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1

Giants

10-3

Byrd out for 2-4 months, but it doesn’t matter. G-men take the top spot.

5

2

Mariners

10-3

With the sweep of the Halos, losing SP Hideo Nomo looks to assassinate M’s GM Brennan Church…

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3

Red Sox

10-3

Pedro/Lowe/Millwood/Brown… quite the 1-4 punch, will Brown stay healthy? Will it matter much with the Sox offense tooling on RJ and Maddux?

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4

Diamondbacks

9-3

Losing a game to Milwaukee hurts, losing 2/3 to LA hurts more. Bringing in Hudson and Garcia the cure?

2

5

Blue Jays

9-3

Hammered by the Sox, how will the Big Unit and the Jays respond in week 3? Rumor has it GM Bornas isn’t allowing them to check into their nursing home as punishment…

1

6

Angels

9-3

9-0 against teams not named the Seattle Mariners.

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7

Indians

10-2

Leagues best record, but also in the weakest division.

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8

Pirates

8-4

First Hoffman, then Beltran and Werth, now Giles? Injuries bumped this team down a spot or two. They have met the challenge so far, but how will they fare with no Giles?

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9

Cardinals

8-4

Reds playing .500 ball, Pirates bit by the injury bug… Carpe Diem?

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10

Reds

6-6

Bringing in Radke, Stewart and Alou certainly gives the team a new look… will the Reds finally get rolling?

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11

Phillies

8-4

Takes a gamble on bringing in Burnett, but Wolf will help quite a bit now and later.

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12

Astros

7-5

Astros hanging in there in the toughest division. Will they keep hangin’?

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13

Devil Rays

8-5

Johan Santana is a start... but how bout some more pitching?

12

14

Mets

6-6

Billy Traber's .84 ERA leads the charge for the Mets... will they hang with Philly for the whole year?

13

15

Braves

6-7

Stat of the Week: Matt Clement 17 IP, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 0 BB

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16

Cubs

5-7

Konerko leading off? What the hells going on in the Windy City?

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17

White Sox

6-6

Lew Ford in the lead off spot...who in the hell is Lew Ford?

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18

Padres

6-7

Stat of the Week (2): Peavy’s 0.47 ERA in 19 IP.

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19

Marlins

6-7

Sir Walk-A Lot earning a starting Spot? 2.53 ERA thus far in 10 IP…with 6 BB.

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20

Tigers

6-6

Is the magic finally wearing off? That rotation can only last for so long…

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21

Royals

4-8

Trading staff ace only to bench main player (Randy Winn) in the deal? Strange move.

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22

Rangers

3-9

Michael Jackson’s pep talk has failed...Rangers off to 3-9 start… Perhaps the GM needs to have his team listen to good music…

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23

Orioles

3-9

Pedro and company Baez’s bitch? 2-0 vs. the Sox.

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24

Yankees

2-10

Dealt Brown, Alou and Radke for youth movement? Folding in the impact players of this year for those of next?

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25

Dodgers

4-10

Took series from Arizona...there you have it, Dodgers highlight of the year!

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26

A’s

3-10

Lombard eatin’ his Wheaties…still leads IBC in HR with 7.

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27

Expos

4-8

Picked up ace Todd Ritchie...NL East better watch their backs or the cellar dwellar may turn some heads.

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28

Twins

3-9

Gobble 0.00 ERA thro 8.1 IP... Time to start the Turkey?

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29

Rockies

3-9

Carry over Grieve doing well… can’t say much else about the rest of the cast though.

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30

Brewers

3-9

New GM to make these pieces of crap win? Doubt it, unless the new GM is Jesus... even then, we would have our doubts.