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Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses Team 1 St. Louis (3) La Russa becomes first manager to think for the cycle 2 Dodgers (1) Picking the...
Last week's ranking in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | St. Louis (3) | La Russa becomes first manager to think for the cycle |
| 2 | Dodgers (1) | Picking the Dodgers' MVP: Ethier said than done |
| 3 | Toronto (2) | Travis Snider ready to challenge Sizemore for king of Mill Creek |
| 4 | Boston (4) | New Red Sox rallying cry: Van Every man for himself! |
| 5 | Seattle (5) | Mariners trying to remove the franchise tag from Carlos Silva |
| 6 | Yankees (7) | Canceled promotions: The A-Rod Pitch-Tipping Bobblehead |
| 7 | Florida (6) | Where's Bryan Harvey when you really need him? |
| 8 | White Sox (12) | Judging by his blonde goatee, Bobby Jenks is not doing well in shave situations |
| 9 | Philadelphia (9) | Another Pennsylvania shocker: Rollins announces he's becoming a Met |
| 10 | San Francisco (23) | With Curt Schilling retired, Zito named "Pitcher Most Likely To Bloviate" |
| 11 | Milwaukee (22) | Pundits are analyzing Macha's first 100 days in office |
| 12 | Cubs (10) | In honor of Bulls' series, Cubs will play only extra-inning games for the next week |
| 13 | Kansas City (11) | Greinke on cover of SI. Coming soon: Jose Guillen on cover of "Hotheads Illustrated" |
| 14 | Atlanta (15) | Bobby Cox voted MLB manager least likely to "Get Jiggy Wit' It" |
| 15 | Cincinnati (13) | As a swine flu precaution, Dusty will use only sanitized toothpicks |
| 16 | Minnesota (20) | Twins finally have M&M boys back — and I don't mean Mijares and Macri |
| 17 | Tampa Bay (14) | Rays hope to curtail their losing before it becomes a pandemic |
| 18 | Detroit (16) | Canceled promotions: The Jim Leyland Nicotine-Stained Bobblehead |
| 19 | Mets (18) | The most exciting two minutes in sports: Oliver Perez's starts |
| 20 | Pittsburgh (17) | Time to salute the Pirates' manager. (Psst — it's John Russell) |
| 21 | Texas (24) | Aaron Myette demands his 7.14 ERA in 2001 be lowered to reflect A-Rod pitch-tipping |
| 22 | Angels (21) | Their closing situation has gone from K-Rod to C-Rud |
| 23 | San Diego (8) | Bud Black has suddenly lost his recipe for chicken salad |
| 24 | Arizona (27) | Diamondbacks getting nostalgic for the Wally Backman era |
| 25 | Baltimore (19) | Just biding their time until Chris Tillman rides in to save them |
| 26 | Cleveland (25) | Stop panicking: Cliff Lee has 1.23 ERA in his last three starts |
| 27 | Oakland (26) | Big change for Holliday: This year his team is losing at sea level |
| 28 | Houston (29) | Cooper gets one-year extension. A few more losses will earn him a lifetime deal |
| 29 | Colorado (28) | On cold Denver nights, Rockies relievers staying warm with Snuggie blankets |
| 30 | Washington (30) | Obama pondering vacancies on Supreme Court and Nats' bullpen |
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