Season 21 Power Rankings #3

Other 40 games has passed since the last power rankings already. so it's time for edition #3 of Season 21 as we head down the stretch.  To kick it off, we have our 4th different #1 of the season, and they may not be happy about it.  The jinx is back, as Honolulu takes the top spot in the latest rankings, with the world's #1 pitching staff and #3 offense.  New Britain holds steady at #2.  Up six spots to #3 is Las Vegas, who had the best record in Kenny Powers since the last rankings.  The 2nd best record since the last rankings belongs to Chicago, who vaulted 13 spots to #4.  Previous #1 Oklahoma City drops to #5, going 20-20 since the last rankings.  Now for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings!

Biggest Climbers: #4 Chicago (+13), #8 Louisville (+10), #12 Seattle (+9), #22 Durham (+8), #21 Rochester (+7)

Biggest Falls: #31 Syracuse (-16), #25 New York (-15), #24 Boston (-10), #17 Jacksonville (-9), #10 Tampa Bay (-9)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck to everyone down the stretch!

					Pitching		Offense		LAST 40
	Team	W	L	PREV	Rank	Chg	Rank	Chg	W	L
1	Honolulu	76	45	3	1	0	3	7	25	15
2	New Britain	77	44	2	2	3	6	-2	24	16
3	Las Vegas	73	48	9	7	4	12	8	29	11
4	Chicago	69	52	17	9	3	7	12	28	12
5	Oklahoma City	72	49	1	4	-2	2	0	20	20
6	Richmond	73	48	4	5	1	11	-5	24	16
7	Pittsburgh	68	53	13	23	8	1	0	26	14
8	Louisville	61	60	18	20	-4	4	11	23	17
9	Helena	64	57	12	18	2	10	8	22	18
10	Buffalo	66	55	6	12	0	8	-5	20	20
11	Detroit	65	56	7	2	1	26	-4	20	20
12	Seattle	61	60	21	6	-2	28	1	25	15
13	Atlanta	60	61	16	8	0	19	4	22	18
14	Tampa Bay	67	54	5	10	0	25	-12	19	21
15	Wichita	63	58	11	15	-1	21	0	20	20
16	Nashville	61	60	22	21	1	22	1	24	16
17	Jacksonville	62	59	8	16	1	14	-3	17	23
18	Oakland	61	60	24	16	4	29	-1	23	17
19	Boise	59	62	25	26	0	5	0	22	18
20	Huntington	56	65	20	10	-2	27	0	18	22
21	Rochester	55	66	28	13	2	30	1	22	18
22	Durham	57	64	30	27	3	18	8	22	18
23	Cleveland	54	67	23	28	0	9	-2	18	22
24	Boston	59	62	14	24	0	17	-5	15	25
25	New York	54	67	10	22	-3	16	-3	12	28
26	Tucson	52	69	19	25	0	13	-5	13	27
27	St. Louis	54	67	31	18	5	31	-1	20	20
28	Charlotte	53	68	27	29	-1	15	1	18	22
29	Burlington	51	70	26	14	-7	32	0	14	26
30	Iowa City	48	73	29	30	-3	24	-7	14	26
31	Syracuse	43	78	15	31	-14	19	-10	5	35
32	New Orleans	42	79	32	32	0	23	2	16	24

Season 21 All-Star Recap

The All-Star break has come and gone for Season 21, and we have all of the coverage right here!

In the American League, Delino Santana of Jacksonville and Sidney Forbes of New York each made their 7th All-Star team to lead the way.  There were 11 first-time All-Stars on the AL squad, with 14 different teams represented.  Boston, Jacksonville and New Britain had the most with five All-Stars each.

In the National League, three Buffalo players are now in double digit All-Star appearances: Jeremy Randall (12th), Jimmie Soto (11th), and David Silva (10th).  Also in the rare air of double digit appearances is Oklahoma City's Matty Posada, making his 11th All-Star team.  Other notables include Honolulu's J.C. Ganzel (9th appearance) and yet another Buffalo player, Albert Valenzuela (7th appearance).  Despite the large veteran presence, there were still 12 first-time All-Stars on the NL Squad, with 12 teams represented overall, with Richmond having the most All-Stars with 5.

Here are the complete rosters!

American League All-Stars
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Richard Tateyama	New Britain	3rd
1B	Joaquin Gonzales	Jacksonville	1st
2B	Ken Ingram	New Britain	3rd
3B	David Frias	Boston	5th
SS	Delino Santana	Jacksonville	7th
LF	Geraldo Perez	New Britain	6th
CF	Rex Kennedy	Helena	3rd
RF	B.C. Philips	Pittsburgh	2nd
DH	Nick Spence	Helena	2nd

Pitchers

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
P	Shawn Melhuse	Boston	1st
P	Ubaldo Jose	Jacksonville	1st
P	Robinzon Felix	New Orleans	2nd
P	Nicholas Miller	New Britain	3rd
P	Valerio Baez	New Britain	6th
P	Eddie Turner	Charlotte	2nd
P	Nicholas Cox	Boston	1st
P	Herbert Vina	Nashville	3rd
P	Jesus Marichal	Boise	1st
P	Victor Diaz	Detroit	2nd
P	Brooks Michaels	Jacksonville	3rd
P	Roy Duffy	Jacksonville	1st
P	Dennis Piatt	Detroit	1st

Reserves

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Russell Berry	Atlanta	4th
1B	Wendell Myatt	Oakland	1st
2B	Pepper Simon	Boston	3rd
3B	Luis Diaz	Helena	1st
SS	Brett Puckett	Nashville	1st
LF	Farmer Martin	Wichita	1st
CF	Sidney Forbes	New York	7th
RF	Donaldo Borbon	Boston	2nd

