Atlanta enjoyed a nice 2010 campaign that ended when they were ousted by the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the first round of the playoffs. Captivated by the strong rookie performance of Jason Heyward, and the brilliant […]
Author: Terry Horstman
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No. 10 San Diego Padres
San Diego is looking for a rebound after one of the more disappointing late season collapses sent them home early last year. On paper they look to be more improved top-to-bottom than their roster of a year ago, but there […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No. 11 St. Louis Cardinals
If you’ve been following along closely enough you’re probably noticing that the Cardinals are now officially the first division winner on our countdown. Hooray! That being said they’re dealing with their own share of problems especially with the loss of […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.12 Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati had a breakout season last year capturing the NL Central Division title. Then they came stumbling back down to earth and were swept right out of the playoffs by the mighty Phillies. Don’t get me wrong the Reds are […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.14 Milwaukee Brewers
The Brew Crew come in at number 14 overall on the countdown. A lot of people would say that 14th is too low for a team that has been in the headlines for a lot of off-season acquisitions. Shortstop Yuniesky […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.13 Chicago White Sox
The White Sox enter the 2011 season trying to prevent the Twins from winning their third-consecutive AL Central title. A division that seems to always be won on the last day of the year, the Southsiders were bounced with weeks […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.15 Oakland A’s
So I may have gotten some hopes up in the Bay Area yesterday when I ranked the Angels at Number 16. Sorry A’s fans your squad is good enough to do your division rivals one better, but not much more. […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No.16 Los Angeles Angels
I knew this post was coming, the one post that will most likely get me in the most trouble. But I had to take a risk at some point and ranking the Angels 16th overall seems like the perfect risk […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No. 17 Detroit Tigers
The Tigers enter 2011 with another powerful lineup, the acquisition of Victor Martinez combined with resigning Magglio Ordonez certifies that the Tigers will be sending plenty of balls over the fences. Unfortunately that’s the extent of the good news for […]
30 Clubs in 30 Days: No. 18 Florida Marlins
Now it’s starting to get hard, but I expected that. The next 10 teams are extremely close together and there is not much separating the eighth best from the 18th best team. However, that’s a challenge you have to deal […]