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Okay, so technically, MLB Opening Day isn't until Sunday, but I can't give my predictions after the season has already started. I will say, if nothing else, the excitement is definitely back. Just for the record, I need you to know that last year, I predicted the World Series Champions correctly. No, it doesn't matter what my other predictions were like, all that matters is that I got the last question, the main question, correct.  How will this year look? The short answer is.....Similar. There shouldn't be too many changes from last year to this year in the performance of the teams. With that I will make this short and sweet as I go division by division. AL East Three teams from this division made the playoffs last year. That won't happen again although this is one of the nest divisions in baseball. Four teams could take the division but I see the Red Sox pulling it off and the Orioles grabbing one of the two Wild Card slots. Be aware of the Ya...

We've all heard the phrase "offense wins games, defense wins championships." If you haven't, then you haven't been following my posts very closely because this is a mantra that I use frequently...and it's usually correct. Statistics, however, seem not to apply to the March Madness tournament when teams defy odds and come out of nowhere to win games and bust brackets. But here is where I have a theory... To look at an offense as a whole or a defense as a whole is worthless when picking winners in the NCAA tournament but there are two statistics that can help you as you pick winners over the next few weeks of madness. 1. Rebounds A defensive rebound gives one team possession of the ball without the other team scoring. An offensive rebound gives a team a second chance at scoring or a second possession. The law of percentages states that if you have more possessions you should have more points. Rebounding is all about increasing the amount of possessions. I...