Spring Storylines
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Spring Training is here. Biking for Baseball has compiled a list of the biggest storylines going into the season for each team. Enjoy!
Yankees – Who will replace AJ Burnet as the overpaid, underachieving pitcher that Yankees fans love to hate?
Rays – Is there anyway someone can make a movie based on Sam Fuld’s perspective of game 162? This article is so cool!
Red Sox – Does Bobby Valentine like beer and chicken wings? Or should I ask who doesn’t like beer and chicken wings?
Blue Jays – Can Brett Lawrie become the Blue Jays first Canadian born All-Star since Paul Quantrill in 2001?
Orioles – Will the Orioles keep the momentum from the last game of last season against the Red Sox and keep their winnings ways going?
Tigers – Can Miguel Cabrera really play 3rd base? Are the other AL Central teams practicing bunts down the 3rd base line this spring?
Indians – Will the pitcher formally known as Fausto Carmona eventually change his name to just a symbol like my favorite pop star from Minnesota?
White Sox – Will the Adam Dunn who strikes out a lot, runs poorly, and doesn’t hit turn into the old Adam Dun who strikes out a lot, runs poorly, and hits 30 home runs a season?
Royals – Will the Royals have more than the one obligatory All-Star selection as Kauffman Stadium plays host to the All-Star game this season?
Twins – Can the Twins avoid the injury bug and return to the team that won the AL Central 6 times in 9 years, or are they still the team that almost lost 100 games last season?
Rangers – Yu Darvish?
Angels – If you spend $329 million on two players combined, are you setting your team up for huge disappointment or are you already planning a World Series championship parade route?
A’s – Will Manny Ramirez be the loveable slugger in which teams are willing to put up with his antics because he can rake, or have his skills gone so far south that we won’t here the phrase “Manny being Manny” uttered in Oakland?
Mariners – Can Chone Figgins and his $9 million salary hit over .200 and play at least at replacement level?
Phillies – Can Jonathan Papelbon learn to love Philly cheese steaks instead of New England clam chowder?
Braves – The Braves are just thankful that nobody remembers they had a collapse as equally epic as the Red Sox collapse.
Nationals – Is this the beginning of the Bryce Harper/Stephen Strasburg era in DC?
Mets – The Mets are trying to get some of the Linsanity flavored Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in hopes they can be as popular as Jeremy Lin.
Marlins – Who will have more outrageous tweets this summer: Logan Morrison or Ozzie Guillen?
Brewers – Ryan Braun tested positive for PEDs, and Brewers fans tested positive for beer and brats.
Cardinals – Math problem: Does World Series Champ – Greatest player of this generation = World Series Champ?
Reds – Can they finally turn the page after the past few seasons of coming very close?
Pirates – Can the young Pirates compete in the NL Central that now has two less sluggers with Pujols and Fielder leaving?
Cubs – The Cubs are now trading minor league players for front office people. Apparently they just traded a low A minor leaguer to the Pirates for a new beer vendor for the bleachers.
Astros – Have the Astros already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet?
D’Backs – Was their playoff appearance last season a fluke?
Giants – Does Brian Wilson’s beard get a roster spot? Which utility infielder gets replaced on the 25-man roster by the beard?
Dodgers – The Dodgers have two of the best young players in baseball; do they have enough pieces around them to make a run?
Rockies – Will the mile high altitude be friendly to the suddenly middle-aged Rockies?
Padres – The biggest question of all: When the Padres open the season on April 5 against the Dodgers are they going to wear the classic white jerseys, the home alternate navy blue jerseys, or the camo jerseys?