Birth of the bracket in New York and Kentucky origins
The piece traces claims that New Yorks Jody's Club Forest in West Brighton started the NCAA tournament bracket pool, detailing Terence Haggertys family run, a 10 dollar entry, a 1.6 million jackpot, and the IRS probe that ended the pool in 2007, while noting a Kentucky claim by Damon Stinson about his father Bob.
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Terence Haggerty
Jody’s
Forest
Staten Island
N.Y
New York
Five Boroughs
Larry and
Magic
Jordan and
Laettner
West Brighton
Jody
Club Forest
Haggerty
Mary
IRS
Sports Illustrated
Louisville
Kentucky
Bob Stinson
U.S. Postal Service
Damon Stinson
Stinson
Jack Driscoll
Driscoll
Syracuse
Jody Haggerty
AL Central Looks Strong Yet Tough for White Sox
The AL Central is expected to stay competitive with the Guardians Tigers Twins and Royals all positioned to compete in 2025 after last season’s four above .500 teams and Chicago's White Sox suffering a record 121 losses the most in modern MLB history.
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Chicago White Sox
Guardians
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
White Sox
Chicago
South Side
Will Venable
Pedro Grifol
Venable
Bruce Bochy
Texas
Garrett Crochet
Boston
Luis Robert Jr
Andrew Benintendi
Tigers aim to build on last season’s surge in 2024 lineup
Detroit targets a return to the playoffs led by Tarik Skubal and Jac Flaherty in a rotation also featuring Gleyber Torres. Colt Keith shifts to first base with Torres on board while Spencer Torkelson seeks a rebound as DH. Injury questions loom over Vierling Meadows Perez and Baddoo as outfield depth dries up.
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Tigers
Detroit
AL Cy Young
Tarik Skubal
Jac Flaherty
Gleyber Torres
Colt Keith
Matt Vierling
Parker Meadows
Wenceel Perez
Akil Baddoo
Spencer Torkelson
Twins
Carlos Correa
Royce Lewis
Matt Borgschulte
Baltimore Orioles
Cole Sands
Griffin Jax
Jhoan Duran
Royals poised to chase AL Central crown after near miracle season
Kansas City re signed Michael Wacha and Michael Lorenzen to back a rotation led by Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo. They traded Brady Singer for Jonathan India to boost on base percentage. Offense hinges on Melendez Isbel Renfroe Witt Jr. health and consistency to contend for their first AL Central title since 2015.
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Orioles
Yankees
Michael Wacha
Michael Lorenzen
Cole Ragans
Seth Lugo
Brady Singer
Cincinnati
Jonathan India
Kansas City
M.J. Melendez
Kyle Isbel
Hunter Renfroe
Bobby Witt Jr
Royals
Guardians look to Vogt for encore after ALCS run
Stephen Vogt returns to Cleveland aiming to build on last season’s ALCS run and a strong bullpen led by Emmanuel Close. Key hitters Jose Ramirez Steven Kwan and Carlos Santana anchor the lineup while questions linger in the rotation until Shane Bieber returns from Tommy John recovery. Bo Naylor must rebound from a .201 average with 13 homers.
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Stephen Vogt
Vogt
Emmanuel Close
José Ramirez
Steven Kwan
Carlos Santana
Cleveland
Shane Bieber
Bo Naylor
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Hoop Dreams
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Romey
Dubuque
Iowa
David Brandt
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Skubal
Cleveland Guardians
T. Chicago White Sox
Robert
Lewis
Minnesota
Ramirez
Correa
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