| 1. Atlanta | Fewest weaknesses, best lineup of any club. |
| 2. N.Y. Yankees | Recent resurgence is a scary thing. |
| 3. Seattle | Cooled off but still has big lead in AL West. |
| 4. San Francisco | Bonds is locked in again. |
| 5. Boston | Red Sox can score - just ask the Marlins. |
| 6. Philadelphia | Back from the dead and in the wild-card lead. |
| 7. Oakland | Losing 1-0 to the Angels isn't a good sign. |
| 8. Arizona | D'backs made a run without the Big Two. |
| 9. Kansas City | Royals are 7-0 vs. Detroit. That's not really fair. |
| 10. Los Angeles | Have proven you have to score to win. |
| 11. St. Louis | Pujols and Edmonds are crushing it. |
| 12. Houston | Missing Kent's bat. |
| 13. Chicago Cubs | Haven't been same since fight with Reds. |
| 14. Montreal | Is all that travel finally catching up? |
| 15. Toronto | Will Delgado have 100 RBI by the break? |
| 16. Minnesota | Weren't the Twins going to run away with it? |
| 17. Chicago WS | Back in the AL Central race. |
| 17. Colorado | Vaughn finds big-league work. |
| 19. Anaheim | Finally looking like World Champs again. |
| 20. Florida | Old Jack Magic is at work in Miami. |
| 21. Reds | Thank God for the NL Central. |
| 22. New York Mets | 0-6 vs. the Yankees. |
| 23. Baltimore | Teams await the start of the fire sale. |
| 24. Pittsburgh | How long will McClendon last? |
| 25. Milwaukee | Got Burba back in the big leagues. |
| 26. Cleveland | Plenty of good young arms. |
| 27. Texas | Good move, Juan Gone. |
| 28. San Diego | Reason why every club shouldn't get All-Star. |
| 29. Tampa Bay | Lou, what were you thinking? |
| 30. Detroit | Dmitri is the club's All-Star and deserves it. |
