Show ' I : Continued from B2 ' Andrew Jones (34 HRs 104 RBIs) Rafael Furcal the 2000 NL Rookie of the Year cranes back after missing half of last season with a shoulder injury Maddux ERA) and Clavine (16-- 357) will both bp 36 by mid-ApJohn Smoltz (10 saves) will try to become the full-ticloser - 7 ril New York Meta GM Steve Phillips vowed to revitalize baseball’s worst offense and did it in stunning fashion’ ' mean-looki- The best young rotation in the NL may pitch Florida into the playoffs in a few yean that is A change in ownership moved manager JeffTorbotg from the Expos to the Marlins right before-sprintraining along with most of the front office After seeing the Braves and Mets make big deals this winter Philadelphia fans were disappointed GM Ed Wade’s major move was getting pitcher Teny Adams If Scott Rolen stays in town all might be forgiven Manager Larry Bowa spurred the Phillies in his tint season keeping them in contention until the final week He’ll be hard-- ’ pressed to do it again especially if he and Rolen remain at odds Montreal Expos A few early wins could turn the poor little orphaned Canadian club that no one wanted into America's team Yet despite the best efforts of new manager Frank Robinson and GM Omar Minaya the fran- chise owned by major league baseball is a little too short Vladimir Guerrero (307 34 108) is destined tp win an MVP award It may not be this year almost certainly the Expos’ last one in Montreal CENTRAL SL Louis Cardinals It probably sounds sacrile - - ar ' Arizona Diamondbacks Randy Johnson Curt Schilling & Co provided a thrilling finish to the 2001 season beating the Yankees in die bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 Chances are manager Bob Brenly and the Diamondbacks will not be able to overcome age this year Grace (37) Steve Finley (37) and injured'Matt Williams (36) are slowing down ' ng Jon Lieber (20-- 6 380) and Kerry Wood (12-- 6 336) lead a rotation that will soon include can’t-miss prospect Mark Prior Philadelphia Phillies - The decision by Bonds to : sign a $90 million five-yedeal and stay by die Bay attracted all the offseason attention The Giants’ drive to improve their defense might mean the' most once the games begin 3B David Bell (15 HRs for Seattle) and CFTsuyoshi Shinjo (56 RBIs fra the Mets) will sig- nifidandy improve a team that had trouble catching the ball Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa Alou and Fred McGriff form a middle of the order Even so the Cubs need someone to get on base to start games along with a closer to finish them Florida Martins ' WEST San Francisco Giants round of die playoffs Jeff Bagwell (39 HRs 130 RBIs) and Craig Biggio (20 HRs) got a nice boost from Lance Beritman (331 34 126) Newcomers Roberto Alomar (336 100 RBIs 30 SBsX Jetrany Bumitz (34 HRs 100 RBIs) Roger Cedeno (55 SBs) and slugger Mo Vaughn (injured last year) join a new-loo- k New York lineup that already includes Mike Piazza (300 36 94) - ' Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers added leadoff man Eric Young and starter Glendon Rusch though their biggest acquisitions might've been coaches - Pittsburgh Pirates Their last winning season came way back in 1992 with Bonds Now the Pirates and Brewers are both trying to avoid becoming the first NL team with 10 straight below-50- 0 finishes since expansion Montreal from 1969-7- 8 g Coming off a 100 losses the outlook is bleak beyond Brian Giles (37 HRs) and Aramis Ramirez The Rockies kept reshuffling their roster adding Todd Zeile and Benny Agbayani while losing Jeff Qrillo Then again it did no good last winter as Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle became the latest pitchers to get clocked at Coon Field (30034112) Cincinnati Reds Somehow this is not what Ken Griffey Jr envisioned when he took a trade to his hometown team Griffey (286 22 65) was hobbled by a tom hamstring last - ' i ' fc' v" ' " :' ' " ‘jj April 20 2002 - V Signup now' VY ' ' ' 10 Logan (435) losing Giambi Damon and