Paul Meyer's Baseball Rankings: 8/20/06

Sunday, August 20, 2006

(Last week's rankings in parentheses)

Rank, team	The skinny
1. Detroit Tigers (1)	Polanco loss a huge blow.
2. New York Mets (3)	Their cruise encountering rough seas.
3. Chicago White Sox (4)	Winning series in Detroit a must.
4. New York Yankees (2)	Given the Birds before Boston.
5. Minnesota Twins (5)	Santana unbeaten in Dome.
6. Boston Red Sox (6)	Love these visits by Yankees.
7. Oakland Athletics (8)	Mariners should get an A's playoff share.
8. Toronto Blue Jays (9)	Does Halladay ever lose?
9. St. Louis Cardinals (7)	Cubs are Redbirds' nemeses.
10. Los Angeles Dodgers (12)	Ran into big school of Fish.
11. Los Angeles Angels (11)	More like devils against Rangers.
12. Cincinnati Reds (10)	Were this close in St. Louis.
13. Texas Rangers (15)	Another setback for The Kipster.
14. Arizona Diamondbacks (14)	Batista loss-less since June 9.
15. Philadelphia Phillies (18)	Rollins leads wild-card charge.
16. San Diego Padres (13)	Giant visit a huge bummer.
17. San Francisco Giants (21)	Geezers get a second wind.
18. Colorado Rockies (19)	Castilla to retire as a Rockie.
19. Houston Astros (17)	Not much of a wild-card spurt.
20. Milwaukee Brewers (20)	Same with this crew.
21. Florida Marlins (22)	Don't Josh around when Johnson starts.
22. Atlanta Braves (23)	Is Villareal for real?
23. Seattle Mariners (16)	Texas sweep furled their sails.
24. Cleveland Indians (26)	Starters have been outstanding.
25. Baltimore Orioles (24)	Bullpen needs major overhaul.
26. Washington Nationals (25)	Astacio's gem tarnishes Braves.
27. Chicago Cubs (27)	Dusty watch is on big-time.
28. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (28)	Upton continues to struggle at top.
29. Pirates (30)	Sweep of Cardinals worth step up.
30. Kansas City Royals (29)	Road record is ridiculous.