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NL West Predictions
MLB NL West 1. San Francisco 2. Arizona (wild card) 3. Los Angeles 4. Colorado 5. San Diego The NL West is the home of some of the game’s brightest stars in Matt Kemp and Clayton Kersha...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Clayton Kershaw, Matt Cain, Matt Kemp, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

AL West Predictions
MLB AL West 1. Texas 2. Los Angeles (wild card) 3. Seattle 4. Oakland While the Los Angeles Angels upped the ante in the AL West by signing the ultimate free agent, Albert Pujols, and by si...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver, Josh Hamilton, Yu Darvish, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers

AL Central Predictions
MLB AL Central 1. Detroit 2. Cleveland 3. Kansas City 4. Minnesota 5. Chicago There is very little debate about who is the best team in the AL Central. The Detroit Tigers have a healthier...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins

AL East Predictions
MLB AL East 1. New York 2. Tampa Bay (wild card) 3. Boston 4. Toronto 5. Baltimore It’s official. The Tampa Bay Rays are consistently competing with the rich boys up north. Make no mist...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, David Price, Matt Moore, Robinson Cano, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays

San Francisco Giants 2012 Preview
MLB San Francisco Giants The Giants are trying to get back into the postseason after a post-World Series season in which almost nothing went right. Once again, they will rely on their pitching, jus...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants

Los Angeles Dodgers 2012 Preview
MLB Los Angeles Dodgers For Dodgers fans, the long nightmare is over. Last year was one of the darkest in the storied franchise’s long history. A Giants fan was brutally beaten in the parking lot...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw, Don Mattingly, Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks 2012 Preview
MLB Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks are in it to win it, again, although they will no longer be able to sneak up on the NL West after their stunning worst-to-first run to the division title i...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Daniel Hudson, Ian Kennedy, Justin Upton, Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies 2012 Preview
MLB Colorado Rockies Press releases, not press conferences, have been the offseason norm for the Rockies in recent years when introducing new players. But after their hugely disappointing 2011 seas...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Carlos Gonzalez, Dexter Fowler, Michael Cuddyer, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

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