AL All-Stars by Team

Boston	5
Jacksonville	5
New Britain	5
Helena	3
Detroit	2
Nashville	2
Atlanta	1
Boise	1
Charlotte	1
New Orleans	1
New York	1
Oakland	1
Pittsburgh	1
Wichita	1

National League All-Stars
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Jeremy Randall	Buffalo	12th
1B	Julio Park	Durham	1st
2B	Everett Barnes	Richmond	3rd
3B	Abraham O'Neill	Las Vegas	1st
SS	Shaggy Keefe	Las Vegas	5th
LF	Scott Serrano	Richmond	2nd
CF	Rodrigo Toregas	Cleveland	2nd
RF	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	9th

Pitchers

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
P	David Silva	Buffalo	10th
P	Everth Almanzar	Tampa Bay	1st
P	Howie Lockwood	Burlington	1st
P	Nathan Ross	Richmond	1st
P	Norberto Morales	Richmond	3rd
P	Nicholas Gil	Las Vegas	2nd
P	Tommy Stoddard	Honolulu	3rd
P	Bryan Cordova	Oklahoma City	2nd
P	Bo Edmonds	Chicago	4th
P	Matty Posada	Oklahoma City	11th
P	Jimmie Soto	Buffalo	11th
P	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	4th
P	Leonardo Teixeira	Richmond	1st
P	Hideki Inouoe	Huntington	1st

Reserves

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Harold Murphy	Louisville	1st
1B	Richard Brohawn	Honolulu	2nd
2B	Albert Valenzuela	Buffalo	7th
3B	Dingo Price	Chicago	2nd
SS	Brian James	Honolulu	1st
LF	Gaby Erstad	Huntington	1st
CF	David Meng	Huntington	1st
RF	Jarrod King	Durham	1st

NL All-Stars by Team

Richmond	5
Buffalo	4
Honolulu	4
Huntington	3
Las Vegas	3
Chicago	2
Durham	2
Oklahoma City	2
Tampa Bay	2
Burlington	1
Cleveland	1
Louisville	1

RESULTS
Home Run Derby Champ: Nick Spence, Helena - 30 HR
Futures Game MVP: Dickie Davenport, Boston - 3-6 2 2B 3 R 1 RBI
All-Star Game:
National League 2
American League 4
W - Dennis Piatt
L - Tommy Stoddard
S - Herbert Vina
MVP: Delino Santana 1-1, 1 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 1 R

Season 21 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through Season 21, which means it's time to check in with the power rankings.  And there's a new team on top!  Regaining the top spot for the first time since the Season 17 Preseason rankings is Oklahoma City, who had the best record since the last rankings at 27-13, as they climb up from #4 to the top spot.  1-3 in the last rankings all fall one spot, New Britain, Honolulu and Richmond.  Entering the top 5 at #5 is Tampa Bay, who have seen improvement across the board since the rankings.  Now, for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings:

Biggest Climbers:  #10 New York (+11), #6 Buffalo (+6), #9 Las Vegas (+6), #5 Tampa Bay (+5), #13 Pittsburgh (+5), #22 Nashville (+5)

Biggest Falls: #25 Boise (-18), #17 Chicago (-8), #11 Wichita (-5), #18 Louisville (-4), #26 Burlington (-4)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the 2nd half!

					Pitching		Offense		LAST 40
	Team	W	L	PREV	Rank	Chg	Rank	Chg	W	L
1	Oklahoma City	52	29	4	2	7	2	-1	27	13
2	New Britain	53	28	1	5	-1	4	-1	23	17
3	Honolulu	51	30	2	1	1	10	1	23	17
4	Richmond	49	32	3	6	-1	6	7	23	17
5	Tampa Bay	48	33	10	10	3	13	5	25	15
6	Buffalo	46	35	12	12	2	3	11	25	15
7	Detroit	45	36	5	3	-2	22	-1	20	20
8	Jacksonville	45	36	8	17	0	11	-5	21	19
9	Las Vegas	44	37	15	11	-5	20	2	22	18
10	New York	42	39	21	19	4	13	2	23	17
11	Wichita	43	38	6	14	4	21	-16	19	21
12	Helena	42	39	11	20	-1	18	-10	20	20
13	Pittsburgh	42	39	18	31	0	1	1	20	20
14	Boston	44	37	17	24	2	12	-3	20	20
15	Syracuse	38	43	13	17	-5	9	1	19	21
16	Atlanta	38	43	20	8	0	23	-3	20	20
17	Chicago	41	40	9	12	4	19	4	18	22
18	Louisville	38	43	14	16	9	15	-4	19	21
19	Tucson	39	42	16	25	-3	8	-1	19	21
20	Huntington	38	43	19	8	2	27	-1	19	21
21	Seattle	36	45	23	4	3	29	0	19	21
22	Nashville	37	44	27	22	-2	23	4	21	19
23	Cleveland	36	45	26	28	-4	7	16	19	21
24	Oakland	38	43	24	20	-9	28	3	20	20
25	Boise	37	44	7	26	-5	5	-1	13	27
26	Burlington	37	44	22	7	-4	32	-3	18	22
27	Charlotte	35	46	25	28	-1	16	-1	18	22
28	Rochester	33	48	29	15	0	31	1	19	21
29	Iowa City	34	47	28	27	3	17	0	18	22
30	Durham	35	46	30	30	-2	26	-1	19	21
31	St. Louis	34	47	31	23	6	30	-3	17	23
32	New Orleans	26	55	32	32	0	25	-6	14	26