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2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 1

Posted by on 13 April 2012, 2:07 am

The first week of the 2012 season was far from boring, as the competition is even better than I realized.

My advice is if you want to make a baseball fan out of someone this is the season to do it but that is for another post.

For now, here are my weekly power rankings…remember weekly isn’t limited to just the past week as I prefer looking at the bigger picture; and comments are just my quick notes.

Lady Loves Pinstripes - Week 1 Power Rankings

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New York Yankees: 3 reasons to tune into Spring Training

Posted by on 9 March 2012, 4:24 pm
 For the most part, Spring Training stats and standings (wins and loses) can be ignored. But that doesn’t mean fans should completely ignore watching any Spring Training games because there are some worthwhile and interesting situations to keep an eye on.

Here are three reasons that I keep the channel on the YES or MLB Network every March:

  1. Injuries are what I watch for in Spring Training, both new and old. A lot of players are returning from serious injuries and fans want to see if they are still effective. This holds especially true for pitchers and looking at their K/9 and K/BB can be very useful. Also, observe their mound presence by re-watching a few innings prior to the injury and compare their general motion etc. Unfortunately, Spring Training also means new injuries will occur all over the place, and all fans can do is have to pray that their team avoids any that are season changing.
  2. Watching players fight it out for a job. You want to try to avoid emphasizing actual stats when judging a spring competition. Try and look at the bigger picture I guess from of a skipper’s viewpoint instead of judging as a fan. If that makes sense, but it does depend on what job is up for grabs too. Is it a starting role or a backup? If it is a bullpen job, how they fit into the overall puzzle. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: 3 reasons to tune into Spring Training’ »

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Lady Loves Pinstripes: 2011 MLB May Monthly Power Rankings

Posted by on 1 June 2011, 1:30 am

With one-third of the 2011 MLB season under their belts, how did your team stack-up in the moth of May?

The hottest team was without question the Arizona Diamondbacks; while the biggest losers on the list goes to the Colorado Rockies.

Agree or disagree? Please feel free to share with a comment below.

LAST MONTH MLB TEAM THIS MONTH COMMENTS? REASONS WHY?
1 Philadelphia Phillies 1 Utley is back and Hamels is partying like it’s 2008.
4 St. Louis Cardinals 2 Crazy that the Cards are 2-9 when Chris Carpenter’s on the bump and win without Matt Holliday.
2 New York Yankees 3 Wait ESPN experts said the Yankees would stink…. Guess the meant stinking good. Tex is hot, hot, hot…but so is Grandy.
13 Boston Red Sox 4 Finally, team is winning and Crawford wins the AL Player of the Week. 45 of 45 ESPN Experts picked Red Sox as the best team, but still not quite there yet.
6 Florida Marlins 5 Season rests on Hanley Ramirez’s stiff back, but a bettered team with a big future.
10 Milwaukee Brewers 6 Here come the Brew-Crew and I am hoping on this bandwagon.
15 Atlanta Braves 7 If this team gets a big bat, watch out.
24 Arizona Diamondbacks 8 Yes, it does feel nice to be the best team in the AL West. Loving JJ Putz too.
8 Cleveland Indians 9 Reality bites and poor Cleveland fans seeing Indian players’ wearing LeBron jerseys pre-game….not good.
5 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10 Can’t wait for Kendrick and Wells to return.
7 Texas Rangers 11 Better win games before Josh Hamilton goes on the DL again.
11 Cincinnati Reds 12 Jay Bruce, welcome to the gun show with 12 HRs, 32 RBIs and is batting just under .350 for the month of May.
12 Tampa Bay Rays 13 Feasted on the bad teams for long enough and question is can the Rays hang with the +.500 teams.
9 Detroit Tigers 14 Ah-oh here come the White Sox.
16 San Francisco Giants 15 Posey loss will start to show the reigning champs weaknesses; skipper Brian Bochy is team’s best catching option. SOS Sandoval.
25 Chicago White Sox 16 Bats are officially hitting; let the climb to the top of the AL Central begin.
29 Seattle Mariners 17 Hitting might not matter now, but Figgins, Smoak and Ichiro need to start to contribute or Mariners will fall fast.
19 Toronto Blue Jays 18 Bautista is a one-man wrecking crew.
17 Kansas City Royals 19 Closer Joakim Sori can’t close and that will sting.
3 Colorado Rockies 20 Jorge De La Rosa needs Tommy John and rotation needs some help.
21 Baltimore Orioles 21 Still hanging in last place; but not like before as the O’s remain in the AL East hunt.
20 Oakland Athletics 22 Starters have best ERA in baseball with 2.88 ERA, but you wouldn’t know it with the Yankees in town.
22 New York Mets 23 Jose Reyes is an awesome baseball player, who the Mets want to trade or if not let him walk at the end of 2011. Dumb.
26 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 April showers brought May flowers, as the Pirates ship is not sunk yet.
18 Chicago Cubs 25 Not this year Cubs fans.
14 Los Angeles Dodgers 26 The best bullpen on the DL in all of baseball.
23 Washington Nationals 27 Jayson Werth is trying to jump start a team without a spark, as he listens to “Goin’ Back to Philadelphia, PA” on his ipod.
27 San Diego Padres 28 A-Gone all the hitting to Boston and Padres feeling it.
30 Houston Astros 29 New owners want their money back please.
28 Minnesota Twins 30 Keep blaming it on Joe Mauer, who is the most overrated and overpaid player in baseball.
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Start-To-May Giveaway: A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Wins $50

