Power Rankings Season 8 (Week 5)

THE ELITE TEAMS
1. Monterrey Stars (78-33) (Previous Week – 1)(Points = 187.71)

2.Houston Hitmen (75-36) (Previous Week – 2) (Points = 163.98)

3. Los Angeles Galaxy (66-45) (Previous Week – 6)(Points = 108.34)

4. New Britain Fisher Cats (63-48) (Previous Week – 9) (Points = 96.85)

5. Boston Braves (67-44) (Previous Week – 5) (Points = 93.40)

THE GREAT TEAMS

6. Milwaukee Bucks (63-48) (Previous Week – 8) (Points = 82.68)

7. Arizona Sting (64-47) (Previous Week – 3) (Points = 70.79)

8. Anaheim Beefpound (65-46) (Previous Week – 13) (Points = 70.63)

9. Atlanta Brave Vawts (62-49) (Previous Week – 4) (Points = 66.49)

THE ABOVE AVERAGE TEAMS


10. Cincinnati Highlanders (62-49) (Previous Week - 7) (Points = 63.37)

11. New York Fighting Molars (60-51) (Previous Week – 21) (Points = 61.79)

12. Scranton Beet Farmer (56-55) (Previous Week – 18) (Points = 54.87)

13. Kansas City Bobcats (59-52) (Previous Week – 14) (Points = 53.89)

14. Seattle Rain Men (59-52) (Previous Week – 11) (Points = 41.93)


MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TEAMS

15. Tacoma Pioneers (57-54) (Previous Week – 12) (Points = 30.10)

16. Dover Souls (53-58) (Previous Week – 25) (Points = 21.06)

17. St. Louis Cornerstone (54-57) (Previous Week – 10) (Points = 19.68)


THE BELOW AVERAGE TEAMS

18. Toledo Mud Hens (53-58) (Previous Week – 16) (Points = 16.95)

19. Portland Post Doctoral Fellows (52-59) (Previous Week - 17) (Points = 12.28)

20. Washington D.C. Obama’s (53-58) (Previous Week – 15) (Points = 4.11)

21. Chicago Blackhawks (53-58) (Previous Week – 19) (Points = 3.08)

22. Ottawa Crawdaddies (52-59) (Previous Week – 24) (Points = 1.33)


THE TEAMS FIGHTING FOR RESPECT

23. Jackson BlaZers (51-60) (Previous Week – 22) (Points = -7.67)

24. Tucson Mafia (49-62) (Previous Week – 20) (Points = -11.39)

25. Burlington Bombers (46-65) (Previous Week – 27) (Points = -12.75)

26. Philadelphia HeadHunters (51-60) (Previous Week – 26) (Points = -14.85)


THE SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG TEAMS

27. Salem Gangstas (47-64) (Previous Week – 28) (Points = -34.62)

28. Louisville Grumbling Groundhogs (49-62) (Previous Week – 23) (Points = -35.21)


THE CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT SEASON TEAMS


29. Durham Bulls (43-68) (Previous Week – 30) (Points = -52.36)

30. Jacksonville RAIDERS (45-66) (Previous Week – 29) (Points = -57.56)

31. Minnesota Milfoils (39-72) (Previous Week – 31) (Points = -81.17)


THE HOPELESS TEAMS

32. Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang (30-81) (Previous Week – 32) (Points = -103.93)

#7 Kings of the Wildcard

Cincinnati Highlanders

The Highlanders have established themselves as one of the best run franchises in the league, but they're still known as the ‘Wildcard Highlanders’. The Highlanders have had only one losing season and five second places in the standings. Although their only division crown was in season one, that hasn’t stopped them from making the playoffs year in and year out. Consistently, the Highlanders have had 90-win seasons, but they're also the only team in the top ten without a 100 win season.

The total percentage of wins for the Highlanders is .548 (621 victories and 513 losses). The most wins in a single season were 97 during season two. The most losses in a season were 88 during season four.

Yanksrule11 is entering his eighth season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 621-513 record for a .548 winning percentage. Yanksrule11 has done a great job with this franchise which is demonstrated by winning seasons and playoff appearances year after year, despite having one of the lowest payrolls in the league. Yanksrule is also fifth in the league with 21 playoff victories against only 19 losses.

