S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 5/13/02
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SURFRAT is a power rankings report done by one of our regular posters (from San Diego) on the message board BosoxBob. This report will be updated at BosoxBob's leisure, as the title explains, updates will be sporadic.
An explanation of how the rankings are calculated can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Rank | Team | RPI | Record | Previous | Comment |
1 | Red Sox | .727 | 25-9 | 3 | The real reason for Rickey's trip to AZ? A visit to a Navajo shaman to put a curse on Manny. |
2 | Mariners | .722 | 26-11 | 1 | Ichiro is a major thorn in the side. |
3 | Y-----s | .666 | 24-14 | 2 | Check out the RPI! Coincidence? I think not. |
4 | Angels | .617 | 20-16 | 6 | Rally Monkey looking to renegotiate his contract after the Halo's hot streak. |
5 | White Sox | .560 | 21-17 | 5 | More combined runs scored in ChiSox games (11.2) than in Rockies (9.4). Maybe they need to humidify their baseballs too. |
6 | Rangers | .533 | 18-19 | 8 | Record with Carl: 12-16, record without Carl: 6-3. Any questions? |
7 | A's | .527 | 18-19 | 4 | Can you believe that the A's are in a last place tie in the AL West? |
8 | Orioles | .502 | 18-19 | 7 | O's blow a chance to really separate themselves from the dregs of the AL East. |
9 | Twins | .433 | 22-16 | 9 | As expected, the Twins fold against real competition. |
10 | Indians | .406 | 17-20 | 10 | A new low for the Indians - getting swept by the Royals. |
11 | Blue Jays | .385 | 12-23 | 11 | Pitching showing signs of improvement, after being God-awful earlier. |
12 | Royals | .377 | 12-22 | 13 | Hey - a 4-1 week against divisional foes! Anything goes in the wild, wacky AL Central. |
13 | Devil Rays | .341 | 11-25 | 12 | Watch out Y-----s! The DRays are riding a two-game winning streak. |
14 | Tigers | .300 | 11-25 | 14 | Help! They've fallen and they can't get up! |
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Teams are rated on three factors: average runs scored, average runs allowed, and winning percentage. Each of these is weighted by the team's strength of schedule, which is determined from the opponent's average winning percentage and their opponent's average winning percentage. The combination of the three weighted factors produces an overall rating. |
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