Posted by on 4 May 2011, 12:23 am

Lady Loves Pinstripes hosted a Start-To-May Giveaway, where the two winners (picked at random) each receive a $50.00 gift card (2x$25) to MLB.com Shop, the Official Shop Of Major League Baseball.

Our first winner is a Philadelphia Phillies fan named Ted, who is a reader of Lady Loves Pinstripes.

I hope to hear from the second winner, who has until Wednesday May 4th to reply or someone else will be picked. Thank you and look for the next Lady Loves Pinstripes Giveaway…. Summer Is Here to be announced in about two weeks. Prizes TBA, but it will be BIGGEST yet (especially for Yankees or Mets fans).

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2011 MLB Season Preview: Lady Loves Pinstripes Preliminary Power Rankings

Posted by on 19 January 2011, 7:00 am

As promised, here is Lady Loves Pinstripes 2011 MLB Pre-Pre Season Power Rankings with comments.

These ranking were also featured on MLB Blog Buzz,as part of a compilation of power rankings from our MLB Blog Buzz member blogs. The rankings include the average ranking, the best ranking, and the worst ranking for each team.

MLB Blog Buzz is a great site to check out if you are a baseball fan, as every it will give you up-to-date news and opinions on everything baseball.

Please keep in mind, that my rankings list could look totally different after Spring Training. This is a very preliminary preview because anything can happen once the players take to the field, and there is always drama in sports. Feel free to agree or disagree with my initial outlook for 2011:

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MLB Blog Buzz: Lady Loves Pinstripes Submits 2011 Pre-Pre Power Rankings

Posted by on 18 January 2011, 3:15 am

MLB Blog Buzz has kindly put together a compilation of power rankings from its member blogs.

As an MLB Blog Buzz member, Lady Loves Pinstripes was happy to partake in this pre-pre season ranking. It includes the average ranking, the best ranking, and the worst ranking for each MLB team.

Please, be sure and speak up if you disagree at all, as 2011 is shaping up to be as competitive as ever and it is almost here.

Here are Lady Loves Pinstripes 2011 pre-pre-season power rankings submitted to MLB Blog Buzz:

Go visit MLB Blog Buzz to see the rest of the rankings from top baseball sites, and how Lady Loves Pinstripes stacked up.

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MLB Blogger Rankings–Week 25

Posted by on 30 September 2010, 1:45 am
Here are the latest MLB Rankings – Week 25.
Come check out where your team ranks for the week….agree or disagree?

Click HERE to see what real fans think.
Lady Loves Pinstripes is one of six bloggers voting on Yardbarker’s Gillette Fusion MLB Rankings. Each week Lady Loves Pinstripes will rank all 30 MLB teams, along with the other five bloggers. All bloggers rankings are averaged together for each weekly result. In addition, Lady Loves Pinstripes will comment on he AL WEST.
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