Future Outlook: Contender

Playoff Appearance: Five
Division Championship: One
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 11
Awards: 1 MVP Award/ 2 Rookies of the Year/ 2 Silver Sluggers/ 1 Gold Glove

All Cincinnati Highlanders Team

Catcher: Vic Olivares (.246Ave, 41HR, 166RBI, 173R, .312OBP)
First Base: Luis Nunez (.333Ave, 322HR, 753RBI, 635R, .719SLG)
Second Base: Daniel Diaz (.233Ave, 85HR, 187RBI, 179R, .523SLG)
Third Base: Bobby Henry (.288Ave, 175HR, 408RBI, 391R, .613SLG)
Shortstop: Cy Ryan (.271Ave, 99HR, 267RBI, 304R, .497SLG)
Left Field: Jody Fox (.289Ave, 60HR, 210RBI, 283R, .368OBP)
Center Field: Rob Carlson (.271Ave, 125HR, 460RBI, 516R, .454SLG)
Right Field: Matt Reagan (.269Ave, 203HR, 493RBI, 399R, .583SLG)
Designated Hitter: Mark Masato (.256Ave, 152HR, 338RBI, 304R, .555SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Socks Leach (4.18ERA, 59-35 Record, 806.6IP, 591SO, 1.30WHIP)
Reliever: Donne McClellan (3.24ERA, 107-137 Save Chances, 286G, 298SO, 1.17WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Rob Carlson - 3301
Games Played: Rob Carlson - 983
Runs: Luis Nunez - 635
Hits: Luis Nunez - 967
Doubles: Rob Carlson - 204
Triples: Louie Mota - 16
Homeruns: Luis Nunez - 322
Runs Batted In: Luis Nunez - 753
Walks: Luis Nunez - 363
Stolen Bases: James Martin - 312
Batting Average: Luis Nunez - .333
On-Base Percentage: Luis Nunez - .412
Slugging Percentage: Luis Nunez - .719

Pitching:
Games: Donne McClellan - 286
Games Started: Tracy Bowie - 164
Complete Games: Socks Leach - 15
Shutouts: Socks Leach - 5
Wins: Tracy Bowie – 67
Losses: Tracy Bowie - 51
Saves: Donne McClellan – 107
Innings Pitched: Tracy Bowie – 1046.8
Strikeouts: Tracy Bowie - 812
WHIP: Theo Martin – 1.39
Earned Run Average: Tracy Bowie – 4.35

Single Season Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Cy Ryan - 637 (season 4)
Runs: Luis Nunez - 133 (season 2)
Hits: Luis Nunez - 203 (season 1)
Doubles: Rob Carlson - 48 (season 4)
Triples: Louie Mota - 6 (season 5)
Homeruns: Luis Nunez - 73 (season 2)
Run Batted In: Luis Nunez - 172 (season 1)
Walks: Luis Nunez - 85 (season 3)
Stolen Bases: James Martin - 103 (season 6)
Batting Average: Luis Nunez - .353 (season 2)
On-Base Percentage: Luis Nunez - .426 (season 3)
Slugging Percentage: Luis Nunez - .793 (season 2)

Pitching:
Games: Donne McClellan - 82 (season 5)
Games Started: Tracy Bowie - 35 (season 6)
Complete Games: Socks Leach - 7 (season 2)
Shutouts: Socks Leach - 3 (season 1)
Wins: Gil Lefebvre - 20 (season 2)
Losses: Tracy Bowie - 16 (season 4)
Saves: Donne McClellan - 38 (season 6)
Innings Pitched: Tracy Bowie - 231.2 (season 3)
Strikeouts: Gil Lefebvre - 211 (season 1)
WHIP: Tracy Bowie - 1.22 (season 3)Earned Run Average: Tracy Bowie - 3.65 (season 3)

#8 In a Galaxy far far away....

Los Angeles Galaxy

The Galaxy has been one of the best teams during the first three seasons under the management of knucklebones, but for personal reasons he had to quickly leave the team. The team went through some tough times under a new manager never winning more than 72 games. Then knucklebones came back and the team quickly become the team to beat once again the National League West. As long as knucklebones is captaining the Galaxy ship, the team will be in good shape.