Jason Isringhuuscn front a team that finished 14 games out lust year But Seattle isn’t about to wih 1 6 games again and Oakland still has llte best three starters in the league in Mark Mulder (21-- 8 345) Tun Hudson 1 18-- 9 337) and Barry Zitot 17-- 8 349) Seattle Mariners 1 1 Tunpa Bay Devil Rays While Tampa Bay’s expansion partner An- zona won the World Series last year the Devil Rays are seeking to avoid the cellar after four - Anaheim Angels If baseball really were 90 pereent pitching ilk Angels would be in gixxl shape Ramon Ortiz 3- 11 436) has shown signs ofhccommg a frontline starter Scle (69-3- 5 last four years) Kevin10 357) Jarrod Washhum ( Appier ( 377) and SaHt Schoeneweis ( 10-- 1 508) complete a deep rotation and Troy Pereival (39 saves in 42 chances) is still one of the top closers Texas Rangers ' ' won’t be a problem lor the Scoring runs Rangers with Carl Everett added to a lineup that already has Alex Rodriguez ( 3 X 52 135) Ivan Rodriguez) 308 25 65 in 111 games) and Rafael Palmeiro ( 273 47 123) ' Preventing the opposition from doing so w ill be The team with the highest ERA in baseball spent the offseason signing’neurly every avail- able pitcher The only problem is most of them are mediocre except for Chan Ho Park (151 1 1 finishes straight Baltimore Orioles' The post-CRipken era begins' with little hope in Baltimore Once the most respected franchise in the game the Orioles have become the laughingstock under owner Peter Angelos CENTRAL ' Chicago White Sox last-pla- ce - 1 al The 2000 AL Central champions struggled last year because of injuries But with a healthy Frank Thomas (328 43 143 in 2000) and a developing young rotation the White Sox should be the favorites in the AL’s weakest division ' Seattle could win 16 fewer games than lust n team But it’s hard year and still be a to imagine everything breaking right for the Mariners again Offense is underrated after leading the league in mas despite playing in Safeco Field a pitclier’s park 2B Bret Boone (33 1 37 14 ) hud a career year DH Edgar Martinez and B Ji Jin ( )lerud are getting old and left field isstill a question There still is OF Ichiro Suzuki (350 127 runs 56 steals) who won the MVP and Rik ikie of the' Year 1 00-wi- - Cleveland Indians Roberto Alomar and Juan Gonzalez are gone 'and the AL’s most powerful team the past seven seasons is now relying on pitching Bartoto Colon needs to fulfill his ace polen- - 1 -- 1 - 1 t V 350) Birch Creek is Now Open!!! 2001 Golf Equipment Blowout Taylor Made Supen'tecl Woods : Graphite Shaft: Now! $149 Steel Shaft: ' Now! $199 Selected Name Brand Putters Values to $109: Now! 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This unbelievable dial it valid vouy tJkrvmgh April 14 2002 S itocb up now for peat tatting! all summer long Basketball Tournament - WEST Oakland Athletics New GM JP Ricciardi is trying to build a team in the same mold as the A’s where he worked for before coming to Toronto Only the ' Blue Jays will have a little more money to spend $130 ng $150 60) Now! $1 10 rrg $130 Junior (age 17 & under) $85 I : Garciaparra' Standard (age ’Senior (age V qtVE V- rd Boston Red Sox 20 Round Punch Pass and mrthe rock "' 3 Von3 - Kaasas City Royals The Royals' offense was dismal last year going from a team-reco879 runs In 2(XX) to 729 lust season The addition of Chuck Knoblauch ( 250 9 44) won’t be enough to reverse that fall Birch Creek Spring Fever Sale V' -- Detroit Tigers Dave Dombrowski has been brought in to rebuild the team There are a few bright spots to work with including Robert Fick (272 19 61) Dmitri Young (302 21 69) and closer-Mat- t Anderson (3-- 1 22 saves in 24 chances) A tumultuous spring and offseason should lead to a more peaceful year in Boston Carl Everett Dan Duquette and Joe Kerrigan are gone and new ' approach manager Grady Little's should be just what a veteran team needs More important than who makes out the line- up card is the health of ace Pedro Martinez (7-- 3 239 ERA in 1 8 starts) and shortstop