Ben and Larry are ready for the season to start, even if it is starting unfathomably early in the morning.

Aaron takes a look at the back-to-back American League Central champs, who have quite a few new faces this year.

What will history say about the beginning of Ozzie Guillen’s managerial career? Studes examines the back-to-back AL Central second-place finishers, by way of their new manager.

Redbird Nation’s Brian Gunn takes a look at Albert Pujols and the Cardinals.

With new GM Paul DePodesta running the show, the future in LA looks bright. This year, though, the Dodgers are stuck with a horrible offense and a pitching staff that’s certain to decline from its fantastic 2003. Still, in the wild NL West, almost everyone’s a contender.

Ben discusses the guys who just missed the cut in his pre-season position rankings.

Back to the Grill Again (There it is: Black and White). Alex follows up with Howard Bryant, the author of “Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston.”

Matthew examines Mariano Rivera’s Hall of Fame case and finds some interesting results.

Craig writes a few truisms on adjusting baseball’s many numbers.

Larry offers his opinion on whether the records of the past decade should be discounted if the players who set them used steroids.