http://mlbhomepage.com MLB baseball news and sports betting Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:15:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The number is 36, as in $36 million. It's appearing because Chone Figgins had better get used to seeing it. "I told him, every article is going to have your cont because we would hate to prove Pierre wrong before Figgins even gets to his first ... http://mlbhomepage.com/510/mlb-news/figgins-eager-to-live-up-to-contract/ The planning is finished. The to-do list has been whittled. Boston's makeover is complete. And what does manager Terry Francona like best about his new-look Red Sox? "What I like right now," he said during an early-morning conversation in his City of Palms Park office here, ... http://mlbhomepage.com/509/mlb-news/gloves-in-style-in-boston/ Here's the thing about Minnesota's Joe Mauer, Everybody's All-American: He can even We knew he could catch. We knew he could hit. We knew he could play hoops, because he was a high-school all-stater. Bobby Bowden, Florida State football coach, knew he could play quarterback, otherwise ... http://mlbhomepage.com/508/mlb-news/twins-camp-tour-mauer-is-minnesotas-natural-wonder/ In sports betting conversations among baseball fans, one of the hottest topics in Spring Training is if the Philadelphia Phillies – winners of the past two National League pennants – can get back to the Fall Classic for the third straight season and win the world championship ... http://mlbhomepage.com/507/mlb-betting/philadelphia-phillies-betting-odds-%e2%80%93-everyone%e2%80%99s-big-target-2/ In sports betting conversations among baseball fans, one of the hottest topics in Spring Training is if the Philadelphia Phillies – winners of the past two National League pennants – can get back to the Fall Classic for the third straight season and win the world championship ... http://mlbhomepage.com/506/mlb-betting/philadelphia-phillies-betting-odds-%e2%80%93-everyone%e2%80%99s-big-target/ The New York Mets start this spring full of hope, and with a lineup that could actually end up delivering. The age-old question, however, remains the same: do they have the pitching? The loss of Carlos Beltran in the starting lineup seems like it won't hurt the ... http://mlbhomepage.com/505/mlb-betting/new-york-mets-betting-odds-%e2%80%93-healthy-mets-can-contend-for-wild-card/ Online betting players will probably look to New York when they’re thinking of World Series picks, and even though they don’t offer much value, you can’t really go wrong when looking at the lineup for the defending World Series champions. The Yankees are comfortable at the plate, ... http://mlbhomepage.com/504/mlb-betting/new-york-yankees-odds-%e2%80%93-yankees-have-more-than-enough-to-repeat-as-world-series-champions/ The Boston Red Sox betting odds are second-best in baseball this year but unfortunately, they are still second best in their own division. While they have made some strides in the offseason, so have their rival New York Yankees. We’re likely heading for another ALCS showdown between ... http://mlbhomepage.com/503/mlb-betting/boston-red-sox-betting-odds-%e2%80%93-red-sox-still-second-best-in-2010/ Our World Series predictions for 2009 may come to a close tonight in MLB betting as the New York Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 6. The Bronx Bombers send Andy Pettitte, Major League Baseball’s all-time playoff wins leader, to the mound. Philly counters with future Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez. ... http://mlbhomepage.com/502/mlb-betting/world-series-predictions-pedros-daddy-will-spank-him-as-yankees-clinch-the-series/ As I prepare for a keeper-league Fantasy draft, I've read roughly 200 stories headlined . Inevitably each of these pieces trains its gaze on players who have been watched, discussed, poked, prodded, analyzed and deconstructed within an inch of their being. They are less than helpful. Tigers ... http://mlbhomepage.com/501/mlb-news/players-not-to-watch-focus-on-obscurity-for-fantasy-prep/