Who would of thought that the Rays would be the best team in baseball in 08? Im going to post from a site I was reading that gives us a report card grade for each team. Im not really sure how else to do this really besides just copy and paste, so if that is against any rules I am sorry!
To make it not as long, Ill only keep what they Said about the A teams and the F teams, if you wanna know what they say about the rest, just go to the sports.yahoo site.
This info is from sports.yahoo
Grade: A-plus Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays went from laggard to teacher’s pet, a student who overcame poverty and a junk-food diet to surge to the head of the class. Sure, privileged kids in Boston and New York might eventually nose out the Rays. But this is a no-name team (is there a single slam-dunk All-Star?) that has established it will be a force for years.
Grade: A Boston Red Sox: Yes, one rich kid, present and accounted for. No slouch, either. The Red Sox house is in order, with only a whiff of domestic violence (Manny vs. hired help) to raise eyebrows. This is now a team that expects to win, expects good things to happen, a dramatic about-face from the pre-2004 Fenway culture.
Chicago Cubs: Here’s the kid who bombs on the final regardless of midterm grades. Ninety-nine times in a row. Yet the Cubs are positioned nicely to end their century-long World Series title drought. Getting through the NL playoffs shouldn’t be daunting. Their corner infielders and outfielders are seasoned run producers. Pressure on the starting rotation will increase as the calendar turns.
Grade: A-minus Los Angeles Angels: An AL team winning 3 of every 5 games while batting only .256 is staggering. The offense should improve because not a single everyday player has exceeded expectations. The same isn’t true of the pitching staff. Will young starters Joe Saunders and Ervin Santana match their first-half output? Will closer Francisco Rodriguez?
Chicago White Sox: Ending the first half with a sweep of the crosstown Cubs was an emphatic statement that the White Sox might see this first-place thing through September. Starters Jose Contreras and Javier Vazquez are a tad creaky, but an offense built around slugging outfielders Jermaine Dye and Carlos Quentin is consistently productive. The ChiSox have outscored opponents by 85 runs, the biggest differential in the AL.
Grade: B-plus
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
Grade: B
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Florida Marlins
Grade: B-minus
Baltimore Orioles:
Grade: C
Arizona Diamondbacks
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
Grade: C-minus
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Toronto Blue Jays
Grade: D-plus
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Grade: D
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Grade: D-minus
Washington Nationals
Grade: F Colorado Rockies: Oh, how the momentarily mighty have fallen. Precocious pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez, Manuel Corpas and Franklin Morales made baseball look like child’s play last fall. Now they are pitching like children. Jeff Francis has Zito disease and it’s unclear exactly who Troy Tulowitzki is until he gets enough at-bats to let us know. Word is they won’t trade Matt Holliday for fear fans will despair. Too late.
San Diego Padres: Coming off a 3-15 interleague showing and 18 games under .500, the Padres have the gall to suggest they are in a pennant race. Not until they bring in the fences at Petco Park to attract a couple free-agent hitters and hold retirement parties for first-ballot Hall-of-Famers Trevor Hoffman and Greg Maddux. Sign o’ the times: Setup reliever Heath Bell leads the staff with six victories.
Seattle Mariners: New manager Jim Riggleman is beginning to make changes. Jeff Clement, not Kenji Johjima, will do most of the catching. Richie Sexson’s at-bats will diminish. But what does he do with slop throwers Carlos Silva, Miguel Batista and Jarrod Washburn? Any slight improvement in the Mariners will be like a kid raising his test scores from 35 percent to 40 percent. It’s still an F.
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