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Baseball : MLB 2008 season preview

Red Sox sweep Rockies to win World Series 2007

The Boston Red Sox swept to their second title in four years with 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game 4. The Red Sox become just the fourth franchise in Major League Baseball history to record sweeps in consecutive World Series appearances. Boston also won all four games against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004, when the team ended their 86-year championship drought.

The wild-card Colorado Rockies started a postseason with seven straight wins and headed to their first World Series after completing a four-game sweep in the NL championship series with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  • World Series title: Boston Red Sox
  • AL champions: Boston Red Sox
  • NL champions: Colorado Rockies
  • AL East champions: Boston Red Sox
  • AL Central champions: Cleveland Indians
  • AL West champions: Los Angeles Angels
  • NL East champions: Philadelphia Phillie
  • NL Central champions: Chicago Cubs
  • NL West champions: Arizona Diamondbacks

Odds by bookmakers

These are odds to win 2008 MLB World Series Championship published by online bookmakers before the start of the season:

Boston - 5.5
Detroit - 6.5
NY Yankees - 6.5
NY Mets - 8
LA Angels - 11
LA Dodgers - 12
Cleveland - 12
Ch. Cubs - 14
Philadelphia - 17
Colorado - 20
San Diego - 22
Arizona - 22
St. Louis - 28
Milwaukee - 29
Ch. White Sox - 29
Seattle - 29
Toronto - 30
Atlanta - 32
Oakland - 39
Houston - 40
Minnesota - 50
Texas - 60
Cincinnati - 70
San Francisco - 70
Florida - 90
Washington - 100
Pittsburgh - 130
Tampa Bay - 150
Kansas City - 160
Baltimore - 180

Major offseason changes

  • Tampa Bay acquired Matt Garza from Minnesota for Delmon Young.
  • Detroit Tigers signed Miguel Cabrera, Edgar Renteria and Dontrelle Willis.
  • Minnesota Twins lost Johan Santana and Torii Hunter but they signed Delmon Young and Brendan Harris.
  • Chicago White Sox added Orlando Cabrera, Nick Swisher and Carlos Quentin.
  • Kansas City Royals signs Jose Guillen to a 3 year, $36m deal.
  • Los Angeles Angels signed Torii Hunter and Jon Garland. They lost Orlando Cabrera.
  • Seattle Mariners have acquired Erik Bedard and Carlos Silva.

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  • New York Mets acquired Johan Santana.
  • Chicago Cubs have signed Jon Lieber and Kosuke Fukudome.
  • Florida Marlins added Cameron Maybin, Dallas McPherson and Andrew Miller while traded Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.
  • Milwaukee Brewers acquired Mike Cameron and Eric Gagne.
  • St. Louis Cardinals have signed Troy Glaus.
  • Houston Astros signed Miguel Tejada, Jose Valverde, Michael Bourn and Kazuo Matsui.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers have appointed Joe Torre as their new manager. They signed Andruw Jones and Hiroki Kuroda.
  • Colorado Rockies lost Kazuo Matsui, added Marcus Giles.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks added Dan Haren while they lost Carlos Quentin, Livan Hernandez and Jose Valverde.

Calendar for season 2008

  • March 25 - Opening day at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics.
  • March 30 - Opening Night: Braves vs. Nationals at Nationals Park, Washington.
  • March 31 - Opening Day
  • July 15 - All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium (New York).
  • September 28 - Final day of the 2008 regular season.

The World Series in the last five seasons

2007   Boston - Colorado   4:0
2006   St.Louis - Detroit   4:1
2005   Chi. White Sox - Houston   4:0
2004   Boston - St. Louis   4:0
2003   Florida - NY Yankees   4:2

MLB 2007 Playoffs

World Series
Boston - Colorado4 : 0
League Series
Boston - Cleveland4 : 3
Arizona - Colorado0 : 4
Division Series
Cleveland - NY Yank.3 : 1
Boston - LA Ang.3 : 0
Philadel. - Colorado0 : 3
Arizona - Ch. Cubs3 : 0

MLB 2007 regular-season standings

#team% win-loss
AL East
1Boston59.396-66 (162)
2NY Yank.58.094-68 (162)
3Toronto51.283-79 (162)
4Baltimore42.669-93 (162)
5Tampa B.40.766-96 (162)
AL Central
1Cleveland59.396-66 (162)
2Detroit54.388-74 (162)
3Minnes.48.879-83 (162)
4Ch. Sox44.472-90 (162)
5Kansas42.669-93 (162)
AL West
1LA Ang.58.094-68 (162)
2Seattle54.388-74 (162)
3Oakland46.976-86 (162)
4Texas46.375-87 (162)
NL East
1Philadel.54.989-73 (162)
2NY Mets54.388-74 (162)
3Atlanta51.984-78 (162)
4Washing.45.173-89 (162)
5Florida43.871-91 (162)
NL Central
1Ch. Cubs52.585-77 (162)
2Milwauk.50.682-80 (162)
3St. Louis48.178-84 (162)
4Houston45.173-89 (162)
5Cincinnati44.472-90 (162)
6Pittsbur.43.270-92 (162)
NL West
1Arizona55.690-72 (162)
2Colorado55.290-73 (163)
3S. Diego54.088-75 (163)
4LA Dodg.50.682-80 (162)
5San Fran.43.871-91 (162)
teamstitles 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
NY Yankees26finals1/21/41/41/4
St. Louis10-finals1/2title-
Oakland91/4--1/2-
Boston71/2title1/4-title
LA Dodgers6-1/41/21/4-
Pittsburgh5-----
Cincinnati Reds5-----
San Francisco51/4----
Detroit Tigers4---finals-
Baltimore3-----
Atlanta Braves31/41/41/4--
Ch. White Sox3--title--
Minnesota31/41/4-1/4-
Chicago Cubs21/2---1/4
Cleveland2----1/2
Florida Marlins2title----
NY Mets2---1/2-
Toronto2-----
Arizona1----1/2
Philadelphia1----1/4
Kansas City1-----
LA Angels1----1/4
San Diego---1/41/4-
Colorado-----finals
Houston Astros--1/2finals--

The table shows the overall number of World Series titles and team success in the last five seasons. (title, finals - World Series; 1/2 - League championship series; 1/4 - Playoffs)

 
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