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		<title>American League Preview</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Division Winners – Yanks, Tigers, Angels
Wild Card – Red Sox
Pennant – New York Yankees
Cy Young – Roy Halladay
In contention – Bedard, Harden, Carmona, Justin Verlander, Felix Hernandez
MVP – Alex Rodriguez
in contention – Manny Ramirez, Sizemore, Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez
Rookie of the Year – Evan Longoria
In contention – Buchholz, Chamberlain
Manager of the Year – Joe Girardi
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Division Winners</strong> – Yanks, Tigers, Angels</p>
<p><strong>Wild Card</strong> – Red Sox</p>
<p><strong>Pennant</strong> – New York Yankees</p>
<p><strong>Cy Young</strong> – Roy Halladay</p>
<p>In contention – Bedard, Harden, Carmona, Justin Verlander, Felix Hernandez</p>
<p><strong>MVP</strong> – Alex Rodriguez<br />
in contention – Manny Ramirez, Sizemore, Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez</p>
<p><strong>Rookie of the Year</strong> – Evan Longoria</p>
<p>In contention – Buchholz, Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Manager of the Year</strong> – Joe Girardi</p>
<p>In contention – Terry Francona, Joe Maddon, Eric Wedge</p>
<p>Manny Ramirez (40-plus HR, 135 RBI) will have a monster year. Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez, and Sheffield will form a 3-4-5 in Detroit that combines for over 100 Homers and 350 RBI.</p>
<p>Robinson Cano becomes a legit superstar and the second best player on the Yankees. Joe Girardi is tossed in more games than Torre was his entire Yankee career. Phil Hughes goes for 13 wins with a high 3 ERA.</p>
<p>The loss of Schilling devastates the Sox rotation. Dice K regresses from his 2007 campaign. Dontrelle Willis bombs in Detroit, J.D. Drew has a very solid second year in Boston.</p>
<p>C.C. Sabathia has serious arm issues mid year. Rich Harden finally puts it all together for 20 starts. Josh Hamilton has a big year in Texas, while Torii Hunter has a huge impact on the Angels’ lineup, giving Vlad legit protection.</p>
<p>The Mariners 1-2 of Bedard and Hernandez wins 36 games and becomes the most feared combination in baseball. Seattle still misses the playoffs. The Yanks and Sox brawl on a summer Saturday in the Bronx on Fox and then meet in the ALCS. <strong>2008 World Series</strong> – Mets defeat Yankees</p>
<p><strong>World Series MVP</strong> – Jose Reyes</p>
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		<title>National League Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best time of the year is upon us. It&#8217;s time to put the jackets in the closet and break out the flip flops because the 2008 Baseball season is here. In the 2nd year of my baseball predictions, I have chosen to separate the AL and NL. As well to here a more in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best time of the year is upon us. It&#8217;s time to put the jackets in the closet and break out the flip flops because the 2008 Baseball season is here. In the 2nd year of my baseball predictions, I have chosen to separate the AL and NL. As well to here a more in depth version of this preview, check out Eaglescast on Itunes Podcasts. Division Winners: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers<br />
Wild Card: Phillies</p>
<p>Pennant : New York Mets</p>
<p>CY Young: Johan Santana<br />
in contention&#8211;&gt; Dan Haren, Smoltz, John Maine, Jake Peavy, Chad Billingsley</p>
<p>MVP: David Wright<br />
in contention&#8211;&gt; Mark Teixeira, Chase Utley, Ryan Braun, Russell Martin</p>
<p>Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukodome<br />
in contention&#8211;&gt; no one</p>
<p>Manager of the Year: Joe Torre<br />
in contention&#8211;&gt; Lou Piniella, Bobby Cox, Willie Randolph</p>
<p>Johan should be overly dominating in the NL, winning around 22/23 games with a mid to high 2 ERA in NY. Look for Pedro to be big and Maine to win around 17/18. As you can see I&#8217;m all over the Mets for a monster year. Expect to know who Chad Billingsley is by mid-summer as he is anchoring a solid Dodgers staff. Andre Ethier as well will have a breakout year in LA. Dan Haren should form a killer 1/2 with Webb in Arizona. Yunel Escobar as a surprise big time player for the Braves. Look for the Reds, Braves, Brewers, Rockies, &amp; Dbacks to all be in the playoff hunt while the NL West will be the most competitive division in all of baseball. The Phils win the wild card because of this. The Mets will win 100.</p>
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