Monthly Archives: March 2009

March 28, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Kansas City Royals

KC Royals 75 – 87 (4th AL Central) Scored 691 Allowed 781 Quick Season Summary: The Royals got off to a slow start, but seemed to get things turned around in August, and built steam down the stretch. Along the … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Tampa Rays

Tampa Bay Rays 2008: 97-65 (1st AL East, League Champions) Runs Scored: 774 Runs Allowed: 671 What a ride!  A team that had never before approached .500 made a series of impressive moves, getting younger and more talented, adding a … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: New York Mets

New York Mets 2008: 89-73 (2nd NL East, three games back) Runs Scored: 799 Runs Allowed: 715 On the heels of an extremely difficult September, the New York Mets added Johan Santana to the rotation and declared the team ready … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: New York Yankees

New York Yankees 2008: 89-73 (3rd AL East, 8 games back) The General Motors of baseball – throwing good money into superficial things and veterans only to wind up with nothing because they never really invest in the core of … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves 2008: 72-90 (4th NL East, 20 games back) This was my worst pick last year – picking them to win the division, only to watch the pitching staff get obliterated by injuries, and a couple of players taking … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2009

Player Profile: Reggie Abercrombie

Reggie Abercrombie – CF             BR      TR Houston Astros Abercrombie can really fly but owns a long swing that produced 123 strikeouts in 386 MLB at bats.  The Astros claimed him off waivers from Florida, sent him to Round Rock (AAA) … Continue reading →

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March 26, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins 2008: 84-77 (3rd NL East, 7.5 games back) At some point, the people who regularly pick the Marlins to finish 71 – 91 are going to finally understand that General Manager Larry Beinfest knows what he’s doing.  Florida … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers 2008: 84-78 (1st NL West) One of the great mysteries, as I see it, is trying to reconstruct how the Dodgers did what they did.  This is a team that, on the surface, looks like it should … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals 2008: 59-102 (5th NL East, 32.5 games back) These guys are where the Rays were three or four years ago – not very good and ready to begin turning things around.  Moving into a new stadium, and a beautiful … Continue reading →

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March 21, 2009

2009 Season Forecast: Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox 2008: 95-67 (2nd AL East, 2 games back) By my take, the Boston Red Sox were the best team in the American League, but were beaten by the darlings of destiny in Tampa Bay within their own … Continue reading →

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