Powers' Rankings: Week 19

Three weeks to go. Are the playoff scenarios getting any clearer? Every match up and every point seems more crucial than ever. Where does your team stack up? Click below to find out.



Powers' Rankings: Week 19

By: Max Powers, Baseball Tri-Weekly

Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
1	1	10	Tijuana Hispanics Overall 9-4-5 Last Five 3-1-1 Magic Number Playoffs: 14.5 Division: 28		Ownership is already playing the reverse jinx tactic claiming they expect to be knocked down against Quebec City this coming week. Even if that's the case they have two favorable match ups to end the season. Week 19 Match Up: Quebec City Week 20 Match Up: Dublin Week 21 Match Up: Rio de Janeiro
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
2	2	4	Quebec City Piglets Overall 9-7-2 Last Five 3-2-0 Magic Number Playoffs: 16.5		Happy Birthday! The Piglets celebrated their owners' birthday on Sunday with a solid 9-1 victory over the pre-season favorite Snake Chasers, inching them closer to that covetted Western Division playoff Bye. Week 19 Match Up: Tijuana Week 20 Match Up: Rio de Janeiro Week 21 Match Up: Tokyo
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
3	4	2	Weymouth Shaddupu Overall 12-4-2 Last Five 2-1-2 Magic Number Playoffs: 15 Division: 22		Powered by prayers, Shaddupu bulldozed themselves through Rakeville. Bryce Harper is likely out for the remainder of the Shaddypoo season, but at least they'll have him for 2018, and luckily he's not even their second best power hitter. Week 19 Match Up: San Juan Week 20: San Fernando Week 21: Las Vegas
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
4	5	5	Las Vegas Doggs Overall 8-7-3 Last Five 3-2-0 Magic Number Playoffs: 22		Thanks to some last second scoring adjustments the Doggs came out 7-2 victors instead of 6-3, keeping them within 7 games of a still possible Eastern Division playoff Bye, however unlikely. Week 19 Match Up: San Fernando Week 20 Match Up: Bridgewater Week 21 Match Up: Weymouth
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
5	3	6	Santo Domingo All-Star Factory Overall 8-7-3 Last Five 2-1-2 Magic Number Playoffs: 23.5		Holding their own against the Tijuana powerhouse keeps Santo Domingo solidly in a playoff spot, but failing to win ANY offensive categories can't feel good. Week 19 Match Up: Rio de Janeiro Week 20 Match Up: Tokyo Week 21 Match Up: Dublin
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
6	7	9	Tokyo Omyoujis Overall 9-7-2 Last Five 2-2-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 29.5		"Tokyo, get your shit together" - Rio ownership. That pretty much sums it up. Week 19 Match Up: Dublin Week 20 Match Up: Santo Domingo Week 21 Match Up: Quebec City
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
7	8	7	Rio de Janeiro Cristos Overall 6-6-6 Last Five 2-0-3 Magic Number Playoffs: 29.5		Tanking is harder than it looks. Just ask [currently] playoff bound Rio. "Luckily" for them, they finish off the season with the most difficult schedule in the EHCC. Week 19 Match Up: Santo Domingo Week 20 Match Up: Quebec City Week 21 Match Up: Tijuana
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
8	9	3	San Juan Guerites Overall 7-9-2 Last Five 2-3-0 Cursed Number Playoffs: 28		The 2-7 loss hurts, but not all is lost. The Guerites still sit just 2 games back from the final playoff spot, currently occupied by a team that wants nothing to do with it. Week 19 Match Up: Weymouth Week 20 Match Up: Rakeville Week 21 Match Up: Bridgewater
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
9	11	11	Bridgewater Weasels Overall 6-9-3 Last Five 1-2-2 Cursed Number Playoffs: 25		The Weasels have failed to win more than 5 points in a week since Week 11. With three weeks to go, and 3 teams to jump over, the playoffs aren't a likely possibility. Week 19 Match Up: Rakeville Week 20 Match Up: Las Vegas Week 21 Match Up: San Juan
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
10	10	1	Dublin Snake Chasers Overall 7-7-4 Last Five 2-2-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 25		Pre-Season rankings are not an exact science. Week 19 Match Up: Tokyo Week 20 Match Up: Tijuana Week 21 Match Up: Santo Domingo
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
11	6	7	Rakeville Rockets Overall 7-8-3 Last Five 1-3-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 21		The largest drop in these rankings come at the hand of the Rockets, who have gone a combined 17-32 in the last 5 weeks, cementing their quest for the #2 2018 MaDP. Week 19 Match Up: Bridgewater Week 20 Match Up: San Juan Week 21: San Fernando
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
12	12	12	San Fernando Valley Jets Overall 2-15-1 Last Five 0-4-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: Eliminated #1 MaDP: 4.5		Officially out of the running for a playoff spot, the Jets now set their sight on the top 2018 MaDP and MiDP. It should help that they only sport 7 active bats in their line up out of a possible 11. Week 19 Match Up: Las Vegas Week 20 Match Up: Weymouth Week 21 Match Up: Rakeville
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes