Mac Shack–The AL East The 2010 campaign is a week young and it’s useful to kick the tires and see how members of the AL East elite and not-so-elite are doing. Seven or eight games does not a season make but they sure get us talking and, in this, passing out report cards.
AL East Week 1
By: mikemac4344 | Wednesday April 14th, 2010
American League East Preview
By: mikemac4344 | Friday April 2nd, 2010
The AL East is loaded with talent but it’s hard to see how the Yankees don’t win 100 games. The Red Sox have the goods but need consistent hitting and for the pitching staff to realize its potential. The Rays have the nucleus of a good team but don’t have the pitching and hitting that the Yankees and Red Sox bring to the table. The Orioles always seem to be a year away from blooming into a contender but simply give no indication that management is willing to spend the money needed to compete in the division. The Blue Jays appear to me to be deliberately using this as a rebuilding season and a chance to save some payroll money.
AFC East Week 6 Analysis and Week 7 Predictions
By: mikemac4344 | Tuesday October 20th, 2009
(Michael MacDonald October 20, 2009) I was absent the past week nursing a wrist and hand injury which may be just as well…the NFL craziness has continued unabated and the AFC East is no exception. I was o for 3 in my week 5 picks and would have been 1 for 2 in my week [...]
AFL East Week 4 (and a look to Week 5)
By: mikemac4344 | Monday October 5th, 2009
(Michael MacDonald October 5, 2009) The Jets dropped Mark Sanchez returned to reality this weekend past coughing up 3 interceptions against no touchdowns in the Jets’ 24-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Both teams entered the game 3-0 and while the game was never close, it also did not tell us a whole lot [...]
Red Sox Await Date With Angels
By: mikemac4344 | Monday October 5th, 2009
(Michael MacDonald October 5, 2009) Call them the California Angels or call them the Anaheim Angels or call them the Los Angeles Angels — the Red Sox know this team well and tjhe the same is true in reverse. For the third straight year and fourth time in six years, the Red Sox and Angels [...]
