ESPN 2016 Preseason Power Rankings: Orioles @ #23

[Ripken]

They continue to rank Washington and Cleveland too high.

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The orange-and-black teams flip-flopped with each other in this week's rankings (#8 and #9.)

In fact, ALL OF THE TEAMS FROM #2 THROUGH # 11 flip-flopped places with each other this week !!! ) :eektf:

The Orioles moved up 1 spot from where they were in the previous week (from #9 to #8.)

They are up 15 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #8.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 22)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Texas Rangers

13) l Washington Nationals

14) l Cleveland Indians

15) l Toronto Blue Jays

16) l Boston Red Sox

17) l Los Angeles Dodgers

18) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

19) l San Francisco Giants

10) l Detroit Tigers

11) l St. Louis Cardinals

12) l Houston Astros

13) l Kansas City Royals

14) l New York Yankees

15) l New York Mets

16) l Pittsburgh Pirates

17) l Seattle Mariners

18) l Florida Marlins

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l California Angels

22) l Philadelphia Phillies

23) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

24) l Milwaukee Pilots

25) l Oakland Athletics

26) l Cincinnati Reds

27) l San Diego Padres

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Atlanta Braves

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week22/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-22-weeks

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The Orioles moved up 1 spot from where they were in the previous week (from #9 to #8.)

They are up 15 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #8.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 23)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Washington Nationals

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Cleveland Indians

15) l Los Angeles Dodgers

16) l Boston Red Sox

17) l Toronto Blue Jays

18) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

19) l New York Yankees

10) l San Francisco Giants

11) l Detroit Tigers

12) l New York Mets

13) l St. Louis Cardinals

14) l Houston Astros

15) l Seattle Mariners

16) l Kansas City Royals

17) l Florida Marlins

18) l Pittsburgh Pirates

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l Milwaukee Pilots

22) l California Angels

23) l Philadelphia Phillies

24) l Oakland Athletics

25) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

26) l Cincinnati Reds

27) l San Diego Padres

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Atlanta Braves

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week23/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-23-weeks

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[Aristotelian]

Deadspin talking about the O's...Hopefully it's not a jinx.

http://deadspin.com/orioles-post-lots-of-pretty-numbers-as-they-make-a-run-1786652983

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The Orioles remianed in the same spot from where they were in the previous week (#8.)

They are up 15 slots from the original Preseason rankings (from #23 to #8.)

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 24)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Washington Nationals

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Boston Red Sox

15) l Cleveland Indians

16) l Los Angeles Dodgers

17) l Toronto Blue Jays

18) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

19) l San Francisco Giants

10) l New York Mets

11) l Detroit Tigers

12) l Seattle Mariners

13) l St. Louis Cardinals

14) l New York Yankees

15) l Houston Astros

16) l Florida Marlins

17) l Kansas City Royals

18) l Pittsburgh Pirates

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l Milwaukee Pilots

22) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

23) l Oakland Athletics

24) l Philadelphia Phillies

25) l California Angels

26) l Cincinnati Reds

27) l San diego Padres

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Atlanta Braves

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week24/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-24-weeks

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The Orioles dropped one spot from where they were in the previous week (9 to #8.)

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

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 25)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Boston Red Sox

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Los Angeles Dodgers

15) l Washington Nationals

16) l Cleveland Indians

17) l Toronto Blue Jays

18) l Detroit Tigers

19) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

10) l New York Mets

11) l San Francisco Giants

12) l St. Louis Cardinals

13) l Seattle Mariners

14) l Houston Astros

15) l New York Yankees

16) l Pittsburgh Pirates

17) l Kansas City Royals

18) l Florida Marlins

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l Milwaukee Pilots

22) l California Angels

23) l Oakland Athletics

24) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

25) l Philadelphia Phillies

26) l San Diego Padres

27) l Atlanta Braves

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Cincinnati Reds

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week25/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-25-weeks

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[Frobby]

Oh, no! The Tigers are ahead of us in the power rankings! I guess we shouldn't bother to play the games this week!

[Phantom]

Oh, no! The Tigers are ahead of us in the power rankings! I guess we shouldn't bother to play the games this week!

Nah. We should claim national media bias and ignore this is we lose but if we win use it to justify our previously held unscientific belief that news outlets "hate" us.

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The Orioles dropped one spot from where they were in the previous week (9 to #8.)

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

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 25)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Boston Red Sox

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Los Angeles Dodgers

15) l Washington Nationals

16) l Cleveland Indians

17) l Toronto Blue Jays

18) l Detroit Tigers

19) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

10) l New York Mets

11) l San Francisco Giants

12) l St. Louis Cardinals

13) l Seattle Mariners

14) l Houston Astros

15) l New York Yankees

16) l Pittsburgh Pirates

17) l Kansas City Royals

18) l Florida Marlins

19) l Colorado Rockies

20) l Chicago White Sox

21) l Milwaukee Pilots

22) l California Angels

23) l Oakland Athletics

24) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

25) l Philadelphia Phillies

26) l San Diego Padres

27) l Atlanta Braves

28) l Arizona Diamondbacks

29) l Cincinnati Reds

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week25/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-25-weeks

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9th overall seems about right for the Orioles.

They've steadily managed to keep themselves in the Top-10 all season long, and that's a good thing.

As inconsistent as they may often seem, they have stayed at least double digit games above the .500 mark since June 6th ........ and I believe that staying at least 10 games or more above the .500 mark for more than half of the season in the toughest division in baseball is nothing to sneeze at.

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

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

ESPN Power Rankings oo (Week 26)

11) l Chicago Cubs

12) l Boston Red Sox

13) l Texas Rangers

14) l Los Angeles Dodgers

15) l Washington Nationals

16) l Cleveland Indians

17) l BALTIMORE ORIOLES

18) l Toronto Blue Jays

19) l New York Mets

10) l San Francisco Giants

11) l Detroit Tigers

12) l St. Louis Cardinals

13) l Seattle Mariners

14) l New York Yankees

15) l Houston Astros

16) l Kansas City Royals

17) l Pittsburgh Pirates

18) l Florida Marlins

19) l Chicago White Sox

20) l Colorado Rockies

21) l California Angels

22) l Milwaukee Pilots

23) l Philadelphia Phillies

24) l Atlanta Braves

25) l San Diego Padres

26) l Oakland Athletics

27) l Cincinnati Reds

28) l Tampa Bay Devil Rays

29) l Arizona Diamondbacks

30) l Minnesota Twins

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/2016mlbpowerrankings_week26/mlb-ranking-mlb-teams-26-weeks

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[isestrex]

What a great thread

Very satisfying for all the naysayers. See you again next year