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World Series Preview and Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox

Tradition-laden teams do battle in classic matchup
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, owners of the two best records in baseball, prepare to stage a classic showdown in the World Series.
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10 Baseball Players Who Would Make Great Managers
10 Greatest Baseball Advertising Campaigns of All-Time
Baseball's Mt. Rushmores - All 30 Teams

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
This is the first time the two teams with their league’s best records have met in the Fall Classic since the Yankees defeated the Braves in 1999. Both the Red Sox and Cardinals won 97 games. These two teams have proven to be among the best in baseball all season, and this series has all the signs of a long, competitive, down-to-the-wire World Series.

Outrageous American League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season

Salvador Perez and the defending World Series champion Royals may not even be the class of the AL Central this season
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Outrageous American League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season
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Athlon Sports 2016 MLB Predictions: The World Series, Teams and Award Winners
Outrageous National League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season
5 MLB Teams on the Rise in 2016
5 MLB Teams That Could Disappoint in 2016

On Opening Day today every team in MLB has the same record and the same chance to win it all. There are favorites and dark horses, but ultimately nothing will be decided for six months. Many experts and analysts will make their picks on which teams will win the divisions or the wild cards as well as the major awards at the end of the season.

Outrageous National League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season

In a game where anything can happen, expect the unexpected
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Outrageous National League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season
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Athlon Sports 2016 MLB Predictions: The World Series, Teams and Award Winners
Outrageous American League Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season
5 MLB Teams on the Rise in 2016
5 MLB Teams That Could Disappoint in 2016

Baseball is a funny game. A game with no time restriction, built on nuance, and forever romanticized. One of the best quirks about baseball is that anything can happen over the course of nine innings.

 

The Top 10 MLB First-Round Draft Picks Since 2000

With the MLB Draft starting tonight, Athlon takes a look at the best players taken in the first round since 2000.
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The Top 10 MLB First-Round Draft Picks Since 2000
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Top 25 College Prospects for 2015 MLB Draft
Top 25 High School Prospects for 2015 MLB Draft
MLB Draft: The All-Time Best Picks in Each Slot

Though the MLB Draft is hardly talked about, it provides a strong glimpse into the future. With the first round of the MLB Draft coming up tonight, here is a look at 10 of the best players drafted in the first round since 2000 (listed in chronological order of year they were drafted):

 

Cardinals and Giants Meet Again in NLCS

Teams loaded with seasoned veterans meet for NL pennant
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f you think you’ve seen this movie before, well, you’re right. This is the third time that the Giants and Cardinals have met in the NLCS since 2002 and the fourth overall
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ALCS Preview - Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baseball's Mt. Rushmores - All 30 Teams

Game 1         Oct. 11         8:00  at St. Louis        

Game 2         Oct. 12         8:00  at St. Louis        

2014 MLB All-Star Team Rosters: Our Picks

What the rosters would look like if Athlon selected the All-Star teams.
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On Sunday night, July 6, MLB will announce the All-Star teams for the big game at Minneapolis on July 15. As always, fan voting will determine the starting position players for each league. Players vote for reserves and pitchers with managers filling out the teams. Rosters consist of 34 players — that’s right, 34 — and each club must be represented. In advance of the big announcement, here are my selections for the two rosters.
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Top 100 Baseball Players of the Expansion Era (since 1961)
50 Best Baseball Nicknames Ever
15 Best Rookie Seasons in Baseball History

On Sunday night, July 6, MLB will announce the All-Star teams for the big game at Minneapolis on July 15. As always, fan voting will determine the starting position players for each league. Players vote for reserves and pitchers with managers filling out the teams. Rosters consist of 34 players — that’s right, 34 — and each club must be represented. In advance of the big announcement, here are my selections for the two rosters.

 

St. Louis Cardinals 2014 Preview

Redbirds poised to return to World Series
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With a returning core, blossoming pitchers, and additions grafted to the roster’s weak spots, the Cardinals enter 2014 set to prove that “The Cardinal Way” isn’t just a style of play but a direction — one always steering them back to October.
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St. Louis Cardinals Mt. Rushmore

Last fall in the visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park, as jubilation swirled outside, the Cardinals quietly came to grips with a sudden October ending.

Ranking the St. Louis Cardinals 40-Man Roster

A look at the best (and worst) players on the team
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While life can be rather boring without 15 baseball games every night, over the next few weeks Athlon Sports Baseball Editor Charlie Miller will rank players on every 40-man roster.
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Baseball's Mt. Rushmores - All 30 Teams
15 Greatest Rookie Pitchers of All-Time
Chad Qualls Celebration Fail (GIF)

Between the end of the World Series and Opening Day every winter, fans are inundated with lists. Rankings of the best shortstop, the best left-handed relievers, the best leadoff men, the best second basemen in runs saved, the best right-handed pinch-hitter in road games in July and more. So, while life can be rather boring without 15 baseball games every night, over the next few weeks I’ll rank players on every 40-man roster.

World Series Game 5 Preview: Pivotal Finale in St. Louis

Can this Red Sox-Cardinals series get any stranger?
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This World Series between Boston and St. Louis has been one strange ending after another.
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World Series Game 4 Preview: Cardinals, Red Sox Regroup After Controversial Ending
Baseball's Mt. Rushmores - All 30 Teams

World Series – Game 5
Boston at St. Louis
8:07 ET Fox
Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75) vs. Adam Wainwright (19-9, 2.94)

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