MLB Power Rankings Week 17

1. Boston Red Sox (2)
2. LA Angels (3)
3. New York Mets (7)
4. Detroit Tigers (1)
5. Cleveland Indians (4)
6. LA Dodgers (6)
7. Arizona Diamondbacks (15)
8. New York Yankees (8)
9. Chicago Cubs (9)
10. San Diego Padres (10)
11. Milwaukee Brewers (11)
12. Seattle Mariners (5)
13. Philadelphia Phillies (16)
14. Atlanta Braves (12)
15. Colorado Rockies (14)
16. Toronto Blue Jays (17)
17. Minnesota Twins (13)
18. Baltimore Orioles (22)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (19)
20. Chicago White Sox (21)
21. Oakland A's (20)
22. Kansas City Royals (23)
23. Houston Astros (27)
24. San Francisco Giants (25)
25. Texas Rangers (24)
26. Florida Marlins (18)
27. Washington Nationals (26)
28. Cincinnati Reds (29)
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (28)
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (30)

Democratic Debate Rankings

1.Barack Obama-No real mistakes, did not seem as inexperienced as in other debates.

2. Hillary Clinton- Similar to other debate performances, too much spin.

3. John Edwards- Good response to many questions. Seemed to be targeted the most.

4. Bill Richardson- Better than some previous debates, but still not great.

5. Dennis Kucinich- Had a message, but perhaps too far to the left.

6. Chris Dodd- Changed subject too much.

7. Joe Biden- Knew what he was talking about, but came out as an arrogant, self important prat.

8. Mike Gravel- Did not speak much, and was too accusatory towards other candidates.

MLB Power Rankings Week 16

1. Detroit Tigers (2)
2. Boston Red Sox(3)
3. LA Angels (1)
4. Cleveland Indians (4)
5. Seattle Mariners (5)
6. LA Dodgers (6)
7. New York Mets (8)
8. New York Yankees (14)
9. Chicago Cubs (11)
10. San Diego Padres (10)
11. Milwaukee Brewers (9)
12. Atlanta Braves (7)
13. Minnesota Twins (12)
14. Colorado Rockies (15)
15. Arizona Diamondbacks (13)
16. Philadelphia Phillies (16)
17. Toronto Blue Jays (17)
18. Florida Marlins (18)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (20)
20. Oakland A's (19)
21. Chicago White Sox (21)
22. Baltimore Orioles (22)
23. Kansas City Royals (24)
24. Texas Rangers (27)
25. San Fracisco Giants (25)
26. Washington Nationals (29)
27. Houston Astros (26)
28. Pittsburgh Pirates (23)
29. Cinncinatii Reds (28)
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (30)

Power Rankings week 15

1. LA Angels (4)
2. Detroit Tigers (2)
3. Boston Red Sox (1)
4. Cleveland Indians (3)
5. Seattle Mariners (7)
6. LA Dodgers (11)
7. Atlanta Braves (9)
8. New York Mets (6)
9. Milwaukee Brewers (8)
10. San Diego Padres (5)
11. Chicago Cubs (12)
12. Minnesota Twins (13)
13. Arizona Diamondbacks (14)
14. New York Yankees (10)
15. Colorado Rockies (15)
16. Philadelphia Phillies (17)
17. Toronto Blue Jays (18)
18. Florida Marlins (19)
19. Oakland A's (16)
20. St. Louis Cardinals (20)
21. Chicago White Sox (22)
22. Baltimore Orioles (24)
23. Pittsburgh Pirates (21)
24. Kansas City Royals (26)
25. San Francisco Giants (23)
26. Houston Astros (25)
27. Texas Rangers (27)
28. Cincinnati Reds (28)
29. Washington Nationals (29)
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (30)

MLB Mid-Season Predictions

AL East:

1.Boston-Too great of lead to give up

2.New York-Will play better in 2nd half, should become competitive in Wild Card race, but too far behind Boston.

3.Toronto-If Yankees don't heat up Toronto has a chance at 2nd, but will not be a factor in the Wild Card Race.

4.Baltimore- Starters will keep them out of last.

5.Tampa Bay-Starters will put them in last.

AL Central:

1.Detroit-Combination of starters and offence make Detroit most talented team in baseball.

2.Minnesota-Not as talented as Cleveland, but much more consistent.

3.Cleveland- If they play to their potential, they will make the playoffs.

4.Chicago-Have a shot at .500 in the best case.

5.Royals-Are in striking distence of 4th at the break.

AL West:

1. LA Angels-I trust them more than Seattle.

2. Seattle- In a shocking 1st half the Mariners are only 3 games behind Boston for the best record in baseball.

3.Oakland- Yet again are in trouble at the break. Angels are too good to be passed, and Oakland has been unable to take advantage of Seattle thus far.

4.Texas-Not as bad as their record, but it is highly unlikely Texas can move up to 3rd.

NL East:

1.New York-The Mets have the best chance of building up a lead, but could easily lose the division.

2.Atlanta-Has a great chance of winning the division, but I can't see them running away with it.

3.Philly-Not as good as New York or Atlanta, but could take the division if they both falter.

4.Florida-Team does not have enough exp. to make up deficit.

5.Washington-May not finnish dead last in MLB!!!

AL Central:

1.Chicago-Brewers are unreliable, and the Cubs can make the division lead disapear rather quickly.

2.Milwaukee-Will probably just miss the playoffs, but the Brewers are well on their way to their first winning season in over a decade.

3.St. Louis-The best of the remaining 4.

4.Houston Astros-Clemens will not bail them out this year.

5.Pittsburgh-Underacheving team may finish as high as 3rd!

6.Reds-If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all.

NL West:

1.Dodgers: San Diego and Arizona are overacheving.

2.San Diego-Not having an offense will catch up to them.

3.Colorado-Very talented if inconsistent.

4.Arizona-Many of their young players are overated.

5.San Francisco-Old and not that good in general.

Wild Cards:
AL: Yankees
NL: Atlanta

Playoffs Round 1:

LA over Boston in 4
Detroit over NY in 3
LA over Atlanta in 5
NY over Chicago in 3

ALCS: Detroit over LA in 6
NLCS: NY over LA in 4

World Series: Detroit over New Yotk in 6

MLB Power Rankings Week 14

1. Boston Red Sox (1)
2. Detroit Tigers (6)
3. Cleveland Indians (3)
4. LA Angels (2)
5. San Diego Padres (7)
6. New Tork Mets (5)
7. Seattle Mariners (10)
8. Milwaukee Brewers (4)
9. Atlanta Braves (11)
10. New York Yankees (15)
11. LA Dadgers (8)
12. Chicago Cubs (14)
13. Minnesota Twins (12)
14. Arizona Diamondbacks (9)
15. Colorado Rockies (18)
16. Oakland A's (13)
17. Philadelphia Phillies (16)
18. Toronto Blue Jays (17)
19. Florida Marlins (20)
20. St. Louis Cardinals (19)
21. Pittsburgh Pirates (24)
22. Chicago White Sox (21)
23. San Francisco Giants (23)
24. Baltimore Orioles (22)
25. Houston Astros (27)
26. Kansas City Royals (25)
27. Texas Rangers (26)
28. Cincinnati Reds (30)
29. Washington Nationals (29)
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (28)

MLB 3 months

Playoffs:

AL East: Boston
AL Central: Cleveland
AL West: LA Angels
Al Wild Card: Detroit

NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: Milwaukee
NL West: San Diego
NL Wild Card: Arizona

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP: Prince Fielder
AL CY Young: John Lackey
NL CY Young: Brad Penny