Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Six

Joy R. Absalon - US Presswire

It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 2) - So last week I asked a silly question about whether the Texas Rangers could afford to keep Josh Hamilton. After this week, [...]

Albert Pujols and 10 Other Players Who Shouldn’t Panic About Their Slow Start

Michael Bourn Better Than Matt Kemp: A Case of Taking WAR Too Far

Daniel Shirey-US PRESSWIRE

Atlanta Braves’ centerfielder Michael Bourn is a very good player. There is no denying the fact that Michael Bourn is a big reason why the Braves have a 19-13 record, 1/2 game behind the Washington Nationals in the National League East. But exactly how valuable is Michael Bourn? Better yet, how much does the statistic [...]

Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Five

Jeff Curry - US Presswire

It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the fifth week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first month of the season. This week we will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Tampa Bay Rays (This [...]

Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

Video: Former Atlanta Braves Closer John Smoltz Crashes a Go-Kart

John Smoltz is known for being a terrific starter and even a better closer when he made the transition back and forth during his long career with the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. However, what Smoltz is not known for is his go-kart driving skills which is perfectly evident in this [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Four

Jayne Kamin Oncea - US Presswire

April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the fourth week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first month [...]

The 5 Biggest Surprises to Start the 2012 MLB Season

Baseball is a funny game sometimes. One year everything can go your way, and then the next year everything goes wrong or vice versa. It might be a matter of luck (BABIP, FIP, LD% etc.), or it might be the start of a decline. No one really knows until they step into the batter’s box [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

Vincent Pugliese-US PRESSWIRE

Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]