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Friday, September 29
Giants are where they belong -- on top


SEPT. 28, 2000

So, it's the final week of the regular season. One last chance to toss some praise around and also one last chance to do what we do best -- rip any and everybody. Enjoy.

KEY: PVS=previous ranking   RS/RA=Runs scored/runs allowed   REC.= record (through Sept. 27)

TEAM PVS RS/RA REC. ESPN.com SAYS
1. Giants 1 900/732 94-64 MVP? Let's hope Bonds and Kent tie for the honor
2. Braves 2 794/690 94-64 If we could be reincarnated as a baseball player, we'd want to be Greg Maddux
3. White Sox 4 955/819 93-65 Then again, we'd also like to have the nickname "Big Hurt"
4. Cardinals 3 866/747 93-65 Be bold Tony La Russa. Make Matt Morris your closer for the postseason
5. Athletics 9 911/793 88-69 Jason Giambi is hotter than Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards
6. Mariners 5 872/743 89-69 Kazuhiro Sasaki is our favorite chain-smoking closer in the big leagues now that Rod Beck is a setup guy
7. Mets 8 775/730 90-68 The whole dog tag around his neck, toss the rosin bag theatrics of Turk Wendell are starting to wear thin
8. Indians 6 922/797 87-71 Advice: Just give Manny the money
9. Yankees 7 862/763 87-70 They should count their lucky stars they play in baseball's worst division
10. Dodgers 12 782/718 84-74 Well, Tommy brought home the gold. He'd certainly be a better choice to replace Davey than Kevin Kennedy
11. Blue Jays 11 847/860 83-75 If only the Jays could pitch, Delgado would be runaway winner for AL MVP
12. Red Sox 10 773/725 83-75 Pedro finishes with 44 runs allowed in 29 starts and a lower average against (.167) than ERA (1.74)
13. D-Backs 13 764/735 83-75 Guess what? They won't make the playoffs next year, either
14. Reds 14 793/753 82-76 Chris Stynes: 362 ABs, 71 runs scored; Pokey Reese: 518 ABs, 76 runs scored
15. Angels 15 838/828 80-78 More advice: Dump Garret Anderson for a major-league shortstop
16. Tigers 16 799/800 76-82 Deivi Cruz has more extra-base hits than Juan Gonzalez (61 to 55)
17. Rockies 17 943/873 80-78 Todd Helton joins Albert Belle as only players since 1948 with 100 extra-base hits
18. Padres 18 740/795 75-83 Stat of the Year: Ryan Klesko has 23 stolen bases
19. Marlins 19 699/782 75-82 May need to bite the bullet on the offensively inept Alex Gonzalez
20. Royals 21 860/908 75-83 Hey, forget about signing Johnny Damon, at least we got George Brett inked to a three-year deal
21. Brewers 23 709/802 72-86 Regardless of what everybody says, we're gonna miss County Stadium. Don't ask why, we're just gonna
22. Astros 20 910/921 70-88 Have broken single-season NL record for homers with 243, but who cares because it seems like they've lost 150 games
23. Rangers 22 828/929 70-88 Helling and Rogers: 28-26; rest of rotation: 21-39
24. Twins 25 728/850 68-90 Call us crazy, but they could be a big surprise next year
25. Expos 24 728/877 67-91 Dead last in majors with 466 walks drawn; maybe it is time to replace Felipe Alou
26. Orioles 26 742/902 70-88 We haven't seen a dog this big since Clifford
27. Devil Rays 29 709/826 66-91 Ozzie Guillen, Jose Guillen, Randy Winn, Miguel Cairo, Jason Tyner, Bobby Smith, Vinny Castilla, Mike Di ... ah, STOP IT
28. Pirates 27 768/870 66-92 Bring back Kent Tekulve. Heck, bring back Sid Bream. Get this team respectable again
29. Phillies 28 693/803 64-94 We're still celebrating Travis Lee's homer. Man, you rule Travis
30. Cubs 30 745/879 64-94 Hey, they're up to 63 wins. Our apologies go out to Don Baylor. Not