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2005 MLB Season Preview
BY MATTHEW HATFIELD
Note:  Click logos to read the two page preview of the
selected team... All logos are courtesy of
Yahoo! Sports
2005 MLB Playoff Preview
BY MATTHEW HATFIELD
Note:  Click logos to read the two page preview of the
selected series.. All logos are courtesy of
Yahoo! Sports
ALCS:  ONLINE NOW!
NL EAST:
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - American League West Winner
Chicago White Sox - American League Central Winner
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Atlanta Braves
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Florida Marlins
NLCS:  ONLINE NOW!
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the New York Mets
Houston Astros - National League Wild Card Winner
St. Louis Cardinals - National League Central Winner
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Philadelphia Phillies
NLDS:  ONLINE NOW!
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres - National League West Winner
St. Louis Cardinals - National League Central Winner
NL CENTRAL:
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the St. Louis Cardinals
NLDS:  ONLINE NOW!
Houston Astros - National League Wild Card Winner
Atlanta Braves - National League East Winner
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Chicago Cubs
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Cincinnati Reds
ALDS:  ONLINE NOW!
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox - American League Wild Card Winner
Chicago White Sox - American League Central Winner
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees - American League East Winner
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - American League West Winner
NL WEST:
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the San Diego Padres
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the San Francisco Giants
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Colorado Rockies
WORLD SERIES
PREVIEW:  4 PAGES!
Craig Biggio has waited all his career for this moment:  to play in the World Series.  (Photo Courtesy:  Mark Humphrey/AP)
AL EAST:
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the New York Yankees
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Boston Red Sox
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Baltimore Orioles
Craig Biggio (shown pictured) and the
Houston Astros are trying to become
the fourth Wild Card team in a row to
win the World Series, following the
Angels, Marlins and Red Sox.  They'll
have to outlast a well rested Chicago
White Sox team that won 99 regular
season games and is looking for its first
Championship since 1917!

WORLD SERIES PREVIEW
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Toronto Blue Jays
AL CENTRAL:
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Minnesota Twins
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Cleveland Indians
MLB Weekly - 8-26-05
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Detroit Tigers
Pirates starting pitcher Zach Duke has polished command that's made him one of the best young pitchers for the future (AP)
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Chicago White Sox
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Kansas City Royals
AL WEST:
Did you hear the Brad Penny milk story?  If you haven't - find
out about it here as well as other topics such as Curt Schilling,
the Mets + more.  Enjoy this final edition of
MLB Weekly and be
sure to visit my MLB daily Blog starting in September.    

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Click:  Team-by-team Mid-Season Review & More
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Seattle Mariners
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Texas Rangers
Matthew Hatfield's 2005 MLB Season Preview for the Oakland Athletics
All of the Previews are Complete!!!!!!!!!
2005 MLB Matthew Awards:
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

NL MVP:  Andruw Jones - Atlanta
Actual Winner:  Albert Pujols - St. Louis


NL Cy Young:  Chris Carpenter - St. Louis
Actual Winner:  Chris Carpenter - St. Louis


NL Rookie of the Year:  Willy Taveras - Houston
Actual Winner:  Ryan Howard - Philadelphia


NL Manager of the Year:  Frank Robinson - Washington
Actual Winner:  Bobby Cox - Atlanta


AL MVP:  David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox
Actual Winner:  Alex Rodriguez - NY Yankees


AL Cy Young:  Mariano Rivera - NY Yankees
Actual Winner:  Bartolo Colon - LA Angels of Anaheim


AL Rookie of the Year:  Huston Street - Oakland A's
Actual Winner:  Huston Street - Oakland A's


AL Manager of the Year:  Eric Wedge - Cleveland
Actual Winner:  Ozzie Guillen - Chicago White Sox



Revised World Series Pick:  
St. Louis over LA Angels of Anaheim in 6

Actual World Series Result:
Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros in 4
2006 MLB Playoff Preview
BY MATTHEW HATFIELD
Note:  Click logos to read the two page preview of the
selected series.. All logos are courtesy of
Yahoo! Sports
Oakland Athletics - AL West Champions
Minnesota Twins - AL Central Champs
ALDS:  ONLINE NOW!
Detroit Tigers - AL Wild Card
New York Yankees - AL East Champs
New York Mets - NL East Champs
Los Angeles Dodgers - NL Wild Card
St. Louis Cardinals - NL Central Champs
San Diego Padres - NL West Champs
NLDS:  ONLINE NOW!
ALDS:  ONLINE NOW!
NLDS:  ONLINE NOW!
St. Louis Cardinals - NL Central Champs
New York Mets - NL East Champs
Detroit Tigers - AL Wild Card
Oakland Athletics - AL West Champions
ALCS:  ONLINE NOW!
NLCS:  ONLINE NOW!
WORLD SERIES
PREVIEW:  ONLINE NOW!
St. Louis Cardinals - National League Champions
Detroit Tigers - American League Champions