have a 3-9 record in May and play 12 of their next 15 on the road. Yikes |
| 12. Astros |
11 |
190/186 |
20-16 |
Moises Alou has 14 multiple hit games in 22 starts. Simply, amazing |
| 13. Brewers |
17 |
197/162 |
20-17 |
Ben Sheets: 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA before being sent to minors; 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA since being recalled |
| 14. Rockies |
13 |
250/214 |
19-18 |
We do wish we had a body like Ron Gant |
| 15. Tigers |
28 |
166/187 |
17-18 |
During recent 12-4 stretch, Bobby Higginson has raised his BA 48 points from .254 to .302 |
| 16. Braves |
12 |
136/157 |
17-21 |
It's only one start, but the Power Alley predicts Jason Marquis will be the Braves' next great pitcher |
| 17. Marlins |
22 |
172/161 |
16-20 |
Call him Mr. No-No: Charles Johnson has been the catcher for all three no-hitters in Marlins history (A.J. Burnett, Kevin Brown and Al Leiter) |
| 18. D-Backs |
20 |
197/177 |
19-18 |
Randy: the fans know you tied the record and that's all that matters |
| 19. Reds |
15 |
174/195 |
17-20 |
Deion Sanders went 3-for-his-first-3, but since has gone 4-for-his-last-30 |
| 20. Athletics |
26 |
182/199 |
15-22 |
Love Frank Menechino (.947 OPS). And he's better than Ron Schueler's daughter, although maybe not as cute |
| 21. Padres |
19 |
194/179 |
18-19 |
Bobby Jones having a far better year (3.06 ERA) than his record (1-4) would indicate |
| 22. Angels |
14 |
164/158 |
17-20 |
Mr. Automatic: Troy Percival 12-for-12 in save opportunities and still has yet to give up a run |
| 23. Expos |
24 |
155/199 |
15-23 |
Guillermo Mota can do it all: 1.59 ERA as a pitcher and a .500 BA as a hitter |
| 24. Orioles |
25 |
152/193 |
16-22 |
Earth to Mike Hargrove: Get Delino DeShields and his crappy .203 BA out of the No. 3 hole already |
| 25. White Sox |
29 |
161/199 |
14-21 |
Royce Clayton and his awful .110 BA is battling our favorite, Derek (Stiff) Bell, for Dog of the Year |
| 26. Mets |
18 |
139/197 |
14-23 |
Awful. Just plain awful |
| 27. Royals |
23 |
174/215 |
13-25 |
It's mid-May and Roberto Hernandez has yet to record a save in the month. Makes sense that K.C. sits in last place |
| 28. Rangers |
21 |
208/241 |
13-24 |
11-17 under Johnny Oates, 2-7 since Jerry Narron took over. Yeah, Oates was the problem |
| 29. Pirates |
27 |
144/196 |
13-23 |
How bad are Bucs offensively? Only one other team dating back to 1970 ('72 Mets, .225) has hit worse than the Pirates' current .228 |
| 30. Devil Rays |
30 |
137/219 |
11-26 |
Spring training hotshot Paul Wilson (we're still trying to figure this one out) has allowed four or more runs in seven of his eight starts |
