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I recently wrote an article on "25 Ways to Tell if You're a Cardinals Fan." I enjoyed coming up with the list so much, I decided to stay in the division and turn it into a series of articles.

So, Milwaukee, here is your list of ways to tell if you're a Brewers fan!

Five under-the-radar teams/performers that should enjoy breakout levels of success in ’09.

Face of the Franchise:  Bob Feller

Manager: Lou Boudreau

C - Sandy Alomar
1B - Hal Trosky
2B - Nap Lajoie
3B - Ken Keltner
SS - Joe Sewell
OF - Tris Speaker
OF - Earl Averill
OF - Joe Jackson
DH - Manny Ramirez
Bench: 1B/DH Jim Thome, SS Lou Boudreau, OF Charlie Jamieson, Kenny Lofton

With Chicago Cubs future closer Carlos losing the job to Kevin Gregg, I thought I would make a list of nine MLB Relievers who have thrived throughout their career as a setup man, boasting the kind of stuff that make managers drool.

When they get opportunities in the ninth though, their stuff is nowhere to be found.

Here are nine closers I never want to see in the ninth inning again.

1. LaTroy Hawkins, Houston Astros

by Derek of The Sportmeisters

The Sportmeisters Fantasy Guru, Derek, reveals his updated Relief Pitcher rankings, with auction values and new projections.

The start of the new baseball season is still several weeks away, but I have to admit I am getting pumped up for my Phillies to defend their 2008 World Championship.

So I was sitting in Science Class today and decided to do something different than what I usually do when I'm bored (Normally I sleep), I decided to start on my next B/R article.

Of course I had to first come up with a topic, but now you obviously know what I came up with: What team has the best pitching one-two punch in the majors?

I set up a "tournament" if you want to call it that and was eliminating the teams while all the other members at my table just kept on sleeping.

If you are like me, you cannot wait until opening day. The anticipation has been building since Brad Lidge whiffed Rocco Baldelli to wrap up the World Series. One can't help but to wonder what the 2009 season has in store for all of us. I am sure that there will be many incredible feats, wacky plays, and even an improbable playoff run. Here are ten things that the 2009 MLB season will bring us.

This list was made after extensive research into the stats I believed to be the most important when it came to pitchers. I took a list of close to 200 candidates and looked at their career totals in Wins, ERA, WHIP, Saves, and Strikeouts. I then ranked each player in each of those categories. After that I looked at what they averaged in those stats per year. This ensures that we are looking at quality along with quantity. Next I weighted each stat accordingly, because lets face it, a save isn't as important as a win.

I've spent my time pondering what things make me happy that I'm a Cubs fan. This year I've come up with 10, actually maybe 12 things if you split two of them up, that make me happy to be a "Waveland Warrior" this season.

10. CC Sabathia is in New York and not Milwaukee

Reason this makes me happy: That's four to six wins against the Brew Crew this season. Sabathia ate us up like he does so many hot dogs every year. Let us all rejoice that Milwaukee wasn't willing to pay him by the pound, like the Yankees were willing to.