1. Boston 49-31, Lost 2: The Sox may have lost their high horse as the MLB's best overall record but I'm still going to flank them as the #1 team in baseball because when La Douche, Curt Schilling, gets back they have three front line pitchers that will intimidate anyone in a playoff series and will be able to throw change of pace Timmy Wake in the 4th game. Eventually Julio nut clutch will start to get some hits as well, it's just a matter of time. Last Months Rank: 1, Even2. LA Angels 51-31, Won 1: And thus I slight the Angels and put them at #2 despite their best record in baseball. The reason being that they still don't have people around Vlad that are overly intimidating. They do have very good pitching and a very good bullpen, but I'd take the Sox in a 7 game series right now. Last Months Rank: 4, +2
3. Detroit 47-33, Won 1: I list the Tigers above the Indians despite the fact that the Indians lead the division because of pitching and the fact that once Zumaya comes back the Tigers will be able to atleast throw out one stud from the bullpen. Really the bottom line between these two teams is whether either can land Gagne to truly have a viable closer. Last Months Rank: 5, +3
4. Cleveland 49-32, Won 4: The Indians look like they just might be for real. The one thing that is for real is CC Sabathia is a friggin horse, no one is going to throw more innings than him this year. He should be the starter of the All Star game this season, and he should be marketed towards every African American in the country. Last Months Rank: 2, -2
5. NY Mets 46-34, Lost 1: Pedro is the word that Mets fans would like to hear more prominently in the upcoming months. Well that and the sound of Delgado actually hitting the ball. Despite their struggles during the month of June the Mets remain the team to beat in the NL and if they get Pedro back anything like the Pedro of old they should be matching up with the AL in October. Last Months Rank: 3, -2
6. San Diego 46-34, Lost 1: Two Studs on the front are whats leading the way for San Diego. Chris Young is turning into one of the best pitchers in baseball, and was seriously robbed from the All Star game. In a short series throwing out Young and Peavy twice each is going to be tough. Last Months Rank: 6, Even
7. Milwaukee 47-34, Lost 1: The Brewers tick me off mostly because Ned Yost is a dick when it comes to who he is going to start. Gallardo comes up and throws terrifically in he three starts and he puts him in the pen for what? For Vargas? For Dave Bush, who just so happened to be a closer in college. Come on Ned, throw the stud. Last Months Rank: 10, +3
8. LA Dodgers 46-36, Won 1: The Dodgers are a weird team. They have old guys and injury risks with Kent and Nomar, and then they have a smattering of young guys starting everyday like Loney and Martin. Imagine what their record would be had they gotten anything out of their big free agent bust Jason Schmidt. Last Months Rank: 7, -1
9. Seattle 45-33, Won 8: <- Look at that number, 8 straight wins and 1 manager that quit. Um huh? Does either of that make sense? When did Seattle become a viable team ago, is this world still on the correct axis? I understand they have some talent, but their best pitcher the so called King, has been bad since throwing the gem in Fenway. And Jeff Weaver is in their rotation right? Last Months Rank: 12, +310. Minnesota 42-38, Lost 1: Look out for the Twinkies cause they are going to put together their typical its getting hot lets start winning a lot of games now that their is no more frost on our cars stretch. Last Months Rank: 15, +5
11. Atlanta 43-39, Lost 1: With the Mets struggling so mightily in June you would have expected that someone whether it be the Phillies or the Braves would have come out and given the Mets more trouble for their faults. But it didn't happen the Braves sit 4 games back of the Mets currently and its due to that exact point, they did not take advantage when the Mets were playing their worst ball. Last Months Rank: 8, -3
12. Arizona 46-37, Lost 2: Nothing really excites me about the Diamondbacks. I watched them in person at Yankee Stadium and came away completely unimpressed. They have Burns and the O-Dog near the top of their lineup every day, and Tony Clark gets a lot of PT. I can't imagine they make the playoffs. Last Months Rank: 9, -3
13. Philadelphia 42-40, Won 1: The Phillies were flying into this weekend and were threatening the Mets and then wham, not so good swept in the double header. The Phillies just have so many question marks in their starting rotation and bullpen that even the terrifically performing top 4 in their lineup (Rollins, Victorino, Utley and Howard) can not consistently score enough runs to pull out a playoff spot. They need quality starts. Last Months Rank: 11, -2
14. Chicago Cubs 40-40, Won 1: The Cubbies are back to .500? Since when? The Cubs really are going to need the Brewers to falter because they are not going to win more than 90 games. Rich Hill is coming back to earth, Lilly hasn't pitched well, and Marquis well he's a bum. Last Months Rank: 23, +9
