Knuckle Curve » best baseball teams http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:41:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 MLB Power Rankings – Best Teams in Baseball http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/mlb-power-rankings-best-teams-in-baseball/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/mlb-power-rankings-best-teams-in-baseball/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:50:08 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/?p=2343 Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> We are late enough in the 2009 baseball season that teams are starting to look toward the postseason. Which MLB teams are the cream of the crop? Here’s a look at the best teams atop the baseball power rankings:

1) Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers have been the best team virtually all season. We’ll they have cooled off a bit as of late, they have a relatively safe lead in the National League.

2) Los Angeles Angels
After a tragedy filled beginning to the 2009 baseball season, the Angels are now clicking on all cylinders. They’ve won eight games in a row and should cruise to another AL West title.

3) New York Yankees
All that money the Yankees spent in the offseason to bring in Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett seems to be paying off.

4) Boston Red Sox
Although the Red Sox have been up and down lately, they still are arguably the last team anyone in the American League wants to see come playoff time.

5) Philadelphia Phillies
The defending World Series champions appear to be one of the two best teams in the National League. At the plate, the Phillies are as deadly as any team in the major leagues.

Can the Phillies do it again? (Image: Zuma Press)

Can the Phillies do it again? (Image: Zuma Press)

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]]> 5. Boston Red Sox
The reigning World Series champions are in good position so far in 2008. The Red Sox haven’t had a dominant season, however they should be able to make the postseason. Once they make the postseason, no other team in baseball wants to face Boston.

4. Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers were good before trading for CC Sabathia. However, now after adding Sabathia to their team and surviving an incident that saw Prince Fielder push a teammate, the Brewers are really rolling. Currently, the Brewers have won eight straight games. Sabathia has personally won seven straight games with the Brewers.

3. Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays struggled heading into the All-Star break and many baseball experts were predicting the fairy tale could be over. But the Rays have bounced back and now have a healthy league in the American League West. Tampa Bay remains a longshot to win the whole thing — but this team has been proving experts wrong all season long.

2. Los Angeles Angels
The Angels have the best record in baseball and that is truly indicative of how well they’ve played this season. Adding Mark Teixeira in a trade was huge and that trade made the Angels even better. Right now, they have to be considered the favorite in the American League.

1. Chicago Cubs
While it is always dangerous putting the Cubs at the top of a power ranking, the Cubs have been on fire as of late. Winners of 13 of their last 16 games, Chicago looks like it has a real winner on its hands. Can the Cubs keep it up? History says no but the Cubs will try to prove history wrong.

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Will the Chicago Cubs win the World Series to end their curse?

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