The total percentage of wins for the Galaxy is .512 (581 victories and 553 losses). The most wins in a single season were 102 during season one. The most losses in a season were 101 during season five.

Knucklebones is entering his fourth season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 284-202 record for a .584 winning percentage during two different roles with the team. He managed the team during the third season but handed over the team to the new manager during the playoffs or his record would even be better then this. Knucklebones has a 445-365 record for a .549 winning percentage during his five years in the league. He spent two seasons with the Toledo Mud Hens manager before returning to his original team. The only thing that knucklebones does is win games as he has won four division titles with two different teams and going to the World Series during season one.

Future Outlook: Contender

Playoff Appearance: Four
Division Championship: Four
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 17
Awards: 5 Silver Sluggers/ 6 Gold Gloves

All Los Angeles Galaxy Team

Catcher: Frank Cooper (.292Ave, 94HR, 384RBI, 327R, .482SLG)
First Base: Wes Withem (.285Ave, 144HR, 419RBI, 349R, .545SLG)
Second Base: Odalis Montanez (.288Ave, 142HR, 554RBI, 477R, .508SLG)
Third Base: Vicente Domingo (.306Ave, 107HR, 385RBI, 330R, .539SLG)
Shortstop: Nolan Jordan (.276Ave, 78HR, 310RBI, 366R, .343OBP)
Left Field: Antonio Frye (.291Ave, 123HR, 385RBI, 373R, .516SLG)
Center Field: Khoury Glass (.301Ave, 41HR, 212RBI, 365R, 181SB)
Right Field: Earl Williams (.291Ave, 121HR, 358RBI, 337R, .608SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Gil Henson (4.22ERA, 54-36 Record, 889.3IP, 655SO, 1.37WHIP)
Reliever: Robert Price (4.37ERA, 90-107 Save Chances, 151G, 112SO, 1.35WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Odalis Montanez - 2785
Games Played: Odalis Montanez - 705
Runs: Odalis Montanez - 477
Hits: Odalis Montanez - 803
Doubles: Odalis Montanez - 161
Triples: Khoury Glass - 21
Homeruns: Alex Woo - 151
Runs Batted In: Odalis Montanez - 554
Walks: Benito Pineda - 400
Stolen Bases: Khoury Glass - 181
Batting Average: Frank Cooper - .292
On-Base Percentage: Odalis Montanez - .362
Slugging Percentage: Antonio Frye - .516

Pitching:
Games: Rico Martin - 232
Games Started: David Gao - 143
Complete Games: Gil Henson - 24
Shutouts: Gil Henson - 5
Wins: David Gao – 58
Losses: David Gao - 50
Saves: Robert Price – 90
Innings Pitched: David Gao – 946.3
Strikeouts: David Gao - 669
WHIP: Gil Henson – 1.37
Earned Run Average: Gil Henson – 4.22

Single Season Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Khoury Glass - 734 (season 3)
Runs: Khoury Glass - 161 (season 3)
Hits: Vicente Domingo - 232 (season 3)
Doubles: Khoury Glass - 47 (season 3)
Triples: Khoury Glass - 9 (season 3)
Homeruns: Alex Woo - 65 (season 4)
Run Batted In: Vicente Domingo - 179 (season 3)
Walks: Earl Williams - 127 (season 3)
Stolen Bases: Khoury Glass - 91 (season 3)
Batting Average: Tony Armas - .361 (season 3)
On-Base Percentage: Earl Williams - .476 (season 3)
Slugging Percentage: Earl Williams - .715 (season 3)

Pitching:
Games: Rico Martin - 82 (season 6)
Games Started: Mac Sheffield - 35 (season 4)
Complete Games: Gil Henson - 8 (season 1)
Shutouts: David Gao - 3 (season 1)
Wins: Peter Baek - 21 (season 7)
Losses: Dave Carpenter - 16 (season 6)
Saves: Robert Price - 35 (season 2)
Innings Pitched: Peter Baek - 227.2 (season 7)
Strikeouts: Peter Baek - 181 (season 7)
WHIP: Josh Kerr - 1.05 (season 1)
Earned Run Average: Peter Baek - 2.53 (season 7)