ESPN Power Rankings - 08 Aug 11

[WVUinVegas]

2011 MLB Baseball Power Rankings Week 19 - Major League Baseball - ESPN

Fell from #13 to #20

"The Pirates have lost 10 straight and 12 of their past 13 games to fall completely out of playoff contention. A nice story has gone bad in a hurry. -- ESPN.com"

 

[magnumo]

It's amazing to me that the Pirates got up to #13. Even #20 seems a bit high right now. In retrospect, it appears that the team (especially the starting rotation) has been overperforming for most of the season.

I hope I'm wrong about that, and I hope that the team plays well for the remainder of the season. But it's hard NOT to be skeptical.