Tuesday, February 21, 2012

30 MLB teams 30 questions



Throughout the winter I wait to hear those five magical words: pitchers and catchers have reported.  Whether you are enduring the blistering winds of Chicago or relaxing in Fort Lauderdale waiting for the first pitch, we can all be comforted because baseball season has begun.  I repeat, baseball season has begun.  As Matt did for the NBA, here are 30 questions heading into Spring Training.



Arizona Diamondbacks- Will Trevor Bauer and his 9-pitch repertoire get the call up at some point this season?

Atlanta Braves- Will Jason Heyward avoid landing on the DL again and live up to his expectations?

Baltimore Orioles- Will Orioles’ scouts be banned from any other countries?

Boston Red Sox- Will we be able to tell when Red Sox pitchers are drunk?

Chicago White Sox- Can Paul Konerko continue to produce at a .300/30/100 level?

Chicago Cubs- Can Yale graduate and Cubs GM, Theo Epstein, turn things around for the lovable losers from Chicago?

Cincinnati Reds- Is Joey Votto going to win every MVP award now that Pujols is gone and Braun might be juicing?

Cleveland Indians- Will the heralded reuniting of Christian Guzman and Manny Acta lead the Indians to the promise land?

Colorado Rockies- Can Todd Helton hit above .300 for the 13th time in his career?

Detroit Tigers- Will every 5th day be as fun as it was last year?

Houstin Astros- Will the little-ball-of-fun that is Jose Altuve be the Astros only average player?

Kansas City Royals- Was Alex Gordon's monster season a fluke or the real deal?

Los Angeles Angels- Did the Angels really just sign someone to a 10-year deal who may or may not be  32 years old?

Los Angeles Dodgers- Could Matt Kemp maybe, possibly, perhaps but probably not win the Triple Crown?


Miami Marlins- Who is the most fun on this team, Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano, Jose Reyes, Leo Nunez  Juan Oviedo, or Logan Morrison?

Milwaukee Brewers- Can things get worse for Brewers' fans after losing to the Cardinals, letting Prince go to Detroit, and finding out their best player probably juices?

Minnesota Twins- Can the lesser known Japanese import of 2012, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, succeed in the MLB as the Twinkies second baseman?

New York Mets- Does anybody who isn't a Mets fan care that I skipped this team?

New York Yankees- So did Mariano Rivera decide to retire after this year or not?

Oakland Athletics- Are people more excited to watch Manny Ramirez, Yoenis Cespedes, or just Yoenis Cespedes' workout video on youtube?

Philadelphia Phillies- Is this the end of the Phillies mini-dynasty in the NL East?

Pittsburgh Pirates- Can Pedro Alvarez make up for his terrible 2011 campaign and restore faith in the good people of Pittsburgh.

San Diego Padres- What will the Padres do with their recent loss of A. Gonzalez?  That would be the almighty Alberto Gonzalez if you were wondering.

San Francisco Giants- Will Buster Posey make a full recovery from his horrific collision last year?

Seattle Mariners- After the worst season of his career, how will Ichiro Suzuki respond to hitting 3rd in the Mariners' lineup?

St. Louis Cardinals- Can Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday pick up the slack and is Ryan Freese for real?

Tampa Bay Rays- Is Matt Moore God's gift to earth?


Texas Rangers- Can Yu Darvish avoid following Daisuke Matsuzaka's footsteps?


Toronto Blue Jays- Will we ever find out about the man dressed in white?  Side note: I've always imagined this mysterious man dressed in white as The Great Gatsby.


Washington Nationals- Will the arms of Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann remain connected to their shoulders?


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