Week One power rankings

I figured week to week, we'll take a look at where our O's stand in the MLB power rankings put up around the Internets, and compare that to the rest of the AL East. After a very solid first week, of course, we're still getting no respect.

ESPN:
Orioles – 13. (previous ranking: 27): "Adam Jones is displaying his great talent, and Japanese pitcher Koji Uehara silenced the Yankees in his major league debut."

Yanks – 5 (previously 3)

Sox – 15 (previously 1)

Jays – 6 (previously 21)

Rays – 8 (previously 2)

Now first of all, you can see that the WWL had the AL East 1-2-3 in its preseason rankings, which is insane. It just baffles me how we can be behind two teams we took 2 out of 3 from. Remember, these rankings are supposed to ONLY based on how a team has performed so far this season. And right now, the O's have out-performed TB and NY. Toronto got some respect, though.

CBS Sportsline:
O's – 15 (were 20): "The ledger says they're 5-2, with four of those wins coming against AL East bullies. Who am I to argue with this? ... Of course, they've been outscored by two runs. ... I heard one pundit say the Orioles are playing with "spirit." Get out the pom-poms, y'all. ... They'll take their lumps, owing to a pitching staff that might charitably be described as lacking, but they'll score enough runs and catch the ball (especially in the outfield) well enough to rise to the rank of "interesting" for the first time since the late 1990s."

Tampa – 2 (were 3)

Jays – 6 (were 13)

Yanks – 10 (were 2)

Sox – 12 (were 4)

So let me get this straight, the Jays are in first place and ranked BEHIND the Rays? And the O's are a 1/2 game out and ranked behind everyone in the division? Now, I'm not saying that in the long run we're going to finish ahead of Tampa, Boston or New York, but right now, we're playing better. We took 2 of 3 from both the Rays and Yanks, so how can they validate those rankings? Again, these are a "snapshot in time" (Sportsline's exact words). Well, at this moment in time, we are 5 and fucking 2.

I know these power rankings are bullshit and don't mean dick, but it honestly baffles me how professional journalists who are paid to do nothing but write about baseball can be so bad. What do you guys think?

Personally, I LOVE that we get no respect. I love the us against the world mentality. Let's embrace it.

Go Birds.