Five Questions for This Year’s MLB Season

There’s no mistaking the smell of freshly cut grass, cracking bats, whiffed balls and rally monkey sightings — it’s that time of year again folks, baseball season. With a few games into the season, there have been five main questions lingering in the minds of baseball fans. Here they are:

Will the Yankees repeat?

The Yankees are favorites to repeat this year and it’s tough to present arguments that will prove otherwise. Not only do they have most of their key players returning, but have recently added Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson, Chan Ho Park and Javier Vasquez to an already talented line-up. They’ve already beaten the Red Sox two out of three times with Mariano Rivera chalking up two saves.

New York has one of the best bullpens in the league and a line-up featuring A-Rod and Nick Swisher. If they don’t repeat, it would be more surprising than if they did.

Is Jason Heyward legit?

The 20-year-old Braves rookie smashed a pitch over the right field to hit the first homer of his young career. Heyward’s bat speed on his first home run was an incredible 120.9 MPH. He has been highly a highly touted prospect since he was 17. It’s too early to tell if he’ll be a consistent performer but his skills make him a future All-star.

Can Prince Fielder continue his brilliance?

It really doesn’t matter if Fielder decides to leave Milwaukee — he’ll still be one of the most consistent hitters. In his last three seasons here are his home run numbers: 50,34 and 46. Call him a lard tard all you want, Fielder is a model of consistency on the field.

Will the Pirates pick up their 18th straight losing season?

The Pirates surpassed the Phillies last season with 17 consecutive losing seasons. This year, the Pirates are off to a fast start with two quick wins against the Dodgers. They have a mediocre bullpen and only Garrett Jones is a decent hitter. This may be another down in the dumps season for Pittsburgh.

Will Boston’s slow start equal another early exit in October?

Boston lost two straight against their bitter rivals, but it’s no reason to panic BoSox fans. David Ortiz expletive-laden tirade has some point to it. It’s too early in the season to tell if Boston will fail this season. The additions of Adrian Beltre and Mike Cameron will only help the Red Sox this season.

It doesn’t matter what team you root for (not necessarily true for Yankee and Red Sox fans), as long as you’re an avid baseball fan who enjoys spending their day at the ballpark then you’ll go home a winner every game.

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