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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 Central April 22, 2008 Mike Round |
Ranking MLB Rotations: American League The Cleveland Indians top the list of the top five ranked pitching rotations in the American League.  |
Sports Central May 28, 2008 Mike Round |
MLB Contenders or Pretenders? Buy or sell the Marlins as an NL East threat?... Buy or sell Detroit making the playoffs?... Buy or Sell Lance Berkman as NL MVP?... etc.  |
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.  |
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 Central March 5, 2007 Mike Round |
Under the '07 MLB Fantasy Radar Here are 10 speculative picks for this year's draft.  |
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 Central July 14, 2008 Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races?  |
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...  |
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.  |
Sports Central October 27, 2006 Mike Round |
The Future is Still Bright in Queens Disappointment aside, the Mets have reason to be happy this offseason. They are overwhelmingly the best assembled team in the NL, and the likelihood is that further pieces will be added during the offseason.  |
Salon.com October 9, 2001 King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)...  |
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 August 8, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Easy as 1, 2, 3 There may be a number of teams who run the gamut for a playoff birth, but pitching wins in the playoffs, and no starting pitching staff is as ominous as the Astros trio. Second in line would be the dominant duo from St. Louis.  |
Sports Central April 5, 2006 Mike Round |
New Ballpark, Same Aspirations in St. Louis The Cardinals are a popular choice for the leading the National League. But the offseason in St Louis hasn't been a straightforward case of upgrading for a comfortable ride to the NL Central crown and beyond.  |
Sports Central September 27, 2005 Kevin Connelly |
And the Award Goes to... Here are the winners of the 2005 NL awards for MVP and Cy Young with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season.  |
Sports Central July 8, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
Deep Blue: MLB at Midseason More than halfway into the baseball season, we've finally gotten to that phase where flashes in the pan have had time to fade, the true horses in baseball have had time to right themselves after stumbling out of the gate.  |
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.  |
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 Illustrated July 2, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives.  |
Sports Illustrated July 30, 2002 Tom Verducci |
A glimmer of hope Opponents could benefit as the Yankees' rotation struggles.  |
Sports Illustrated September 24, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason  |
Sports Central February 5, 2004 Adam Russell |
Mariners Keeping Pace With the Big Boys The M's have won 393 games since 2000; the A's have won 392, the Yanks posted 386 victories, and the Red Sox have 355 in that span. However, the one thing Seattle is missing from that impressive record is a World Series appearance -- that all could change this season.  |
Sports Illustrated June 20, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Balancing act Lineups thrive with versatility more than power...  |
Sports Central February 27, 2006 Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: American League It was an interesting offseason in the American League. Yet some burning questions still remain.  |
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 10, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played.  |
Sports Central February 29, 2004 Mike Guenther |
New Faces in New Places It's time to weigh in on how the latest baseball offseason's player movement will affect the National League in 2004.  |
Sports Central March 29, 2007 Seth Doria |
2007 MLB Preview: American League Here are a few thoughts about MLB's American League, in order of predicted finish.  |
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 2, 2006 Chris Cornell |
Spring Bounce-Back: Players to Watch Several of Major League Baseball's biggest stars hope to shake off an injury-plagued 2005 and have a turnaround 2006. Here are a few of them.  |
Sports Illustrated August 29, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Philled with promise Can Philadelphia steal the NL East from Atlanta?  |
Sports Central March 16, 2010 Kyle Jahner |
Musical Chairs Here are some of the biggest offseason developments in MLB.  |
Sports Central September 7, 2007 Piet Van Leer |
MLB NL Playoff Odds A look at the playoff chances of NL teams like the Mets and Cubs.  |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2002 Tom Verducci |
Rotation proclamation This MLB postseason proves that depth is vital to a winning staff  |
Sports Illustrated August 6, 2002 Tom Verducci |
The rich get richer The emergence of young hurlers fortifies Atlanta's rotation.  |
Sports Illustrated April 20, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Home runs getting you down? Baseball Q&A: Dave Stieb... bored with home run after home run?... why isn't anyone hitting .400?... etc.  |
Sports Central September 16, 2005 Chris Cornell |
Sox Take a Look in Rearview If the Boston Red Sox thought they could just cruise into the playoffs without getting a fight from the Evil Empire, they'd better think again.  |
Sports Illustrated April 25, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Minnesota bats Hot hitters are key to Twins' continued success...  |
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 Central July 2, 2007 Piet Van Leer |
Time For Cashman to Go The nightmare of having Brian Cashman as general manager of the New York Yankees must end.  |
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 June 13, 2001 Tom Verducci |
Interleague played-out Baseball's experiment may have run its course...  |
Sports Central March 10, 2005 Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting.  |
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 Illustrated September 27, 2000 |
Laying a (fake) brick I'll issue report cards on in-season pitching acquisitions; grade the job done by Mets GM Steve Phillips to get his team to the World Series; take a look at the offseason hopes for the Dodgers, Cubs and Tigers...  |
Sports Illustrated April 9, 2003 Albert Chen |
Rust-Free How much more can the Mets expect from 40-year-old David Cone?  |
Sports Central August 22, 2007 Parimal Rohit |
Orel Hershiser? Meet Brandon Webb! Phoenix may very well be the city where baseball crowns a new champion.  |
Sports Illustrated August 6, 2003 Albert Chen |
Trading Day Amid a flurry of deals, New York and Boston prepared for a pennant race.  |
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.  |