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This is a much larger issue than simply Yankees-Red Sox, of course. The issue is that the pace of baseball is apparently too slow and the need to decision to establish rules to speed the game up.

Umpire Joe West should take this idea and apply it to his country singing. Talk about painfully slow and dull. But I digress. We need to quit trying to find fault with the game.

2009 fell short of the Milwaukee Brewers' goals, but thanks to added pitching depth and veteran hitting, the Brewers are poised for a great 2010. As with any season, the Brewers face many questions in 2010. Will Yovani Gallardo prove worthy of being a staff ace? Will Corey Hart break out like in 2007, and end his three-year decline? Will Braun and Fielder reign again as the top one-two punch in baseball? For the Brewers to get to the playoffs again, and make a deep run, 10 keys come into play.

David Ortiz went on a profanity-laced tirade against reporters who questioned his 0-for-7 start this season. Ortiz is the only Red Sox regular without a hit after two games. 

But that's just it; only two games have been played and perhaps it's premature to question Ortiz after just seven at-bats.

Ask around Major League Baseball and most people close to the game will tell you the same thing about Spring Training—it's an incredible window into the game that a true fan needs to experience.

I've never gone myself, so I can only trust in the wisdom of those words, but my faith is strong.

Granted, the same thing that I'm sure makes the Show's exhibition run so exceptional is the same thing that makes it confounding to professional prognosticators—it's utterly meaningless.

With Opening Day now behind us, rosters for the season are now set.

The A's finalized their 25-man roster two days ago. I didn't agree with everything they did, but overall, they did a strong job of picking the best players.

What follows are five reactions I had to specific moves.

Happy baseball season! Let's enjoy the game!

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With one out left in the top of the ninth inning in Monday’s season opener against the Diamondbacks, Adrian Gonzalez and Kyle Blanks were not satisfied.  

Trailing 6-1, the afternoon appeared all but squandered with little positive to take into game two Tuesday. 

That changed when Gonzalez stepped to the plate.

With the 2010 season just getting under way for the Yankees, there are already rumblings that the team is trying to add on more players.

On Sunday, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees were possibly looking to add outfield help to what they already have.

Rosenthal reports this because of the Yankees' questionable depth in 2010. Curtis Granderson is a lock in center field and Nick Swisher is a lock in right field. But, if by any chance if they get injured, that hurts their depth and their batting order.

With March Madness quickly coming to a close, that means only one thing: baseball season is about to begin.

In just about a week, it will be time to open ballparks across the nation as the 2010 MLB season gets underway.

Right in the National League division mix will be your Houston Astros -- and regardless of what you may hear on the radio or TV, Houston’s 2010 team will contend for the NL Central title.

But, before we jump the gun on next season, let’s quickly address seven burning issues facing the Astros as Spring Training comes to a close…

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