| The rites of spring are nearly here at last. It seems like | | | | since been able to hold it together and stay |
| only yesterday the New York Yankees were | | | | competitive late into the season. Expect more of the |
| wrapping up their 27th Major League Baseball | | | | same from them in the coming months. |
| Championship, and now here we are staring down the | | | | 3. New York Mets: The New York Mets had high |
| barrel of another exciting MLB season. Will the | | | | hopes for the 2009 season, but those hopes were cut |
| Yankees repeat? Will the Phillies pull it together and | | | | short long before they could actually see them to |
| repeat their championship of a couple of seasons | | | | fruition. It couldn't have helped their pride any watching |
| ago? And what will all of this mean to you when it | | | | their cross-town rivals claim yet another World Series |
| comes time for some good old-fashioned baseball | | | | Championship. Expect the Mets to turn up the heat this |
| betting? It's always a fun time of year filled with myriad | | | | season. |
| possibilities. And to get the ball curving right, let's take a | | | | 2. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks are |
| look at these five likely MLB picks for the Top Five | | | | another team with loads of promise. Last season's |
| positions of 2010. | | | | preseason rankings had them in the top ten. They |
| 5. Philadelphia Phillies: Despite falling four games to two | | | | finished last in their division with a 70-92 record. They, |
| in the 2009 season, the Philadelphia Phillies really | | | | too, will have something to prove in 2010. |
| showed some guts throughout the year, knocking off | | | | 1. New York Yankees: All those World Series |
| the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies | | | | Championships speak for themselves, with 2009 being |
| to earn the right to play for it. And the previous year | | | | a painful reminder for the rest of the division. To be the |
| this team actually claimed a World Series. So don't | | | | best, you have to beat the best! |
| count the Phillies out. Not a lot has changed in the last | | | | Baseball betting should not be left completely up to |
| few years, so it seems like they will be in the mix for | | | | chance. Nor should you completely take our word for |
| the next few seasons at least. | | | | it. Examine the facts for yourself. Weigh the previous |
| 4. Boston Red Sox: Long trying to live down the fabled | | | | year's performance against the off-season trades, |
| curse that resulted in generation after generation of | | | | up-and-comers, and behind the scenes shenanigans, |
| frustrated Bostonians, the Boston Red Sox finally | | | | and make MLB picks that you can depend on with the |
| broke the spell a few seasons ago against none other | | | | utmost confidence for the coming season. It could be |
| than their heated rivals, last year's World Series | | | | the difference between a long ball and a strike out. |
| Champions, the New York Yankees. The Sox have | | | | Time to play ball! |