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23 Best Value Players in MLB, 2013 Season Much was made of the fact that the payroll of the entire Houston Astros squad in 2013 was less than the 2013 salary of Alex Rodriguez – $29 million to around $25 million. And much was made of the Astros’ lack of spending making the franchise both […]
Pirates Face Cardinals in NLDS Series The St. Louis Cardinals, NL Central Champions, will face a familiar (and difficult) foe in the NLDS: the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates come into this NLDS matchup hot, winning their last 11 games – including a decisive victory in their NL wild card playoff game against the Cincinnati Reds. […]
Brewers Win 7th Straight, Move Over .500 The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Sunday, sweeping the Cubs en route to their 7th straight win. Over the course of the Brewers’ win streak, they have swept the Cubs and defending World Series champions San Francisco Giants in consecutive series. Ryan Braun belted a go-ahead […]
2013 MLB Team Preview: Cincinnati Reds After a stellar regular season highlighted by clutch hitting and dependable pitching, the Cincinnati Reds let one slip away by letting the Giants win three straight elimination games to beat them. Many are pointing to the injury to Johnny Cueto in the NLDS as the downfall to the Reds […]
2013 MLB Team Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates The Pirates started out the 2012 season on fire, going 63-47. Unfortunately they went 16-36 the rest of the way to complete a devastating collapse for Pittsburgh fans. The Pirates feel they have fixed the problems that plagued this team late in 2012 with a successful offseason. The signing […]
2013 MLB Team Preview: St. Louis Cardinals A season filled with injuries couldn’t slow down the St. Louis Cardinals, as they came within a game of reaching the 2012 World Series. Of course, were it not for the advent of the 2nd Wild Card slot in each league, the Cardinals wouldn’t have even made the […]
2013 MLB Team Preview: Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers came into 2012 with high hopes after making it to the NLCS in 2011. Unfortunately, a terrible bullpen put the Brewers in quite the hole. They eventually became sellers at the deadline and traded their ace Zack Greinke. They managed to put some wins together and […]
2013 MLB Team Preview: Chicago Cubs What can be said about the Cubs that hasn’t been said before? It’s been over 100 years since their last World Series, and if 2012 was any indication, it’s going to be quite a while before they sniff the playoffs. Losing over 100 games for the first time in […]
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