S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 8/5/02
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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 | Current | Projected | Previous | Comment | |
 | 1 | Red Sox | .639 | 65-45 | 99-63 | 2 | It's a sad state of affairs when Sox fans are longing for the return of Willie Banks. |
 | 2 | Y-----s | .639 | 69-41 | 104-58 | 1 | Can't wait to see Steinbrenner's face when he sees Floyd in a Sox uniform laying waste to his pitching staff. |
 | 3 | Mariners | .631 | 69-43 | 101-61 | 3 | M's defy critics by holding their AL West lead despite not making any deadline trades. |
 | 4 | Angels | .609 | 65-45 | 97-65 | 4 | Angels survive their brutal schedule stretch in good shape to nab a playoff spot. |
 | 5 | A's | .563 | 64-48 | 92-70 | 5 | A's looking like the weak sister in the battle for the wild card. |
 | 6 | Twins | .552 | 69-43 | 98-64 | 6 | If the Twins stay focused in August, they might just end up with the best record in the AL. Imagine that, Mr. Selig. |
 | 7 | Orioles | .496 | 52-56 | 79-83 | 7 | Hey Gary Matthews Jr - the only reason you didn't get suspended is that it hurts your team more if you play. |
 | 8 | Blue Jays | .451 | 48-61 | 73-89 | 9 | What goes around, comes around. Blue Jays, who lost Danny Ainge to the NBA, call up LHP Mark Hendrickson, former player for the Sixers, Kings, Nets and Cavs. |
 | 9 | White Sox | .450 | 52-60 | 75-87 | 8 | Kenny Williams making a bid to be the worst GM in the league after making some questionable trades. |
 | 10 | Rangers | .427 | 47-64 | 68-94 | 10 | A hell of a time for Carl to wake up from his season-long slumber! |
 | 11 | Indians | .395 | 48-62 | 70-92 | 12 | Much as I hate to say it, Thome and the Indians belong together. |
 | 12 | Royals | .369 | 44-67 | 72-90 | 11 | 21st Century Schizoid Men. 10-3 for the first two weeks after the All Star break, 1-12 during the last two weeks. |
 | 13 | Tigers | .337 | 41-69 | 58-104 | 14 | Got to love GM Dave Dombrowski's response to Jeff Weaver's blasting of Tigers' manager Luis Pujols - "I would think Jeff would be concentrating on getting hitters out instead of commenting on managers." |
 | 14 | Devil Rays | .330 | 37-73 | 54-108 | 13 | DFA Central. The DRays designated Jason Smith for assignment, their seventh DFA so far this season. (BTW, how bad do you have to be to be DFA'd by the DRays?) |
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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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