Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown Rates Cardinals #1 & Cubs #5 in MLB Power Rankings
By Tim Brown, Yahoo! MLB Sports Writer
Since it’s almost back to school for all the kiddies, we got started on our “How We Spent Our Summer Vacation” essays:
The rankings (records through Wednesday’s games):
1. St. Louis Cardinals (77-43; Previous: 1) – We built a hammock, called it the NL Central, and pointed out the clouds that looked like Bernie Brewer.
2. Kansas City Royals (73-46; Previous: 2) – We had babies, turns out. Lots and lots of babies.
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (71-47; Previous: 3) – In the early evenings we ate s’mores and tried to find the North Star. And just beyond the …read more
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