They say you should never go back but right now Jim Thome is licking his lips at his return to Philadelphia. All the man wants is a Championship and with the Phillies rotation and a support cast that is still one of the best in the League he has joined the right team. With Ryan

The Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t have asked for a better 2005 MLB draft now that they have arguably two of the best young players in the game. Both teams hit the nail on the head as the Rockies chose Troy Tulowitzki seventh overall, while the Brewers nabbed Ryan Braun fifth overall. Tulowitzki, a

If one were to ask me who would have the best record in the American League 16 games into the MLB season, the Cleveland Indians wouldn’t have even been on my radar. On April 20th and three weeks into the young season, the Indians have captured just that. The Indians division, the AL central, has

The reigning American League Division champion Texas Rangers seem to be primed for another World Series run with a 9-1 start to the 2011-2012 MLB season. It wasn’t Texas’ pitching staff that carried them all year – it was a lethal offensive attack that propelled the Rangers into the upper echelon of the AL. If

With the myriad big-name offensive acquisitions the Baltimore Orioles landed this off-season – Derek Lee, Vladimir Guerrero and Mark Reynolds – faithful fans had reason to be optimistic for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. A plethora of home runs, high-scoring games and exciting offensive prowess were expected to be the highlight of Oriole baseball. But believe

Many baseball experts expected the reigning AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays to slip back some this season after cutting the payroll nearly 50 percent and losing guys like Carl Crawford, Matt Garza and Rafael Soriano. But the Rays were still supposed to be good yet they enter Thursday afternoon’s game in Chicago as one [...]

Already the defending NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds look like the team to beat again in that division, as they have been pounding the ball in the first half of the season and look to become the second team in baseball (Texas) to start 2011 at 6-0 by sweeping Houston on Thursday afternoon. And the [...]

The last thing the Boston Red Sox want to do is enter Friday’s home opener against the hated New York Yankees at 0-6, but that’s what’s facing the preseason American League favorites if they don’t beat Cleveland on Thursday afternoon. And Boston is a -190 favorite on Bodog’s MLB odds, but it has been a [...]

The White Sox are definitely going all-in this season in an attempt to get back to the World Series for the first time since winning it in 2005. Owner Jerry Reinsdorf allowed aggressive GM Kenny Williams to increase the club’s payroll to an all-time franchise high of $125 million, with the big fish being acquiring [...]

MLB betting opportunities will be back in full force shortly, as the regular season is just around the corner. Here’s a breakdown of current MLB futures in the American League.
To no one’s surprise, the Boston Red Sox (11/5) are heavy favorites to win the AL pennant. After finishing second in runs a year ago, the [...]