THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MIKE BRESNAHAN’S FINAL REGULAR-SEASON BASEBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment (Last Week) 1 CHATSWORTH (28-1, City) Should have already reserved bus for City Championship game. (1) 2 WSTMTR. LA QUINTA (25-2, SS-Div. IV) So much for Pacifica giving the Aztecs a scare. (2) 3 EDISON (23-4, SS-Div. I) Will feel-good story of the season continue in playoffs? (5) 4 CAMARILLO (22-3, SS-Div. I) Hoping to send off Delmon Young with another Division I title. (6) 5 CAP. VALLEY (23-3, SS-Div. I) Bad news for opponents: Jason Corder’s starting and looking good. (7) 6 MATER DEI (21-5, SS-Div. I) Suddenly a bit vulnerable after eight-inning loss to Servite. (3) 7 ANAHEIM CANYON (21-5, SS-Div. II) Is there enough energy left after frenetic Century League play? (4) 8 MARINA (19-7, SS-Div. I) If Daric Barton bashes, there will be no playoff crashes. (8) 9 EL DORADO (20-6, SS-Div. II) Good way to enter playoffs: Swept Villa Park last week. (10) 10 ROOSEVELT (25-3, City) Could this be the second non-Valley team in 30 years to win City title? (13) 11 MISSION VIEJO (17-7, SS-Div. I) Torrid finish not enough to pass Capo Valley in South Coast League. (14) 12 VALLEY VIEW (19-7, SS-Div. I) Eagles have psychological, psychedelic edge with tie-dye jerseys. (15) 13 VALENCIA (20-6, SS-Div. II) Vikings could go places with pitchers Jared Clark, Matt Aidem. (19) 14 LOS ALAMITOS (19-8, SS-Div. I) Not quite ready for prime time: Totaled two runs in losses to Edison. (9) 15 LAKEWOOD (23-7, SS-Div. I) Aljay Davis hits for the cycle; Lancers hitting on all cylinders. (20) 16 VILLA PARK (18-8, SS-Div. II) Bad way to enter playoffs: Swept by El Dorado last week. (12) 17 ARLINGTON (21-5, SS-Div. I) Lions feeling funkadelic since losing to Valley View. (16) 18 PALM DESERT (23-2, SS-Div. III) After further review, Aztecs are the best team in Division III. (18) 19 GLENDORA (21-4, SS-Div. I) Hey, Tartans actually resembling team that started 10-0. (21) 20 FOOTHILL (23-3, SS-Div. II) We’re about to find out if Knights are for real. (22) 21 QUARTZ HILL (20-3, SS-Div. II) First team to go undefeated in Golden League play in 34 years. (23) 22 THOUSAND OAKS (20-6, SS-Div. II) Lingering in lower end of rankings for nearly a month. (24) 23 OCEAN VIEW (22-4, SS-Div. III) Which View do you like? Ocean or Valley? (25) 24 CRESCENTA VALLEY (20-5, SS-Div. I) Coincidence? Falcons finally beat Arcadia, enter rankings. (NR) 25 UPLAND (21-3, SS-Div. I) Almost tossed from top 25 after shaky two-game series vs. Etiwanda. (11)

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