There hasn’t been a lot to get excited about if you are a Pittsburgh Pirate fan. Pittsburgh lost 105 games, while winning just 57, for their 18th straight losing season. It was also the worst record the Pirates produced since going 42-112 in 1952. The Pirates won’t contend for the diviion this year, but there [...]
The Cincinnati Reds put to rest a 14-year postseason drought by winning the NL Central with an overall record of 91-71. The Reds success during the reguar-season didn’t carry over to the postseason, as they were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. The Reds key offseason move was adding veteran Edgar Renteria, but [...]
It was a season to not remember for the Chicago Cubs in 2010, as they once again were unable to come through on high expectations. Chicago finished fourth in the division at 75-87. The Cubs were struggling so bad, manager Lou Piniella stepped down with only 37 games left on the schedule . Mike Quade [...]
The Florida Marlins finished 80-82 in 2010, good enough for third place in the National League East. The Marlins have decided to keep things going with Fredi Gonzalez as manager, after he stepped in for Edwin Rodriguez midway through last season. Like normal, Florida is full of potential with young talent all over the diamond, [...]
While Washington improved from their awful showing during the 2009 campaign, where they went 59-103, they once again finished in the basement of the National League East in 2010 with a record of 69-93. The Nationals weren’t able to re-sign power hitting first baseman Adam Dunn, they were able to add Jason Werth and Adam [...]
The New York Mets opened up the checkbooks last offseason in hopes that it would bring them a division title, but instead it completely backfired and the Mets ended the season second from the bottom in the division at 79-83. The Mets weren’t nearly as active this offseason, and in order for them to contend, [...]
Milwaukee’s lack of pitching was too much for the Brewers to overcome in 2010. The Brewers ended the season third in the National League Central at 77-85. With the additions of Zach Greinke and Shaun Marcum this offseason, the Brewers head into this season with a ton of optimism. Here is a quick glance at [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off of a rather disappointing 2010 campaign that included giving up the lead in the Central over the last weeks of the season to not make the playoffs. The Cardinals were active after last season, notably adding Lance Berkman and Ryan Theriot. The team already features two of the [...]
While the Atlanta Braves didn’t win their division in the last year under manager Bobby Cox, they were able to end the year one spot behind the Phillies and grab the wild card spot with a 91-71 record. The Braves will begin the this year with new manager Fredi Gonzalez. With the addition of infielder [...]
For a fourth consecutive season the Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East division title, but a loss to the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS kept the Phillies from making a third straight trip to the World Series. The Phillies went out and added yet another ace to their pitching staff in Cliff Lee, giving [...]
