| 1. N.Y. Yankees | Mussina is 6-0. Rotation is just unbelievable. |
| 2. Boston | Hanging with the Yankees, thanks to the bats. |
| 3. San Francisco | Not hitting much lately. |
| 4. Atlanta | Smoltz looking like unhittable closer. |
| 5. Kansas City | Can the Royals follow their one good month? |
| 6. Oakland | That pitching wins in the long run. |
| 7. Seattle | Hanging right with the A's. |
| 8. Montreal | LaSalle's Zach Day looking like the real deal. |
| 9. Chicago Cubs | Took series from the Giants. |
| 10. St. Louis | Edmonds is playing like the MVP. |
| 11. Baltimore | Young team on a nice roll. |
| 12. Chicago WS | Closing the gap on Kansas City. |
| 13. Colorado | Lineup is very good. Has to play better on road. |
| 14. Philadelphia | New additions not hitting enough so far. |
| 15. Anaheim | Fullmer leads AL in hitting. |
| 16. Minnesota | Torii Hunter just above .200. |
| 17. Florida | Will miss Burnett - a lot. |
| 18. Arizona | Have to hold down fort until Big Two get healthy. |
| 19. Pittsburgh | Lofton is struggling at the plate. |
| 20. Reds | "Puerto Rico Purge" seemed to help. |
| 21. Los Angeles | Pitching should keep Dodgers in it. |
| 22. Texas | Weren't the Rangers eliminated by now in '02? |
| 23. Toronto | Halladay has only one win. |
| 24. San Diego | Peavy pitching like an ace. |
| 25. Tampa Bay | At least Baldelli has people interested. |
| 26. Houston | Maybe Kent wasn't such a good addition after all. |
| 27. N.Y. Mets | Worst $100 million team ever. |
| 28. Milwaukee | Back in sixth place in the Central. |
| 29. Cleveland | Skid is worst since the '70s. |
| 30. Detroit | It just doesn't get any worse than this. Does it? |
