We heard about the beasts that may lurk in the East, and Pujols is going to eat everything in the West, but what about that Central? The Cy Young winner Justin Verlander has the Tigers looking like the favorite with a -500 betting line from bovada.com to win the division, 4/1 odds to win the pennant, and 4th best in the MLB with 8/1 to win a World Series.

The Tigers’ lineup is going to be so silly in the middle that the 3 and 4 hitters are going to be required by Bud Selig to tuck a napkin into their jersey before they snack on fastballs. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are two of the biggest power hitters in the game by themselves, but together it is honestly giving me the creeps being an Indians’ fan. When the MLB decided to add a second wildcard team to the playoffs, the Indians happened to be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Continue reading →