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2013 Baseball Preview: St. Louis Cardinals

MLB After another unlikely October comeback, the Cardinals won three quick games against San Francisco and found themselves one victory away from a second consecutive National League pennant and the Wo...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Carlos Beltran, David Freese, Jason Motte, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 Baseball Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB If the season ended in mid-September, the Pirates’ streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons would be over. Alas, the Major League campaign continues to run through September, and the Pirates have ...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, A.J. Burnett, Andrew McCutchen, James McDonald, Jason Grilli, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Russell Martin, Wandy Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates

2013 Baseball Preview: Atlanta Braves

MLB The Braves have endured their share of postseason frustration. They are 9–20 in playoff games since sweeping the NLDS in 2001 — but have managed to remain relevant through changing times in the...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Andrelton Simmons, B.J. Upton, Brian McCann, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Eric O'Flaherty, Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Juan Francisco, Julio Teheran, Justin Upton, Kris Medlen, Mike Minor, Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves

2013 Baseball Preview: Miami Marlins

MLB Talk about a nasty case of buyer’s remorse. In a dizzying span of less than a year, the Miami Marlins: Went through a ballyhooed rebranding. Spent $191 million on three big-name free agents. Move...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Adeiny Hechavarria, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob Turner, Juan Pierre, Justin Ruggiano, Logan Morrison, Rob Brantly, Miami Marlins

2013 Baseball Preview: New York Mets

MLB After the 2011 season, the Mets lost the NL batting champion, Jose Reyes. After last season, they lost the NL Cy Young Award winner, R.A. Dickey. Yet when Sandy Alderson announced Dickey’s trade ...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Dillon Gee, Ike Davis, Johan Santana, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey, New York Mets

2013 Baseball Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

MLB The Phillies are no longer the team to beat in the NL East. Maybe that will be beneficial, because this graying club, which was knocked from its lofty perch by injury and a horrible start in 2012, ...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Michael Young, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

2013 Baseball Preview: Washington Nationals

MLB There are many things that history could choose to remember about the 2012 Washington Nationals. There was the debut of Bryce Harper, one of the most dynamic rookies to emerge in recent years. Ther...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Dan Haren, Danny Espinosa, Drew Storen, Gio Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Jayson Werth, Jordan Zimmerman, Rafael Soriano, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

2013 Baseball Preview: Houston Astros

MLB The American League West is arguably the toughest division in baseball, which isn’t great news for an Astros team making its move into the division while trying to rebuild following the two worst...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Bud Norris, Jason Castro, Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

2013 Baseball Preview: Seattle Mariners

MLB The Mariners head into their fifth year under general manager Jack Zduriencik with too many holes in their offense and pitching rotation to fix in one offseason. Significantly improving the roster ...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Seattle Mariners

2013 Baseball Preview: Los Angeles Angels

MLB If at first you don’t succeed — buy and buy again. Last winter, the Angels rocked the baseball world with the biggest one-day spending binge in the sport’s history. They committed over $320 m...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Los Angeles Angels

2013 Baseball Preview: Texas Rangers

MLB Consider this about how far the Rangers franchise has come: Their 93 wins in 2012 were viewed as a major disappointment for a team that has disappointed often since coming to Texas in 1972. Fans in...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Texas Rangers

2013 Baseball Preview: Oakland A's

MLB Since these are the Oakland Athletics, subject of a popular motion picture you may have heard about, we can say it without exaggeration: The 2012 season unfolded like a movie. Billy Beane, their ma...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Oakland A's

2013 Baseball Preview: Minnesota Twins

MLB The Minnesota Twins aren’t calling this a rebuilding season, but there’s no question they’re a team in transition. After winning six division titles in nine years, they’ve lost 99 and 96 ga...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Minnesota Twins

2013 Baseball Preview: Cleveland Indians

MLB Over the 2011 and 2012 seasons, no team spent more days in first place in the American League Central than the Cleveland Indians. Getting there was no problem, but sustaining it proved much more di...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Cleveland Indians

2013 Baseball Preview: Kansas City Royals

MLB It’s possible that the Kansas City Royals, after more than two decades of often pointless meandering, can become truly relevant again in 2013 after a seminal offseason in which general manager Da...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Kansas City Royals

2013 Baseball Preview: Chicago White Sox

MLB Looking for a big finish, not just a fast start, the Chicago White Sox hope they can out-pitch their competition in the AL Central. That’s a tall order given that the Detroit Tigers line up behin...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Chicago White Sox

2013 Baseball Preview: Detroit Tigers

MLB The 2012 Detroit Tigers were a runaway pick to win the AL Central and a fashionable pick to win it all. But nothing ever seemed easy for them. They floundered below .500 for most of the first half ...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Detroit Tigers

How a Die-Hard Baseball Fan Fills Out His NCAA Bracket

College Basketball This time of year, sports fans and many non-sports fans are thinking about one thing: their NCAA Tournament brackets. For the next few days hoops fans will dissect rebounding margins, three-po...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball, MLB, Overtime

2013 Baseball Preview: New York Yankees

MLB After years of making flashy purchases, the New York Yankees hunkered down after last season, treading carefully in the market with an eye on their 2014 payroll. Baseball's new collective bargainin...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, New York Yankees

2013 Baseball Preview: Boston Red Sox

MLB Grab your hard hats and watch your step, Red Sox fans, because Fenway Park’s going to be a construction zone. After hitting rock bottom in 2012, the Sox aren’t beginning a remodel so much as a ...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

2013 Baseball Preview: Tampa Bay Rays

MLB General manager Andrew Friedman talks about “always trying to thread the needle” in harmonizing the present and future. President Matt Silverman says the team is operated “as if we’re balan...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays

2013 Baseball Preview: Toronto Blue Jays

MLB The Toronto Blue Jays acted boldly in the offseason to snap out of the relentless mediocrity that has characterized the franchise for almost 20 years. They raided the NL East, acquiring Jose Reyes,...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Baseball Preview: Baltimore Orioles

MLB The Baltimore Orioles’ breakthrough season included their first trip to the playoffs and first winning record since 1997. They shocked the baseball world. Unfortunately, it doesn’t guarantee fu...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Baltimore Orioles

Best MLB Free Agent Signings of 2013

MLB As spring training continues in Florida and Arizona, Athlon Sports offers its thoughts on all the offseason movement. Here are the best free agent signings in Major League Baseball for 2013: ...

9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

10 Unlikely AL Pitchers Who Could Win the Cy Young in 2013

MLB We all know the favorties to win the American League Cy Young award this season: David Price, Justin Verlander, Felix Hernandez and Jered Weaver. But who are the longshots that could come out of no...

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