MLB 2013

I'm a native of Chicago's South Side, but I've always been a Cubs fan. Blame Jack Brickhouse and Lou Boudreau, I guess. So ... as ever, I'm expecting the Cubbies to finish dead last. If not worse.

I'm also a naturalized New Englander, and it looks like any dynastic notions the Red Sox entertained have long since evaporated. Looks like both the Sox and the cobbled-together Yankees will be looking up at the Rays and Jays this season.

*sigh*

So far so good.  

My beloved Red Sox gave the beat down to the Yanks and my newly adopted "home team" started the season right with a curly W over the Marlins.

as of this morning, a 1 game winning streak and the best record in all of baseball!!

GO BREWERS GO!

I'm thinking this could be the Cubs year.

And back on planet Earth- I like the Rays in the AL East. Boston will be better than they're currently be given credit for. Yankees just too old an injured. AL Central KC will play second to Detroit. AL West it will be closer than people think but its the Angels in a close race with Seattle winning more than people think. NL its the Nats in the East, Dodgers in the West, and Maybe the Brewers in the Central if the Cubs falter. I like Dodgers to win it all.  

Sorry you already lost to Houston. No World Series for you.

M's still on 162-0 pace!

After beating a team whose payroll is less than A-Rod's salary?  You must be so proud.  Wait, you lost to them in the season opener.  Never mind. 

It's only day 2 and this will all be false tomorrow so I'm going to revel in this while I can.

M's team/players are first or tied for first in the following categories.

Wins

Quality Starts

Player RBI

Player HR

Saves

Shutouts

Team Walks

Stolen Bases

I'm a Reds fan (grew up in Ohio moved to TX to go to A&M and stayed here).  After almost 20 years of futility it looks like teh Reds have a legitimate shot this year.

It's weird that 2 of my teams (Reds and Aggies) are getting buzz.  At least my Clowns, er, Browns are not dissapointing me this year by looking like a contender.

I like our chances. Lots. 

So does SI.  They've been close before, though, and blew it.

I'm sorry, sitting up here as the sole 2-0 team in the league, I can't hear what you lowly .500 teams say.

Sox fan here too.  Born and raised in and around Boston, now live a few miles further north.  I can't tell with this team yet, not that anyone really can.  I love the infusion of youth though with Bradley starting in the bigs and Middlebrooks hopefully healthy, but I'm with holding optimism on him because wrist injuries for power hitting infielders has to be the worst injury to play through.  CC pitched like total crap, Sox should have won by a dozen in the opener, but I think with the Yanks being down, the O's coming off a miracle, the Rays kind of treading water and the Jays dealing with all their new players, it's a wide open division which is something to be said for the AL East seeing as it's been boring as can be for the last dozen years with the exception of last year.