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Toronto Blue Jays 2012 Preview
MLB Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays have gone nearly 20 years since their last trip to the postseason, but that drought seems likely to end soon, perhaps as soon as this year. Toronto will contend ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Jose Bautista, Ricky Romero, Sergio Santos, Yunel Escobar, Toronto Blue Jays

Tampa Bay Rays 2012 Preview
MLB Tampa Bay Rays You can count the 30 million dollars conserved in 2011 by lopping off the seven-highest paid players from their payroll. You can count all the franchise-record stats that ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, B.J. Upton, David Price, Evan Longoria, James Shields, Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees 2012 Preview
MLB New York Yankees The Yankees fell short of the World Series for the seventh time in eight seasons, but this remains a formidable team. A deep lineup returns, and so does ace lefty CC Sabathia, ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, Robinson Cano, New York Yankees

Baltimore Orioles 2012 Preview
MLB Baltimore Orioles The Orioles have undergone a number of significant changes, but they’re mostly confined to the front office and scouting department. Unfortunately, this team needs more than...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Adam Jones, Davey Johnson, J.J. Hardy, Matt Wieters, Nick Markakis, Wei-Yin Chen, Baltimore Orioles

How a Baseball Fan Fills Out His NCAA Tournament Bracket
MLB I spend a lot more time watching baseball than I do college basketball, but it’s a law that everyone — sports fan or not — must fill out a bracket. And I must obey the law. So knowing wh...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball, MLB

Boston Red Sox 2012 Preview
MLB Boston Red Sox If you navigated last September without shaming yourself, your family, your employers and the city you call home, congratulations! You had a better month than the Red Sox. When S...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox

2012 Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers
MLB — by Mark Ross, published on March 8, 2012 When it comes to fantasy baseball, you pretty much know what you’re getting in players like Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Roy Halladay, and other...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

50 Best Baseball Nicknames Ever
MLB What is it with nicknames and baseball? In high school I played with Doggie, Bird, Soup, Clone, Rooster, T and White Legs. Nicknames and baseball players just seem to go together like bat and ball....
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

2012 Fantasy Baseball Primer: First Base
MLB The 2012 baseball season is just around the corner. As players gets loosened up at Spring Training, we thought we'd pull from Athlon’s 2012 MLB Preview Magazine to catch you up on some ...
1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera

Fantasy Baseball Studs to Avoid in 2012
MLB — by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) Every year there are sure-fire, can't-miss fantasy studs who go in the first couple of rounds and end up, for a variety of reasons, costing a GM a ch...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Closers
MLB — by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter), published on Mar. 2, 2012 Who are the biggest sleepers and busts to watch out for on the fantasy diamond? Using Athlon Sports’ consensus Top 1...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

2012 Fantasy Baseball Primer: Catchers
MLB The 2012 baseball season is just around the corner. As players gets loosened up at Spring Training, we thought we'd catch you up on some of the top players at each position to help you win your 201...
1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Fantasy

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Starting Pitching
MLB — by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter), published on Mar. 1, 2012 Who are the biggest sleepers and busts to watch out for on the fantasy diamond? Using Athlon Sports’ consensus Top 1...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Outfield
MLB — by Mark Ross, published on Feb. 29, 2012 Who are the biggest sleepers and busts to watch out for on the fantasy diamond? Using Athlon Sports’ consensus Top 150 as the barometer, here ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Infield
MLB — by Mark Ross, published on Feb. 28, 2012 Using Athlon Sports’ consensus Top 150 as the barometer, here are some potential sleepers to keep an eye on and some possible busts to be wary of ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

50 Funny Fantasy Baseball Team Names
MLB --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman)  Baseball is almost here, which means that warmer weather is finally approaching and it’s time to name your fantasy baseball team. Former MLB hurler an...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Overtime, Fantasy Baseball, Derek Jeter, Doug Fister, Ichiro Suzuki, Jesse Litsch, Matt Cain, Mike Scioscia

Baseball Drug Testing: Ryan Braun Wins, Fans Lose
MLB by Charlie Miller Baseball fans finally made it to third base, on the cusp of believing that MLB and its players are clean — standing on third base, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to celeb...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers, Baseball drug testing

Nine Top Offseason Stories Heading into the 2012 MLB Season
MLB --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) Since the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series in late October, the baseball world has witnessed many major moves and risky contracts — and that ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB Offseason, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball's No. 1 Pick; Not Pujols, Cabrera or Kemp
MLB The Athlon staff debated who they would take with the No. 1 pick in the 2012 MLB fantasy draft today, but after 26 years of loyal service to Athlon Sports, Editorial Director — and fantasy baseba...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

Fantasy Baseball Draft: Who Is No. 1?
MLB There is one piece of unfinished business that remains in the fantasy baseball world — and no, it's not where Manny Ramirez will sign. It is the pending final decision on NL MVP Ryan Braun's 50-g...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Houston Astros "Inauthenticate" Throwback Jerseys
MLB The Houston Astros are celebrating the franchise’s 50th anniversary this season and have planned to wear throwback uniforms for Friday home games. I love throwback uniforms. Mainly because most o...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Houston Astros, Throwback jerseys

Mariano Rivera to Retire?
MLB Yesterday everyone was asking, “When will Mariano Rivera arrive?” Today the question has become, “When will Mariano Rivera leave?” Apparently, the iconic Panamanian closer whose entranc...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

Remembering Hall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter
MLB by Charlie Miller In the summer of 1974, I attended my first minor league baseball game. Although I had been to a handful of major league games with larger crowds and familiar players, this was...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Gary Carter, Montreal Expos

Gary Carter Dies at 57

MLB Gary Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher best know for his years with the New York Mets, died on Thursday at the age of 57.  Carter, who was nicknamed The Kid, was diagnosed with a malignant ...
1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Gary Carter, New York Mets

Hanley Ramirez will bounce back in 2012
MLB The Marlins appear to be starting from scratch in 2012. But the reality is that the 15-year-old team with two World Series titles has a flashy new, eye-catching paintjob but will be powered by the ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Mike Stanton, Ozzie Guillen, Miami Marlins

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