S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 9/03/02
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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 | Angels | .639 | 82-54 | 98-64 | 3 | Sox fans, be afraid. The Halos have the easiest schedule of the AL West contenders, and the A's are looking like they're going to run away with the division. |
 | 2 | Red Sox | .638 | 77-58 | 96-66 | 2 | Boys? WAKE UP!!! This is your mother! It's September already, and if you don't get out of bed this instant, you're going to miss the playoffs - again! |
 | 3 | Y-----s | .638 | 84-52 | 103-59 | 1 | This team looks like it's far from a lock to win anything in the postseason. |
 | 4 | A's | .636 | 87-51 | 101-61 | 4 | A's finally showing their true potential this year, now that they've gotten rid of those troublesome Giambi boys. |
 | 5 | Mariners | .615 | 81-57 | 95-67 | 5 | Looking to become charter member number 2 of the Underachievers' Club. |
 | 6 | Twins | .545 | 80-59 | 94-68 | 6 | Mixed results in their recent stint against potential playoff teams. |
 | 7 | White Sox | .479 | 67-70 | 79-83 | 8 | Hey guys, it's a little late in the season to be showing some life. |
 | 8 | Orioles | .474 | 63-72 | 74-88 | 7 | An 0-fer week for the O's. |
 | 9 | Blue Jays | .455 | 60-77 | 73-89 | 9 | Nice job taking down the Y-----s 3 of 4. |
 | 10 | Rangers | .448 | 61-75 | 71-91 | 10 | I wonder if ARod would trade some of that cash for chance to be actually in the AL West race. |
 | 11 | Indians | .401 | 60-76 | 71-91 | 11 | Made like lighter fluid and a match in torching John Briquette. |
 | 12 | Royals | .384 | 55-83 | 66-96 | 12 | Run over by the A('s)-Train. |
 | 13 | Devil Rays | .338 | 47-89 | 54-108 | 14 | DRays fans - new agreement ensures this team will be around thru 2006! Ah, hello? Hello? Is there anyone out there? |
 | 14 | Tigers | .329 | 50-87 | 58-104 | 13 | Isn't it great that Detroit won't miss a single opportunity to watch their team this year? |
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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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