Articles related to "National League Central"

Five teams are still in the hunt in the National League Central while one team is already looking ahead to next year.

With the strength of the Chicago Cubs, it appears everyone else in the division is playing for second place.

The St. Louis Cardinals area the class of a competitive NL Central in the early going followed by the surprising Pittsburgh Pirates who are only three games back.

The Cardinals look to succesfully defend their title, the Cubs hope their big spending leads them to the playoffs, and the Brewers hope to finally take a huge leap.

In the past 50 years, Major League Baseball has added 14 new teams and drastically revised it's structure and standings.

The off-season additions of Alfonso Soriano, Lou Piniella, Ted Lilly and Jason Marquis will lift the Cubs out of the basement in the 2007 NL Central Division.

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games in 2006 World Series, but they may be hard-pressed to repeat as NL Central division champions.

It is never to early to review the baseball season and here is a look at the first week in the National League.

The defending World Champion St. Louis Cardinals are within 3 1/2 games of first place. This has happened for many reasons, but the Cards still are not a good team.

The Chicago Bears have had some poor coaches in past seasons. Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron immediately spring to mind.

A discussion of the possibility of Cincinnati's Ken Griffey moving to the North side as well as Jacque Jones and Cesar Izturis trade rumors.

The Phillies will win the NL East, Chase Utley will take the NL MVP, Mariano Rivera will finally get the AL Cy Young Award, and the Yankees will win the World Series.

The Cubs are on the brink of history. If they don't win it all this year, they will be the first team in baseball history to go 100 years without a world championship.

Parity is the name of the game in the American League Central as all five teams should finish between 77 and 85 wins.

A month of baseball is in the books and some managers are already on the hot seat. A look at four teams not living up to expectations.

The Chicago Cubs haven't won a World Series in 100 years and a National League championship in 63 years.

The Astros and White Sox were the best teams in baseball in 2005. Now they are two of the worst. Houston responded by firing Garner. Will the Sox fire Ozzie Guillen next?

This baseball season will see at least one marquee name dealt away before the July 31st trade deadline, and he is likely to have a fair amount of company.

Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers leads this crop of excellent National League rookies who have broken out during the 2007 baseball season.

With so many records shattered and so many tight pennant races that came down to the wire, the 2007 baseball season may have been among the best ever.

The mid-year awards in the National League for Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Half Year, Comeback Player and Free Agent Bust.

These stars are supposed to be hitting and pitching their teams toward big awards and postseason play. Instead, they're playing like Rudy Stein of the Bad News Bears.

A good trade deadline deal can transform a contender into a World Series champion. Here are the five best such trades of the past fifty years.

Third base is a tough, tough position. It requires the reactions of a ninja warrior, the arm strength of a center fielder, and also, you gotta be able to hit with power.

The MLB Power Rankings change day-to-day in the early part of the MLB season. So far, most of the preseason favorites have struggled with injuries and poor fielding.

Baseball's ten best teams as of June 7, 2007 include the Red Sox, the Mets and the hotter-than-Baghdad- in-August Arizona Diamondbacks.

While some could have foreseen that the Red Sox would have the best record in the American League, nobody predicted the Milwaukee Brewers would lead the Senior Circuit.

Pujols is still the favorite, but Fielder and Ramirez have legitimate chances to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award.

Here are the five best candidates for the National League MVP award.

Boston and the White Sox both won it all recently. So why can't the Cubs? Is it front office ineptitude, bad play on the field, or the curse of a long dead Billy Goat?

An analysis of whether the Boston Red Sox made a mistake low-balling Roger Clemens when the team had a chance to sign him, instead losing him to the New York Yankees.