Originally published Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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| Team | ||
| 1 | Cubs (1) | Piniella says proudly of McLaren, "I taught him every bleeping thing he knows" |
| 2 | Angels (3) | Now that's a successful series: Angels sweep, send M's into tantrum mode |
| 3 | Philadelphia (7) | Chris Snelling re-emerges on Phils, but his knees have more wear than Moyer's arm |
| 4 | St. Louis (6) | Lobbying for name change to the "St. Louis Big Browns" |
| 5 | Boston (5) | Any more injuries or suspensions, they'll be the Pawtucket Red Sox |
| 6 | Tampa Bay (2) | Still have to prove they can beat the Red Sox (fists don't count) |
| 7 | White Sox (4) | Ozzie Guillen challenges McLaren to a best-of-seven bleepoff |
| 8 | Oakland (12) | A few more quality starts by Dana, and they'll be the Eveland A's |
| 9 | Milwaukee (20) | Kapler (.330) is having a pretty good season for an ex-manager |
| 10 | Arizona (8) | Micah Owings jealous of Chipper Jones, thought HE was going to make run at .400 |
| 11 | Florida (9) | Renyel Pinto best player named after bad '70s car model since Karl "Tuffy" Gremlin |
| 12 | Atlanta (10) | Can't wait to see Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux go into the Hall of Fame together |
| 13 | Minnesota (13) | Don't count them out as long as they have Johan San ... Oops, nevermind. |
| 14 | Mets (16) | Beltran's job in the lineup is to enforce a separation of Church and Wright |
| 15 | Houston (11) | Where's Mike Scott when you really need him? |
| 16 | Toronto (14) | Blue Jays concede race, throw support behind Rays |
| 17 | Baltimore (17) | Ichiro can't wait to be Sherrill's teammate again — in the All-Star Game |
| 18 | Yankees (18) | Steinbrenner can't believe he didn't think of the no-towels trick before Seattle |
| 19 | Texas (19) | Team prez Nolan Ryan to hire Robin Ventura as VP of Getting His Butt Kicked |
| 20 | Cincinnati (21) | Porsche Cayman: 0 to 60 in 4.8 seconds. Ken Griffey: 597 to 600 in month and a half |
| 21 | Pittsburgh (22) | Trivia: Who was last player to go straight from draft to majors? Answer: Xavier Nady |
| 22 | Dodgers (15) | Hiroki and Jason Schmidt: Kuroda and Corroded |
| 23 | Cleveland (23) | Drew Carey has changed theme song to fit Indians' season: Cleveland blows |
| 24 | San Francisco (24) | Who needs Barry Bonds when you've got Brian Horwitz? |
| 25 | Detroit (25) | Jim Leyland developing a two-pack-a-loss habit |
| 26 | Washington (26) | Nats lobby to end draft and institute an all-volunteer player pool |
| 27 | San Diego (27) | Fair to say it's a down year for the vaunted Padres-Mariners rivalry |
| 28 | Kansas City (30) | Royals draft HS pitcher Melville, believe it's a whale of a pick |
| 29 | Colorado (28) | Rockies had a sandwich pick, but couldn't decide between Subway and Quiznos |
| 30 | Seattle (29) | Mariners dispatch Elia to give McLaren a crash course in tirade etiquette |
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