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San Diego Padres 2012 Preview
MLB San Diego Padres Just when it was looking like the Padres were building for the future, new general manager Josh Byrnes made two moves in late December that should at least give the Padres some...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Cameron Maybin, Chase Headley, Huston Street, Yonder Alonso, San Diego Padres

St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Preview
MLB St. Louis Cardinals With the Cardinals wallowing 10.5 games back in the wild card race, several veterans convened a team meeting in late August to stress making the most of a misspent season. T...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Mike Matheny, Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Hall of Fame
MLB Q: Should “Shoeless” Joe Jackson be in the Hall of Fame? — Glenn Zdziarski, Chicago, Ill. A: One of the tragic figures in baseball lore, Jackson was embroiled in what was known as the...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Chicago White Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Preview
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates want to stretch four months of feel-good baseball into six months this season. The Pirates reached the 100-game mark last season with a 53–47 record ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Alex Presley, Andrew McCutchen, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates

Ask Athlon Sports: Fenway Park Scoreboard
MLB Q: On the scoreboard on the Green Monster at Fenway Park, there is Morse code in two places spelling out “TAY” and “JRY.” What is the story behind these markings? And isn’t the “R” re...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park

Cincinnati Reds 2012 Preview
MLB Cincinnati Reds Entering the 2011 season, general manager Walt Jocketty essentially did nothing to upgrade a team coming off a National League Central championship. The Reds subsequently slippe...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Aroldis Chapman, Brandon Phillips, Drew Stubbs, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Mat Latos, Ryan Madson, Cincinnati Reds

Milwaukee Brewers 2012 Preview
MLB Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers were built to win last year, and the plan worked nearly to perfection: a franchise-record 96 wins, along with the first division title and playoff series victory s...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Aramis Ramirez, John Axford, Mat Gamel, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, Zack Greinke, Milwaukee Brewers

Houston Astros 2012 Preview
MLB Houston Astros No team is undergoing as much of a drastic change on and off the field as the Astros, who are under the leadership of a new owner and general manager entering 2012 and will be co...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Brett Myers, Carlos Lee, J.D. Martinez, Jose Altuve, Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros

Major League Baseball is Back: 2012 Preview and Predictions
MLB From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, here are five major storylines for the 2012 baseball season , as well as our predictions. Pujols and the Angels After their agonizing choke on the bri...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB, Albert Pujols, CC Sabathia, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki

2012 Fantasy Baseball Week 1 Preview
MLB It’s been 158 days since the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series, but baseball — and yes, fantasy baseball — is finally back. OK, the Oakland A...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

Chicago Cubs 2012 Preview
MLB Chicago Cubs The headline writers in Chicago had a field day about the Cubs' new “Theo-logy” when Theo Epstein was named the team's new president in October. As general manager of the Bosto...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, NL Central, National League, Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Samardzija, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

Washington Nationals 2012 Preview
MLB Washington Nationals The Nationals ended the 2011 season with their best record since their first year in Washington, a healthy Stephen Strasburg and plenty of reasons to be optimistic abou...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Preview
MLB Philadelphia Phillies An anguished Roy Halladay sat for what seemed like an eternity and stared blankly into his locker after the Phillies’ remarkable 2011 season ended in a painful 1–0 lo...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Hunter Pence, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies

New York Mets 2012 Preview
MLB New York Mets The Phillies rule the division. The Braves are loaded with pitching. The Marlins spent big in the winter. And the Nationals have dynamic young stars. The Mets? They’ll show up ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, New York Mets

Miami Marlins 2012 Preview
MLB Miami Marlins It was the spending spree heard ’round the baseball world. In the span of a few dizzying December days, the newly recast Miami Marlins shelled out $191 million to sign three pro...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Logan Morrison, Mark Buehrle, Ozzie Guillen, Miami Marlins

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