The Boston Red Sox were widely considered to be baseball’s best team going into the 2011 season, but they haven’t won a game yet four games into the season. They will try to end their slump Wednesday when they play the second of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians. The Red Sox are [...]
April 6th, 2011 - 7:43 pm § in Baseball Preview
Red Sox Still Looking for First Win as they Visit Cleveland
February 28th, 2011 - 12:11 am § in Baseball Preview
NL Central Spring Training Season Preview
The NL Central was tight last year, but the ease with which the Philadelphia Phillies handled the NL Central representative Cincinnati Reds shows that the parity was largely due to mediocrity. Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Houston are all listed between +2000 and +3200 in World Series betting[...]
February 27th, 2011 - 12:07 am § in Baseball Preview
AL Central Spring Training Season Preview
The AL Central is always a tough division to pick with a number of teams that have legitimate shots at taking the division, but no real consensus number one. The Chicago White Sox (+2000 in World Series betting futures) very quietly won 88 games last year and they look poised to improve on that perf[...]
February 26th, 2011 - 12:02 am § in Baseball Preview
AL East Spring Training Season Preview
The toughest division in baseball will continue to earn that reputation despite two of the top teams taking steps back this season. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees traditionally dominate the AL East. This year it looks like the Red Sox are the biggest team to fear. They have the best 2011 Wo[...]
February 24th, 2011 - 11:58 pm § in Baseball Preview
AL West Spring Training Preview
The AL West doesn’t really have any team that jumps out as the clear favorite to take the division, but, like the NL West, they have a number of teams that should contend and, if we learned anything from last year, it’s that any team that makes the playoffs has a legitimate shot at winning [...][...]
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:53 pm § in Baseball Preview
NL East Spring Training Preview
It’s spring time which means the Philadelphia Phillies are gearing up to dominate the NL East once again. Well maybe not dominate because there are some other teams that have improved and could push Philadelphia if everything goes right. Teams like the Florida Marlins. With the New York Mets in tr[...]