15. Oakland 42-39, Won 2: Color me in disbelief over their overall hitters. I understand that I just went to the game yesterday and watch them pound on Pettitte for an hour and wind up with 11 runs, but I'm still not a believer. Jack Cust? Dan Johnson? Shannon Stewart? Come on. Last Months Rank: 13, -2
16. Toronto 39-42, Lost 4: The Blue Jays are the MLB's version of the Minnesota Timberwolves. They are always decent enough to be in the middle of the pack but coming into the season you always no that they won't seriously contend for anything. Last Months Rank: 16, Even
17. Colorado 39-43, Lost 1: How do you go out and completely shut down the Yankees after they were smolderingly hot and then lose 6 in a row. Boggles my mind. But I guess Josh Fogg can't pitch like an ace more than once in a month. Last Months Rank: 20, +3 18. NY Yankees 37-41, Lost 2: Do I really need to say more about the Yanks? They stink, their starters have been mediocre to poor. Their bullpen has been poor to horrendous. Mo never has a save op. And their hitting is sporadic and doesn't show up all the time. Last Months Rank: 18, Even
19. Florida 38-44, Won 1: I don't think I've seen a Florida Marlins highlight in the past month, just seems like the only thing they do of note is not let Dontrelle win a game. It always seems like he's out getting rocked or giving up a few runs and the team rallies behind him to score one less. Last Months Rank: 19, Even
20. Chicago Sox 35-43, Won 2: I wonder if they are starting any Fire Ozzie websites in Chicago yet. Maybe Mariotti will start one, we all know how much he and Ozzie get along. The White Sox are effectively the most disappointing team in major league baseball this season. They can't hit, and considering they were among the best hitting teams in baseball the past few seasons, well that doesn't make much sense. Last Months Rank: 14, -6
21. St. Louis 36-42, Won 1: The World Series Champs got rid of too many of their starters from last season, and have made what appears to be a bad move throwing Wainwright in the rotation. To top that all off Rolen and Edmonds appear to be on a steep downward trend and just might be washed up. Last Months Rank: 22, +1
22. Houston 35-47, Won 1: The good news in Houston? Lance Berkman is getting hot and starting to hit like the MVP he really was last year. The bad news in Houston? Oswalt isn't pitching like Oswalt, and they don't have Pettitte and Clemens anymore. Last Months Rank: 24, +2
23. San Francisco 35-45, Won 2: If you want to sum up the Giants season, simply look at Matt Cain's stats. Cain has been by far their best and most consistent pitcher this season, and even sports a solid 3.39 ERA, so one would expect with that ERA and bad luck he'd finish with no worse than a .500 record. Nope Cain instead sits at 2-9, cause the Gigantes don't like scoring when he pitches. Last Months Rank: 21, -2
24. Baltimore 35-45, Lost 1: Baltimore goes out and cans their manager in hopes of signing the #1 managerial free agent and ya they got stuffed. And then their shortstop gets drilled by a pitch and breaks his wrist. Things could be going better for the Oreos. Last Months Rank: 17, -7
25. Pittsburgh 35-46, Lost 1: So whats going on in Pittsburgh? No really I was asking you I have no idea. All I know is that Freddy Sanchez is their all star rep and that he missed the first few weeks of the season and that he has hit for just about no power this season. Last Months Rank: 26, +1 26. Texas 34-47, Won 2: It's time for the Rangers to be sold, I think that's what they need a clean sweep through the franchise get rid of everyone top to bottom and perhaps that would land them their first good pitcher of the decade. That Millwood signing certainly has worked out. Ha. Last Months Rank: 29, +3
27. Kansas City 34-48, Lost 2: Anybody else see the Royals putting up double digit run totals a couple games in a row in June and think to themselves well they obviously screwed up the bottom line. Well, the Royals in fact didn't play too miserably last month and were able to climb themselves out of the basement. Last Months Rank: 30, +3
28. Cincinnati 31-51, Lost 1: When you first see Ken Griffey's name pop up as an All Star starter I know in my head I was thinking damn he made it simply on name value alone, I hate when that happens. And then you go and look at his stats and say, damn Griffey has 22 homers? When the hell did that happen? Too bad the poor bastard is playing for the Reds. Last Months Rank: 28, Even
29. Washington 33-48, Won 1: What can you say for a team that credits DaMeatHook as their All Star Representative. In fairness to Hook, he actually is having a good season with the stick, certainly could use a few more homers considering how fat he is, but his numbers are solid around and I don't just mean his waistline. Last Months Rank: 27, -2
30. Tampa Bay 33-47, Lost 7: Tampa Bay has bad pitching to begin with, but when Shields and Kazmir, their only two viable starters are pitching like garbage? Well then they move themselves into the spot as worst team in the big leagues. They have so much hitting and such a bright future prospect wise, its just amazing how poorly they continue to play and how limited their pitching is. Last Months Rank: 25, -5
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