Daily Archives: April 6, 2014
30 MLB Team Power Rankings: April
The Tigers fought off a tough KC club in the 1st series and now have battled their own bullpen and injury woes against the Orioles – to be the only unbeaten team left in the MLB a. Add that to one of the weaker divisions, and you see the #1 ranked team in our list this week.
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Well, we have seen one week come and go. It is important to realize that only about 3% of the entire season has gone by.
People tend to panic when their team isn’t doing so well, and some fanbases are ready to project their club as a playoff contender.
While it is still a good idea never to bury yourself with a bad first few week or 2, as long as you are hovering around the .500 clip, you should be fine.
How we do these rankings at the MLB Reports is based on 1 thing. The chances of the club winning the World Series.
After all, that is why we have 45 days of Spring Training, 186 days in the regular season, and another 30 or so in the playoffs.
Some teams will have their number predicated on the strength of their divisions are not.
Nearly 47% of any teams schedule is within their own division. So the AL East and NL West would be tough divisions.
The NL East and AL Central have 2 playoff contenders in each division, while 3 teams may be easier opponents. Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 6, 2014
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It is time for THE SUNDAY REQUEST on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
@sullybaseball me and my dad kick this idea around because of a friend of his. A team moving to Salt Lake City. Thoughts?
— Alex Gibson (@Astros_Alex) March 31, 2014
The idea of moving a team to Utah might be a nice pipe dream. But it will not happen any time soon.
Recorded with my sons at the airport in San Jose.
Felix Hernandez, Jose Fernandez, Ike Davis, James Loney, Johnny Cueto, Adam LaRoche and Jacoby Ellsbury all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball. Read the rest of this entry
Who Owned Baseball Yesterday (April.05) – Updated MLB Yearly ‘WOB’ Standings 2014
Howard Simmons, New York Daily News
Ike Davis came off the bench to launch a walk off, come from behind grand slam to give the Mets a 6-3 victory over the Reds.
James Loney smacked a 2 run 8th inning double that turned a 4-3 Rangers lead to a 5-4 Tampa Bay advantage that they would hold on to for the win.
Jose Fernandez dominated again. This time
Felix Hernandez retired the first 11 Oakland batters he faced. He continued his shutout into the 9th and finished with 1 run over 8 1/3 innings, getting the 3-1 win for the Mariners.
They owned baseball on April.5, 2014.
To view the Yearly Leaders for Who Owned Baseball Standings, plus see who gained 1/2 WOB’s – Click the READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY ICON OR SCROLL DOWN.
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