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Sports Central April 6, 2004 Shane McKiness |
The Rise of the New-Look Padres The San Diego Padres are not chump change any longer. Not only do they deserve our respect, but they deserve to be watched.  |
Sports Central February 16, 2006 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers...  |
Salon.com October 1, 2002 King Kaufman |
Picking winners In the baseball playoffs, the National League teams all look vulnerable and the American League teams all look unbeatable. Something's gotta give.  |
Sports Illustrated March 21, 2001 Jeff Pearlman |
No chance Several baseball clubs gearing up for long seasons... Padres... Mariners' pitching staff... Dodgers... etc.  |
Sports Central March 31, 2007 Seth Doria |
2007 MLB Preview: National League The NL, division-by-division, in predicted order of finish, plus playoff predictions and individual awards.  |
Sports Central March 15, 2011 Matt Thomas |
"Facing" the Facts in MLB For 2011 Taking a look through the plastic surgeon's post-operative eye in identifying successes in failures by MLB teams in working towards a serviceable product in 2011.  |
Sports Central March 21, 2008 Mike Round |
MLB 2008 Preview: NL's Best Rotations A look at the pitching staff of six NL MLB teams.  |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners...  |
AskMen.com April 9, 2002 Matthew Ross |
A Preview Of The 2002 MLB Season Now that the baseball season is upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at which teams are the ones to watch for this season...  |
Sports Central March 30, 2005 Adam Russell |
Top 10 Questions For Opening Day Despite the flurry of activity surrounding Major League Baseball's drug policy, the offseason had a number of events that raised an even larger number of questions heading into the first games.  |
Sports Central March 5, 2009 Mike Round |
Forget Steroids and Recession: Play Ball! Here's a look around MLB's American and National Leagues and predictions for the upcoming season.  |
Salon.com July 2, 2002 King Kaufman |
You call those guys All-Stars? I got all set to write a column blasting the Yankees and Diamondbacks managers for their hometown favoritism. I sat down and figured out my own All-Star squads -- and guess what? They're not that different from the ones Torre and Brenly chose.  |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Power play The Mariners find themselves begging for a bat again, and the need is even more acute with Alex Rodriguez gone...  |
Sports Illustrated March 26, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable...  |
Sports Central April 25, 2005 Mike Round |
Baseball Rebounds From Grim Winter A summary of the start of the baseball season that lists the strengths of the White Sox and the weaknesses of the Yankees.  |
Sports Illustrated September 26, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Uncharted territory M's to face tough rookie for first time in postseason...  |
Sports Central January 24, 2007 Mike Round |
MLB Pitchers Exploit Tight Market A look at the value of MLB pitchers.  |
Sports Central May 31, 2005 Derek Daggett |
The Best Team Nobody's Talking About The Padres have surged from fourth-place and five games behind the Dodgers to first place in the National League West and the third best record in baseball.  |
Salon.com September 19, 2002 King Kaufman |
Curt Schilling needs the ball The five-man rotation steals starts from aces and gives them to lesser arms. When will a manager have the guts to ditch it?  |
Sports Central November 27, 2005 Matt Thomas |
40 MLB Offseason Moves That Make Sense Some speculation on which Major League Baseball players will change uniforms and which won't -- and which should just hang it up.  |
Sports Central September 15, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
September Heat in National League West Entering Sept. 13, San Francisco and San Diego were tied for the division lead and Colorado was 1.5 games behind them. The National League West and East have baseball's best races and the tightest race is in the NL West.  |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Hot Stott The biggest early surprise of Arizona Diamondbacks' camp -- if not in all of baseball -- is veteran pitcher Todd Stottlemyre...  |
Sports Central March 17, 2005 Chris Lindshield |
The Most Underrated Player in Baseball San Diego Padres player Mark Loretta shows all-around talent despite a low profile.  |
Sports Central August 18, 2006 Alvin Chang |
Re-Draft, Playball in Five Years (Pt. 4) This "Universe Draft" is about trying to find those guys who will be one of those elite 10-to-15 players in the 2010s and beyond.  |
Sports Central October 6, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Season-Ending Races Live Up to Hype Some say that the same teams in 2005 that succeeded to reach the postseason in Major League Baseball in 2004 are old-hat. But this year, unlike past seasons, the road to success was nothing but routine for several of these perennial winners.  |
