Chicago Cubs (3-7) vs Miami Marlins (4-6)
The first 10 games have gone about as well as expected for the Cubs. Yes Theo Epstein is guiding the ship but he can’t overhaul this wreck in just one offseason.
The first 10 games have gone about as well as expected for the Cubs. Yes Theo Epstein is guiding the ship but he can’t overhaul this wreck in just one offseason.
The Oakland A’s entered Tuesday’s game two coming off a 6-0 shutout to start their four-game series in Anaheim, while the Angles got a much-needed win after going 3-6 in their first nine games of the 2012 campaign.
No team has looked better in the first couple weeks of baseball than the Texas Rangers. Texas got to Jon Lester early last night, and the Rangers have been smashing the baseball all season.
The Warriors have dropped five straight, while the Lakers continue their dominance of the Pacific Division stringing together four wins in their last five after coming up short on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs.
The New York Knicks are still battling for the final playoffs spots in the East. They are currently in seventh but there are more than enough games left to get caught on the outside looking in if they stumble down the stretch.
The Magic are still without their big gun in Dwight Howard, but they have still won 2 straight and have clinched a playoff berth.
Two weeks of MLB are in the books and already some of the cream is rising to the top. With most team having played 10 games early in the season there are certainly some surprises – the Nationals, the Dodgers and the Orioles currently lead their respective Divisions – insane!
The 2012 MLB regular season enters its second full week a games with a few teams making an early sprint out of the gate with a few others off to a surprisingly slow start.
The Red Sox got things back on track by winning three straight against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, but a 1-0 loss in Monday’s Patriot’s Day matinee will set up a must win series against the red-hot Texas Rangers who will roll into Fenway on Tuesday night for a short two-game set.
A few years ago this would have been a battle of two division leaders, but the Twins have fallen on hard times the last couple years.
The Mets are definitely off to a better than expected start. They took the opener of now their second series against Atlanta last night making them 4-0 vs the Braves this year (they are just 3-3 against everybody else).
Both the Indiana Pacers and the Philadelphia 76ers will be coming off Monday night games when they clash on Tuesday night in the City of Brotherly Love.
Boston just finished a back-to-back-to-back scheduling spot Sunday. The Knicks had a difficult fourth quarter Sunday afternoon and they dropped a tough home game to the Miami Heat.
The San Antonio Spurs are enjoying a sneaky good season.
Old time hockey was on display in Game 2 of the series between the New York Rangers and the Ottawa Senators and there is no reason to believe that the bad blood between the teams will calm down anytime soon.
The Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series between the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals heads to DC on Monday night all even.