Originally published Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Larry Stone's MLB power rankings

Last week's ranking in parentheses Team 1 Cubs (3) Lou sees Harden as his Heathcliff Slocumb of 2008 2 White Sox (5) If White Sox win World...

Last week's ranking in parentheses


	Team
1	Cubs (3)	Lou sees Harden as his Heathcliff Slocumb of 2008
2	White Sox (5)	If White Sox win World Series this year, Cubs fans will commit Harry Caray
3	Angels (2)	Where's Jorge Fabregas when you really need him?
4	Tampa Bay (1)	If Rays win World Series, Victor Zambrano should get voted a share
5	Boston (4)	Look for Schilling to retire Brett Favre-style
6	Milwaukee (9)	CC Sabathia drops his dots, but Brews' shortstop is now J..J.. Hardy
7	Minnesota (6)	Hidden gem of the year: Alexi Casilla
8	St. Louis (7)	Who needs Sabathia or Harden when you have Pineiro?
9	Oakland (8)	Beane told the Cubs they were getting the next Barry Zito
10	Philadelphia (10)	Historians will mull how Ryan Howard missed All-Star team the year he drove in 150
11	Yankees (11)	Yanks hope A-Rod isn't victimized by the "National Enquirer Jinx"
12	Mets (17)	Mets are the only team with interim bat boys
13	Florida (13)	Marlins need a catcher; wonder what Charles Johnson is doing these days?
14	Detroit (14)	Guillen an All-Star again — but the M's couldn't have lost 99 without Santiago
15	Texas (15)	Rangers would have been happy with 90-plus RBI by Hamilton — for the season
16	Arizona (16)	Justin Upton deemed untouchable by Diamondbacks
17	Dodgers (18)	Every thrown ball deemed untouchable by Andruw Jones' bat
18	Toronto (22)	If Jays win division, Cito wants Joe Carter on the playoff roster
19	Baltimore (12)	Wonder if Orioles would trade Adam Jones for Bedard, straight up?
20	Cincinnati (24)	Reds fans just don't stuff the ballot box like they used to
21	Pittsburgh (23)	The only Freddy struggling more than Sanchez is Freddie Mac
22	Atlanta (21)	Francoeur's demotion worked so well, they're going to send down Chipper
23	San Francisco (19)	This season, Barry Bonds is the player to be named never
24	Kansas City (20)	Royals don't have a team captain, but Guillen named guidance counselor
25	Colorado (27)	The only fair return for Holliday is Halladay
26	Houston (25)	Astros voted "Team Most Likely To Get Hoodwinked" at trade deadline
27	Cleveland (26)	They say Indians closer Kobayashi is a real hot dog
28	Seattle (28)	Ichiro has agreed to participate in the Infield Single Derby at the All-Star Game
29	San Diego (30)	Next year, they'll let Portland and Tacoma play the interleague rivalry games
30	Washington (29)	Acta refuses to make a lineup change until he reviews the polling data