Wait 'Til Next Year: Rays Will Find Themselves in Contention Again

Sep 27th 2009 – 8:00 PM

After last year's shocking World Series appearance, the Tampa Bay Rays came into 2009 with significantly increased expectations. Most were still picking the Yankees and Red Sox to finish in the top...

Twins Best Hope for Real Pennant Race

Sep 18th 2009 – 3:00 PM

One year ago today, the Arizona Diamondbacks trailed the Dodgers by 3 1/2 games in the NL West. At the time, that was the fourth closest divisional race in the majors, with Boston, Minnesota and the...

Trio Takes Cy Young Race Down to Wire

Sep 11th 2009 – 4:00 PM

By mid-September, there is usually a favorite for most of the MLB regular season awards. Looking around this year, there are clear frontrunners in the races for the AL MVP (Joe Mauer), AL Cy Young...

LVP: Who's Costing Their Team Most?

Jun 5th 2009 – 8:45 PM

Last week in this space we looked at the players which have been most valuable through the first two months of the season. Those are the guys that always get the most press, but the other end of the...

Most Valuable? Here's Answer So Far

May 30th 2009 – 8:00 PM

Now that we've almost turned the calendar to June, it's a good time to start taking some of the league leaders seriously. Emilio Bonifacio is no longer hitting .500 (he's actually all the way down to...

Tigers' Doubted Rotation Now Roaring

May 22nd 2009 – 6:30 PM

Coming into 2009, the Detroit Tigers' rotation didn't exactly look like a strength. Every member of the staff had some serious question marks, which was a big reason that very few analysts picked the...

On Field, Loss of Manny No Big Deal

May 8th 2009 – 11:45 AM

The Dodgers have gotten off to a fantastic start, winning 21 of their first 30 games, including each of their first 13 at home before last night's loss to the Nationals. With none of the other four...

For Rays, It's Getting Late Early in '09

May 1st 2009 – 9:00 PM

It's rather strange to say that 9-14 is a disappointing start for the Tampa Bay Rays, but they've put us in that position after their incredible emergence in 2008. Predicted by most to contend for...

Mariners Might Have Staying Power

Apr 23rd 2009 – 10:00 AM

In 2008 the Seattle Mariners, projected by many to contend with the Angels for the AL West title, suffered through a miserable season, finishing the year 61-101. Because of that disappointment --...

Expectations Ray-sed in Tampa Bay

Mar 28th 2009 – 4:00 PM

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Tampa Bay Rays.Although they ended up falling short at the end, 2008 was the year of the Rays. After being the butt of jokes for the first...

A Sixth Sense for Upsets

Mar 17th 2009 – 6:00 AM

Over the past few months, Bracketology Busters has broken down potential brackets and examined teams that were significantly more or less talented than their projected seeds. With the real thing now...

Missouri Rescues a Bubble Team to Be Named Later

Mar 14th 2009 – 8:20 PM

Baylor made quite a run in Oklahoma City this week, but in the end they came up a game short. After beating Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas to reach the Big 12 title game, the Bears saw their tournament...

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