Corey's MLB Power Rankings - 6/26/06 - Tigers Take Over Top Spot

"so your saying there's still a chance?!?!"

Haha :) The BP method is to run 1,000,000 simulated seasons starting from here on out. The Mets make the playoffs in all but .86% of them. That's pretty sick.

The Tigers proved they're for real. The whupped two good teams. Most people think the Tigers are just bottom-feeders... but the last six games showed they're not. If anything, it's a correction of the previous error.

Or maybe Corey is just full of it. :)

I think the Tigers deserve the top nod, followed closely by the White Sox. If the Mets beat up no the Red Sox this week. I think they deserve to go back to #1.

I know the Tigers are for real, I've been arguing it since April. My question is though, that they have had a better record than the Mets and Sox all year, but were ranked below them and they swept the Cardinals this week and get bumped over the Sox. The Sox swept the Cardinals too, and did it by a score of 34-9. Frankly all three could be ranked #1, I just don't get the logic.

The logic, sir, is that the Tigers own the best record in baseball, they have the best (stat-wise) pitching staff in baseball, and even though everyone is still waiting on their collapse, they've stayed solid. I think if you read close enough into my comment, you'll understand my logic. Even the rookie pitchers are getting the job done in Detroit, whereas maybe only Contreras has been consistent in Chicago. I agree on the part that any of those three teams could be No. 1.

Ya but Corey theyve had the best record in baseball and best pitching all season. This week they did the same thing as the White Sox record wise against the same teams, but the Sox completely dominated the Cardinals for 2 games, while the Tigers had to claw their way back into 2 of the 3 games. Then looking at the head to head between the two the Sox dominate that matchup. I dont want to take any credit away from them, but the simple fact is that against the better teams of the AL (New York, Boston, and Chicago) they have struggled. If they have only beaten the White Sox 1 time out of 6 attempts I don't see how they can be considered better than them. As far as the consitency with the starting pitchers Contreras has been Contreras, while Buehrle and Garcia have had two bad starts this season. The White Sox didn't even start playing well until about 2 weeks ago, and before that they were still 15 games over .500. I understand the logic as to why they are your #1, but I want to know what they did different this week than they have in any other week so far in the season to make them jump up the two spots in your opinion. I mean how can a team be ranked higher than another, have an undefeated week, and then get passed by a team below them?

I guess it was just a matter of doubting them all season until now. They deserve to be No. 1, so I put them there. The White Sox, being defending champs, deserve it too. It was just a matter of the better record being your default No. 1.

next time he'll make hte rankings based on your favorite teams

Enjoy it while you can. They'll be back in last place when intraleague play resumes. They swept the Pirates and took two out of three from the Astros, but they still have the worst record in baseball.