Exactly what I was thinking I can't recall ever seeing a Houston team at the top of any sports rankings.
I'd rather see this in August... but you can't argue against how well this team has been playing. Lets bounce back tonight!
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 ESPN.com It's quickly becoming all Barry, all the time. Having hit a home run in seven straight games and with nine homers in his first 14 games, Barry Bonds is truly a one-man wrecking machine. That said, the Giants are falling fast despite Bonds' offensive exploits. And this week's rankings show the Giants are closer to the bottom than they are to the top. The Power 10; Bottom 5 rankings were determined by a poll of 11 people -- both writers and editors -- on ESPN.com's baseball staff. ESPN.com contributing writer Bob Klapisch ranks the teams from 11-25 and also writes the comments for all 30 teams. Click here to view the rankings from Week 2, and then rank the teams for this week as you see fit. Numbers in bold type in parenthesis represent first-place votes. Numbers not in bold type in parenthesis represent last-place votes. Courtesy of http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1786788
15. Cubs Reduced to middle-of-the-pack status until Mark Prior's health-issues are resolved and Greg Maddux wins his first game. Without those two, the Cubs are nothing more than non-threatening entertainment. WOW. I love to see them down there.
I wonder if this is the first time a houston team has ever been at the top of a list other than maybe comets... I dont know about the rockets.. maybe they were at top of rankings in champ year after 15-0 start?
Haha... in 1994 the internet was barely a microcosm of what it is now. Half the country hadn't even heard of the world wide web or e-mail, let alone ESPN power rankings. Man its crazy how far we've come since then...
nick.. yeah I wasn't speaking specifically of espn power rankings.. but I'd think there were some type of rankings somewhere on tv or whatever.. i doubt we were ever the favorites though
Of course the stro's lose 2 in a row when they're ranked #1. Oh well, rankings don't count, winning does.
It's true. Al Gore didn't really start pimping his invention until around the time of Clinton's campaign.