Nomar Colorado Rockies league-leadin- ) RBIs) gives the Yankees their most feared slugger since Reggie Jackson and should play a bigpart in upgrading an offense that struggled to same in the World Series The biggest question is about the age and health of the starting rotation with Roger Clemens (39) Mike Mussina (33) Andy Pcttitte ' (sore elbow in spring) Wells (38 bad back) and Orl&ndo Hernandez (who knows how old?) - Gary Matthews was brought in as tutting instructor to help a team that became the first in history to finish a year with more strikeouts than hits New pitching coach Dave Stewart stare can teach his big-gabut can he transform a staff that had no one win a dozen times? Minnesota Twins Last year's surprise team wilted down the stretch with injuries and lack of depth Then ' brought an offseason where contraction was the big story — not additions to the team But new manager Ron Gardenhirc still has one of the top rotations in the leiigue with Brad Radke (15-1- 1 394) EricMilton (15-- 7 3 1 6) and Jpe Mays (17-1- 3 : Los Angeles Dodgers American Cancer Society ' Continued finpm B2 Arizona didn’t sit well “I can’t stand to lose’’ Jeter said “When we were walking off the field they were celebrating right at firet base You feel like a little kid when someone steals your toy It was like 'fjo give it back that's mine”' New York's biggest competition will come from Boston in the East Chicago Cleveland and Minnesota in the Central and Seattle and Oakland in the West A look at the AL ' in predicted order of finish: EAST ' New York Yankees While last year’s other AL playoff teams regressed or struggled to stay even the Yan- ' kees had the best offseason of all The addition of Giambi (342 38 HRs 129 Chan Ho Park and Sheffield are gone and the Dodgers’ chances of winning their first postseason game since 1988 may have left with them New GM Dan Evans was active getting Jordan (295 25 97) and pitchers Kazuhisa Ishii Hideo Nomo Omar Daal and Paul Quantrill Yet it's uncertain whether ace Kevin Brown and Andy Ashby can stay healthy all year and Dairen Dreifort’s future is in doubt after his second major elbow operation San Diego Padres With Tony Gwynn gone Padres fans can look forward to watching a new crop of promising prospects ' Sean Burroughs last seen hitting long drives in the Little League World Series takes- over at 3B Ramon Vazquez will soon be ready at SS and the pitching staff is young 2002 — B5 31 tial that he displayed in the playoffs against Seattle CC Sabathia ( 1 7-- 5 as a rookie) is one of the top young pitchers in the league and ' Cuban defector Danys Baez f5-- 3 250) was dominant in his half-seasin the majors' ex-Re- ds - (17-113- 05 ' Houston Astros They'Ve changed managers Jimy Williams for Larry Dierker —- and the name of the ballpark — Astros Field instead of Enron Field Yet the challenge remains the same in Houston: getting past the first lose 96 This Junior spring games heard talk about how he wasn't a good teammate Plus his dad quit as a coach ’ r The Herald Journal Logairr Utah Sunday March — iyear and sawCincinnati gious to say in St Louis but it’s true: Minus Big Mac the Cardinals may be even better than they were last season Tino Martinez (34 HRs 113 RBIs) did a great job of succeeding Don Mattingly with the New York Yankees and his steady play will fill Mark McGwire's spot -- ' reg !ome see all the new products fin' 2002 from Callaway I'ing 'layor’ Made Nike Adidas and C Jitter &Buck Our iWcsmorul Maft ian make sure that you get the equipment that best suits yciur game “Buy vtHir' equipment from the paque you see every time you pm!’ It h dcllniidv in our best interest that you are equipped properly The fcnefits will uo far ' lJavidM)n PCiA IVofessinnal beyond just pUyingnrticr gplf ( him RING Smidifield Taylor O Made a e&T Next to Chili's Come get Food Drink Ertcr Raffle for a Chance to win Portable Basketball Slandasis and other great prizes' SfCL m Sals Miips! 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