Baseball Rankings Now: May 13, 2008; also, Cubs Win!

Another weekend delay, this one caused by bad switches in my neighborhood - but after 4 days of play, the rankings are here. And in the current playoff predictions, the Chicago Cubs not only grab a no. 1 seed in the National League, but triumph over Oakland in 5 games in the 2008 World Series.

Division Rankings
1 - NL-C
2 - NL-E
3 - AL-E
4 - AL-C
5 - AL-W
6 - NL-W

AL Power Ratings
1 - BOS
2 - TAM
3 - OAK
4 - MIN
5 - CLE
6 - CHW
7 - LAA
8 - NYY
9 - BAL
10 - TOR
11 - TEX
12 - DET
13 - SEA
14 - KAN

NL Power Ratings
1 - CHC
2 - HOU
3 - FLA
4 - ARI
5 - ATL
6 - NYM
7 - MIL
8 - STL
9 - LAD
10 - PHI
11 - PIT
12 - WAS
13 - CIN
14 - COL
15 - SDG
16 - SFO

Playoff Prediction
American League Divisional Series
No. 1 seed OAK over no. 4 seed TAM in 4 games.
No. 2 seed BOS over no. 3 seed CLE in 4 games.

National League Divisional Series
No. 1 seed CHC over no. 3 seed ATL in 4 games.
No. 2 seed ARI over no. 4 seed HOU in 4 games.

American League Championship Series
No. 1 seed OAK over no. 2 seed BOS in 6 games.

National League Championship Series
No. 1 seed CHC over no. 2 seed ARI in 4 games.

*** World Series ***
*** No. 1 seed CHC over no. 1 seed OAK in 5 games. ***