S.U.R.F.R.A.T. Report

S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 9/09/02

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.

Rank	Team	RPI	Current Record	Projected Record	Previous	Comment
1	Angels	.648	88-54	99-63	1	Mike Scioscia deserves manager of the year for getting such great play out of this group.
2	Y-----s	.644	89-53	104-58	3	Sure they're on their way to the AL East crown again. But they may have the weakest pitching staff of any of the playoff teams.
3	A's	.634	90-52	101-61	4	A's only lose one game all week, and yet they lose ground to the Angels.
4	Red Sox	.626	79-62	94-68	2	The Sox' playoff chances are as dead as Ted - with about as much chance of revival.
5	Mariners	.619	84-58	95-67	5	Trying desperately to keep pace in the ever-accelerating AL West race.
6	Twins	.547	82-61	94-68	6	If pitching and defense wins you games in the postseason, then this team will be a force to be reckoned with.
7	White Sox	.475	69-74	78-84	7	ChiSox making a last-ditch effort to finish above .500.
8	Rangers	.471	65-77	72-90	10	Rangers playing tough, partly due to a new and improved Carl Everett (.368/.444/.534/.978 since the start of August).
9	Blue Jays	.466	63-80	74-88	9	White men can't jump, but they can pitch. Former NBA player Mark Hendrickson has a 1.17 ERA in his 12 appearances since a rocky debut.
10	Orioles	.461	64-77	72-90	8	O's seem unable to deal with a third place finish, and are trying to fall to a more familiar fourth.
11	Indians	.417	64-78	72-90	11	Must be the uniform. Dave Burba has a 3.92 ERA with the Tribe after posting a 5.42 ERA with the Rangers.
12	Royals	.378	55-87	64-98	12	Stint against the A's and M's has mercifully come to a close, with the Royals dropping 9 of 11.
13	Tigers	.334	52-91	59-103	14	How bad is the Tigers' offense? Not a single regular has an OPS over .800.
14	Devil Rays	.332	48-94	53-109	13	Close, but no cigar. Looks like we'll be denied a Brian Kingman appearance as Tanyon Sturtze won't get enough starts to go for 20 losses.

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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