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2015 MLB All-Star Teams

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Now in its 85th year the Midsummer Classic is appearing at the Cincinnati Reds ballpark Great American Ball Park. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading →

2015 MLB World Series & Awards Predictions

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MLB Awards

NL MVP – OF Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates

AL MVP – OF Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels

NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers

AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners

NL Rookie of the Year – OF Jorge Soler Chicago Cubs

AL Rookie of the Year – SS Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians

NL Manager of the Year – Mike Matheny St. Louis Cardinals

AL Manager of the Year – Lloyd McClendon Seattle Mariners

Postseason Projections

NL Division Winners – Nationals, Dodgers, Cardinals

NL Wild Card Winners – Pirates, Giants

AL Division Winners – Angels, Tigers, Red Sox

AL Wild Card Winners – Mariners, White Sox

ALCS – Red Sox over Mariners

NLCS – Nationals over Dodgers

World Series – Nationals over Red Sox

National League West

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1. Los Angeles Dodgers

The cash cow now has a plan in place with Andrew Friedman in charge.

2. San Francisco Giants

Losing Pablo Sandoval hurts them no matter how they try to spin it, but their pitching is still their strength.

3. San Diego Padres

A wild offseason should bring more buzz among the fan base, but questions still remain about it all coming together so quickly.

4. Colorado Rockies

Will they or won’t they trade Troy Tulowitzki and/or Carlos Gonzalez while they still have value?

5. Arizona Diamondbacks

A brand new front office has begun to put their mark on this limping franchise. Continue reading →

10 Questions Heading Into Spring Training

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Halloween came and went. We stuffed our faces during Thanksgiving and celebrated the season at Christmas. We rang in the New Year and let Valentines go to the wayside. Pretty soon the unofficial holiday of Opening Day will be upon us and there are always a ton of questions as to what the new baseball season will bring us. I only have ten, but they are the ten most important and burning questions going into Spring Training. Continue reading →