Down the stretch

AL champs Yankees still hold top spot

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Posted: Tuesday October 19, 1999 12:30 PM

The calendar has turned to October. That must mean 22 teams are making tee times at the local golf course. Baseball's best begin their race to the World Series, and the CNN/SI Power Rankings will let you know who's on the right track.

The New York Yankees continue holding the top spot in the postseason ranking, followed by the Atlanta Braves, who led the majors in regular-season wins. The New York Mets, the NL wild card team, jumps up to third after reaching the NLCS. AL Central champion Cleveland, which held the No. 1 spot for two months in the regular season, dropped to fifth after losing to Boston in the Division Series. Follow the Power Rankings all the way to the World Series.

CNN/SI Postseason Power Rankings Rank LW   Team 1 1 New York Yankees Have won 14 of last 15 postseason games. 2 2 Atlanta Braves When will Turner Field sell out in the postseason? 3 4 New York Mets Playing possum to set up Subway Series? 4 8 Boston Red Sox "The Curse" reared its ugly head yet again. 5 3 Cleveland Indians Tribe folds, Hargrove fired. 6 5 Arizona Diamondbacks Big Unit a big postseason bust. 7 6 Houston Astros Bagwell, Biggio slump big time in Division Series. 8 7 Texas Rangers Have lost eight straight postseason games.

LW=Last week

 

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