Baseball standings preview with AL teams and 2005 outlook
Eastern Division teams New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles Tampa Bay Devil Rays Toronto Blue Jays are listed with 101-61 98-64 78-84 70-91 67-94 projections. Central Division shows Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals with notes on contracts bullpen and rotation. Western Division forecasts LA Angels Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers Seattle Mariners cited along with manager impact and youth prospects. Last line notes MLB attendance topping 73 million.
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Giambi
Johnson
Brown
Pavano
Wright
Boston Red Sox
Millar
Mientkiewicz
Mets
Renteria
Baltimore Orioles
Kline
Reed
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Piniella
B.J. Upton
Delmon Young
Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Halladay
Eric Hinske
Koskie
Minnesota Twins
Santana
Chicago White Sox
Lee
Ordonez
Frank Thomas
Cleveland Indians
Millwood
Indians
Wedge
Detroit Tigers
Guillen
Rodriguez
Young
White
Kansas City Royals
Sweeney
Berroa
Los Angeles Angels
Francisco Rodriguez
Oakland Athletics
Angels
Texas Rangers
Teixeira
Soriano
Blalock
Seattle Mariners
Hargrove
Seattle
Japan
Suzuki
Last seasons best Leaders in major categories by league
National League leaders listed include Barry Bonds and Adrian Beltre with high totals along with Roy Oswalt Randy Johnson Jason Isringhausen and others. The data itemizes top performers from teams such as San Francisco Florida and Los Angeles with counts for home runs hits and wins.
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Barry Bonds
S.F
Juan Pierre
Fla
Adrian Beltre
L.A
Vinny Castilla
Col
Scott Podsednik
Mil
Roy Oswalt
Hon
Jake Peavy
S.D
Randy Johnson
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Jason Isringhausen
Armando Benitez
Baseball 2005 season opens with Red Sox at Yankees
The 2005 season begins April 3 with the World Series champion Red Sox visiting the Yankees in the Bronx. Curt Schilling misses the opener recovering from an ankle injury, while Barry Bonds sits out knee surgery. The Expos move to Washington as the Angels become the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Bronx
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Curt Schilling
Barry Bonds
Bonds
Hank Aaron
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Montreal
Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Tinseltown
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Baltimore
D.C
Philadelphia
Expos
Montrea
Uesday
St. Louis
Houston Cardinals
Mark Mulder
N.Y
Washington Senators Season Highlights and Record Note
Washington in the game again references the original Senators from Washington, D.C. who played in the American League from 1901 to 1960. They won one World Series in 1924 and lost in 1925 and 1933. seasons with a .500 or better winning percentage are referenced but not completed in this fragment.
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Senators
Washington, D.C
Washington Senators
National League teams project strong starting rotations and health
The Nationals and several NL clubs are pegged for varied seasons with emphasis on pitching depth. Atlanta aims for a strong rotation after a long World Series drought, while Philadelphia seeks first playoff appearance since 1993.
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Schuerholz
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Florida Marlins
Carlos Delgado
Marlins
New York Mets
Matsui
Cameron
Benson
Zambrano
Washington Nationals
Expos
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