Sports Illustrated March 20, 2001 |
Chat Reel: SI's Stephen Cannella It looks as if Chuck Knoblauch will be playing left field... Status of Nomar Garciaparra... Chicago Cubs offseason moves... etc.  |
Salon.com April 9, 2002 King Kaufman |
Colorado's Rocky road How do you solve a problem like Coors Field? The Rockies are still trying to figure it out...  |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2001 Jeff Pealrman |
Talented trio Future looks bright for three young outfielders...  |
Sports Illustrated October 1, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Truth Be Told Beware conventional wisdom. Here are 10 myths of these October playoffs, and our expert is happy to dispel them  |
Sports Central July 14, 2005 Derek Daggett |
MLB Second-Half Predictions Armed with 80+ games of knowledge, here is how the remainder of the 2005 Major League Baseball season should break down, division by glorious division.  |
Sports Central August 9, 2004 Hank Waddles |
Dodgers Aiming For Playoff Success Thanks to the new GM's guidance, Dodger fans can look forward to watching their team win games in October for the first time in 16 years. And this time, it won't take a miracle.  |
Sports Central June 8, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Breaking Down the MLB Trade Deadline As the summer heats up in Major League Baseball, serious trade talks annually begin to percolate.  |
Sports Central March 6, 2006 Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: National League Look for an exciting A's/Cards World Series. St. Louis will be the best team in baseball for the third straight year, and LaRussa's club will finally have a ring to show for it.  |
Salon.com March 31, 2001 King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"!  |
Sports Central November 1, 2006 Kiarash Banisadre |
2006 MLB Offseason: First Look A look at what is happening with players and personnel in MLB's offseason.  |
Sports Illustrated August 20, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Difference makers Complementary players will impact the stretch run for baseball's pennants.  |
Sports Central May 17, 2005 Adam Russell |
Baseball's Five Biggest Surprises As it is nearly every year, the early part of the Major League Baseball season includes a number of surprises.  |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2002 Stephen Cannella |
All the Answers In the game of prognostication you use every available tool. We've gazed into our Magic 8 Ball to see how the remainder of the baseball season will play out  |
Sports Illustrated November 19, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Another Atlanta ace Expect pitcher Mike Hampton to thrive in his new surroundings.  |
Sports Central January 2, 2008 Rich Lyons |
Grading the MLB Offseason Moves Here is a list of the most notable MLB trades, along with a grade for the team(s) involved.  |
Salon.com June 19, 2002 King Kaufman |
My All-Star teams The Midsummer Classic comes along at the perfect time to start arguing about who makes it and who doesn't.  |
Sports Illustrated November 21, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Consumer Reports: Baseball Edition Some advice on how to shop for free agents: Terry Adams, Johnny Damon, Juan Gonzalez, Tino Martinez, Jason Schmidt, David Weathers, Bret Boone, Roger Cedeno, Chan Ho Park, Reggie Sanders, etc.  |
Sports Illustrated July 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives.  |
Sports Central June 27, 2011 Matt Thomas |
MLB Trade Deadline: The Sellers The buyers and sellers in MLB have identified themselves and there should be a very active run up to the July 31st trade deadline. Sit back and enjoy what should amount to one of the more active trade seasons in several years!  |
Sports Central February 24, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
Reds on Comeback Trail The Cincinnati Reds have invited 54 players to their spring training camp this year in Sarasota, Florida at the Sarasota Sports Complex, and 27 of them are pitchers hoping to earn one of the 12 spots.  |
Sports Illustrated October 16, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
Postseason File: Braves vs. Diamondbacks Overall the Braves have to scratch out base hits and hope one of their big guns drives the runners home...  |
Sports Illustrated October 4, 2001 Stephen Cannella |
On second thought Rethinking early baseball picks with the benefit of hindsight...  |
Sports Central February 20, 2008 Mike Round |
Top 10 Fantasy Baseball '08 Bargains Getting ready to fill in your fantasy baseball lineups? Here are a few players to consider.  |
Sports Illustrated May 17, 2000 Tom Verducci |
A heated debate about the hot corner ...So we'll discuss outfield throwing arms, why the Dodgers underachieve, the usual sprinkling of Hall of Fame questions and a beauty contest between two of the game's best third basemen ever....  |
Sports Illustrated April 12, 2000 Tom Verducci |
There's no one like Vlad Baseball Q&A: Vladimir Guerrero... Mariners... more bad calls by umpires?... Rafael Furcal... etc.  |