What are some of the big questions surrounding the AL and NL Central?
Kevin kicks off a look at affiliates and prospects to watch in each division.
The punches keep on coming for the Mets, while other players deal with various sprains, bruises, and soreness.
Offering at least one reason to tune in to each potentially talent-challenged team when you’re flipping through your MLB.tv options this season.
Is there any hope that the Twins will be better than horrible this season?
What kind of production do teams receive from players tabbed to replace superstars?
After a miserable 2011 at the major-league level, will Minnesota at least see some happiness on the farm?
Which outfielders and DHs proved to be the biggest black holes in the majors?
In the early 1960s, Baseball feared the rising number of Latinos in the game, but in this area, at least, the game has been a positive example for tolerance.
Which men of misery prevented their teams from escaping the murky waters of suckitude?
The Angels beat the Yankees, the Twins beat the A’s. Are teams that depend on
the single and the stolen base better in the post-season than teams that play
for the three run-home run?
The exploding gas tank that is interleague play just toasted one team’s playoff hopes, launching a less successful team into the post-season.
We missed all four division series predictions here at Baseball Prospectus. I predicted
that the A’s would beat the Twins in “Three. Four max.” The email immediately started to flow in.
So here we are, in the “underdog” series, in no small part because this series is the one featuring the two American League playoff teams that New Yorkers don’t know about. One team wasn’t supposed to be able to beat the Yankees, and the other wasn’t supposed to beat the team that was supposed to beat the Yankees. Dominant provincialism is so cute, isn’t it?
The Week in Quotes, September 30-October 6.
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