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The Baltimore Ravens enter their third year under head coach John Harbaugh, and it looks as though this team is primed to make a big-time run at the Super Bowl.
The Ravens earned a wild-card spot for the second straight season after going 9-7, but after shocking the Patriots in the first round, the Ravens were no match for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, losing 20-3 in the divisional round.
The ...
The Buffalo Bills have a lot of work to do to get back to being a playoff contender. The organization seems to again, be in the stages of rebuilding. The Bills spent a long time trying to find a new head coach this offseason and wound up with Chan Gailey.
Gailey has two years of head coaching experience with Dallas, but the majority of his work has been as an ...
The Miami Dolphins were unable to defend their AFC East title in 2009, as they went just 7-9 and finished third in the division after going 11-5 in 2008. That down year has put head coach Tony Sparano on the hot seat, just a season after everyone was praising him for the work he did to get this team back on track.
The Dolphins made two big moves this offseason by ...
Under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, the New England Patriots were able to return atop the AFC East in 2009, despite winning one fewer game than they did in 2008 when they failed to make the postseason.
The Patriots, however, were not good enough to make a deep run into the postseason, as they were beat bad at home in round one by the Baltimore Ravens. This year ...
The New York Jets turned a mediocre regular season into a near Super Bowl appearance in 2009, as the Jets snuck their way into the playoffs at 9-7. The Jets went on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers before falling victim to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game. The late season success and the additions of some big time players this offseason has many believing ...
Last year the Minnesota Twins won the American League Central for the fifth time in eight years, but it was how they did it that was so significant.
Trailing the Tigers by seven games on Sept. 6, the Twins closed out the season with a 17-4 run to force a one-game playoff.
The one-game playoff ended up going 12 innings, and Minnesota clinched a playoff berth with a 6-5 win.
Can the Twins ...
The Los Angeles Angels have dominated the American League West recently, winning five of the last six division titles. Last year their 97-65 mark netted manager Mike Scioscia his second AL Manager of the Year award.
There has been a lot of turnover for this team heading into 2010, so can he keep the Angels winning? Let's take a look at the team and their season win total projections.
Pitching
John Lackey has ...
Last year the Kansas City Royals were the surprise of April. The team jumped out to an 18-11 start and led the American League Central by 3 games. The Royals then had some injury problems and faltered for the rest of the way, never contending after June 1st.
Kansas City hasn't been to the post-season since 1985 and has lost at least 93 games in seven of their last nine seasons. ...
Last year was pretty heartbreaking for Detroit Tigers fans, as they had to watch their team blow the seven-game lead they held at Labor Day. Detroit ended up tied with the Minnesota Twins but lost their one-game playoff in the 12th inning to miss out on the postseason. It was surprising that this team won as many games as they did when only two Tiger hitters had 275 at-bats and ...
The Chicago White Sox tried to make enough moves last year to give them a final push towards the playoffs, but they ended up falling short. Hopefully, the acquisitions of SP Jake Peavy and OF Alex Rios will work in their favor in 2010.
The White Sox had trouble scoring in the second half of the season, but this team had a 4.14 ERA which was good for second in the ...