ESPN 2016 Preseason Power Rankings: Orioles @ #23

[ChuckS]

I can understand preseason rankings being a subject of conversation.

But we are in the middle of the season. We have standings. Those are your rankings. Any list ESPN or anyone else compiles is beyond irrelevant. I can't believe people actually get worked up over this.

[OFFNY]

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The Orioles moved down 3 spots from where they were in the previous week (#6 to #9.)

They are up 14 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #9.)

ESPN Power Rankings O (Week 17)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) Washington Nationals

13) Cleveland Indians

14) Toronto Blue Jays

15) San Francisco Giants

16) Texas Rangers

17) L.A. Woman

18) St. Louis Cardinals

19) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

10) Boston Red Sox

11) houston Astros

12) Detroit Tigers

13) Florida Marlins

14) New York Mets

15) Pittsburgh Pirates

16) Seattle Mariners

17) Colorado Rockies

18) New York Yankees

19) Chicago White Sox

20) Kansas City Royals

21) California Angels

22) Oakland Athletics

23) Philadelphia Phillies

24) Milwaukee Pilots

25) San Diego Padres

26) Arizona Diamondbacks

27) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Minnesota Twins

30) Atlanta Braves

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week17/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-17-weeks

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[OFFNY]

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Hey, we even got our picture atop the rankings this week:

The Orioles moved up 3 spots from where they were in the previous week (#9 to #6.)

They are up 17 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #6.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 18)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) Washington Nationals

13) Toronto Blue Jays

14) Cleveland Indians

15) Texas Rangers

16) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

17) San Francisco Giants

18) Boston Red Sox

19) Detroit Tigers

10) Los Angeles Dodgers

11) St. Louis Cardinals

12) Florida Marlins

13) Houston Astros

14) New York Mets

15) Pittsburgh Pirates

16) Seattle Mariners

17) Colorado Rockies

18) New York Yankees

19) Chicago White Sox

20) Kansas City Royals

21) Philadelphia Phillies

22) Milwaukee Pilots

23) California Angels

24) San Diego Padres

25) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

26) Oakland Athletics

27) Minnesota Twins

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Arizona Diamondbacks

30) Atlanta Braves

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week18/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-18-weeks

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[DirtyBird]

I guess getting rocked at home, by Minnesota, didn't impact their thoughts on Cleveland very much.

[countertrey44]

Hey we swept 2 of the teams ahead of us in the last couple of weeks :thumbsup1:

[Ripken]

Cleveland is a pretender. Not that ESPN has the first clue about sports.

[OFFNY]

Hey, we swept 2 of the teams ahead of us in the last couple of weeks. :thumbsup1:

The Rangers won one game against us, but I get what you are saying (5 out of 6 games from 2 of the teams ahead of us in the standings.)

[OFFNY]

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OK, we know that ESPN has gotten plenty of criticism from the OH (and plenty elsewhere as well, I'm sure.)

But this has to be the article of all articles in terms of questionable credibility ...... asserting that Tebow could be "The Next Michael Jordan."

It's an Insider article, so only first 10 paragraphs are available for all to see ........ but I believe that the title alone will give you plenty to think about.

Is Tim Tebow the Next Michael Jordan? The Similarities are There

(By Jim Bowden, ESPN Senior Writer)

http://www.espn.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=12887

[scOtt]

The end of Roch's lineup post mentions Tebow. Working out in AZ with former O's catcher Chad Moeller.

[OFFNY]

The end of Roch's lineup post mentions Tebow. Working out in AZ with former O's catcher Chad Moeller.

If Tebow winds up being a lousy baseball player at the AA or the Advanced-A level, he will indeed have that in common with Michael Jordan.

But there is one other portion of the equation that is missing from Tebow's resume that would be needed in order to make him comparable to Michael Jordan ...... unless Jim Bowden is making the argument that Tebow was to the NFL what Michael Jordan was to the NBA.

[OFFNY]

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The Orioles moved down 1 spot from where they were in the previous week (#6 to #7.)

They are up 16 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #7.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 19)

11) Chicago Cubs

12) Washington Nationals

13) Texas Rangers

14) Cleveland Indians

15) Toronto Blue Jays

16) San Francisco Giants

17) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

18) Los Angeles Dodgers

19) Boston Red Sox

10) St. Louis Cardinals

11) Detroit Tigers

12) Seattle Mariners

13) Houston Astros

14) Florida Marlins

15) Pittsburgh Pirates

16) New York Yankees

17) New York Mets

18) Kansas City Royals

19) Colorado Rockies

20) Chicago White Sox

21) Philadelphia Phillies

22) Oakland Athletics

23) Milwaukee Pilots

24) San Diego Padres

25) California Angels

26) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

27) Arizona Diamondbacks

28) Cincinnati Reds

29) Minnesota Twins

30) Atlanta Braves

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week19/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-19-weeks

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[sevastras]

Guess they arent considering SF's record since the AS break and the fact that we took 2 of 3 in their stadium. I prefer not being first and under appreciated, but put some thought into it.

[SteveA]

Guess they arent considering SF's record since the AS break and the fact that we took 2 of 3 in their stadium. I prefer not being first and under appreciated, but put some thought into it.

Yeah, when it's August 16 and you have the worst record in all of baseball since the All Star Break, which is a full month, you need to drop a bit more.

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The Orioles moved down 2 spots from where they were in the previous week (#7 to #9.)

They are up 14 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #9.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 20)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Washington Nationals

13) l Toronto Blue Jays

14) l Texas Rangers

15) l Cleveland Indians

16) l Boston Red Sox

17) l Los Angeles Dodgers

18) l San Francisco Giants

19) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

10) l Seattle Mariners

11) l St. Louis Cardinals

12) l Detroit Tigers

13) l Pittsburgh Pirates

14) l Florida Marlins

15) l Houston Astros

16) l New York Yankees

17) l New York Mets

18) l Kansas City Royals

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l Philadelphia Phillies

22) l Oakland Athletics

23) l Milwaukee Pilots

24) l San Diego Padres

25) l California Angels

26) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

27) l Arizona Diamondbacks

28) l Cincinnati Reds

29) l Minnesota Twins

30) l Atlanta Braves

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week20/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-20-weeks

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[OFFNY]

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The Orioles remained in the same spot from where they were in the previous week (#9.)

They are up 14 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #9.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 21)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Washington Nationals

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Toronto Blue Jays

15) l Cleveland Indians

16) l Los Angeles Dodgers

17) l Boston Red Sox

18) l San Francisco Giants

19) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

10) l St. Louis Cardinals

11) l Detroit Tigers

12) l Houston Astros

13) l Seattle Mariners

14) l Florida Marlins

15) l Kansas City Royals

16) l New York Yankees

17) l Pittsburgh Pirates

18) l New York Mets

19) l Chicago White Sox

20) l Colorado Rockies

21) l Philadelphia Phillies

22) l Milwaukee Pilots

23) l Oakland Athletics

24) l Cincinnati Reds

25) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

26) l California Angels

27) l San Diego Padres

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Minnesota Twins

30) l Atlanta Braves

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week21/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-21-weeks

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