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Tampa Bay Rays
The coolest kids on the block, over .500 for 78 days, 12 more than in the first 10 years of their existence combined.
Home teams
As of Wednesday, the winning percentage of teams at home was a telling .569, second highest since baseball went to divisional play in 1969.
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Minnesota Twins
Even without Johan Santana, they've squeezed into the vacuum in the American League Central created by the demise of the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols can hit, but c'mon, Ryan Ludwick and Skip Schumaker? Shouldn't they be in NASCAR? Or parking cars?
Texas Rangers
They have two of the game's comeback stories — all-stars Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley — and Ian Kinsler, who led the AL in batting average, hits, runs, total bases and extra-base hits this weekend.
