Richard Castle - contributing reporter
Let's face it, the only people who care about these rankings are the ones at the top. The bottom dwellers are more than happy to see their names at the bottom or even wish they were lower. Skynet sees you New York! Here we are 3/4 of the way through the season with the playoff brackets being set.
In the AL - Atlanta still owns a sizeable lead, though Helena has cooled off a bit. Division leads are in the two series range, 5-7 games. Wildcard in the AL is a bit interesting, with Boston's pitching struggling this year, they sit 3 games behind Salt Lake City. Philly has fallen further back with potential of either an all in year next season or the start of a rebuild. Huntington is looking like a strong WC1 team and likely just misses the division.
In the NL - After a very tough run, Montreal has fallown below .500 and no longer considered a top 3 NL team. On the opposing end, New Orleans has finally hit stride and started to win some more, and looking to hold on to the #2 seed and first round bye. Vancouver is up and down, just like my opinion on Canadians. Chicago could easily win the East or West but are stuck behind a strong Hartford squad who is cruising and hoping for another World Series appearance.
- .753 - Atlanta Expos (AL E Champ)
- .740 - Hartford Rising Stars (NL N Champ)
- .651 - Houston Space Cowboys (AL S Champ)
- .641 - Huntington Tropics (Wildcard 1)
- .665 - New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers (NL S Champ)
- .624 - Chicago Gunslingers (NL Wildcard 1)
- .602 - Oklahoma City Barons (NL W Champ)
- .602 - Helena Hot Dogs (AL-W Champ)
- .573 - Minnesota Nort Stars (AL N Champ)
- .559 - Salt Lake City Punk! (AL Wildcard 2)
- .529 - Vancouver Canucks (NL Wildcard 2)
- .522 - Philadelphia Harpers
- .521 - Boston Baseball Team
- .515 - Tokyo Nomo
- .515 - Anaheim Diablos
- .495 - Salem Bourbon Makers
- .473 - Charleston Offspring
- .470 - Buffalo Bisons
- .464 - Columbus Corgis (NL E Champ)
- .450 - Jacksonville Lizard Kings
- .445 - Pittsburgh Yinzers
- .432 - Milwaukee Metronomes
- .430 - Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII
- .415 - Washington DC Nationals
- .405 - Mexico City Staring Frogs
- .403 - Augusta Alcoholics
- .400 - Colorado Springs From My Loins
- .400 - Montreal Fighting Poutine Plate
- .333 - Austin Son's of Odin
- .328 - Tacoma Aroma
- .325 - Dover Hazmats
- .308 - New York Empire
The race for the top 3 picks in next season's draft
- Dover Hazmats & New York Empire - 38-81 - on pace for a 110 L season
- Tacoma Aroma - 41-78 (3 games back)
- Austin Son's of Odin - 42-77 (4 games back)
- Pittsburgh Yinzers, Mexico City Staring Frongs & Colorado Springs From My Loins - 49-70 (11 games back)
Do we say good luck or bad luck to those team?