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Article: Your Guide to Baseball '08; Ben Goessling breaks down the 10 stories to watch this year in baseball, from the Red Sox trying to repeat to Detroit's busy offseason and a summer filled with milestone watching:.(BASEBALL '08)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 27, 2008
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Byline: Ben Goessling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
1. Yankees, Mets try to go out on top
Both of these teams still are recovering from last year - the Mets after their historic collapse in September, the Yankees after being eliminated in the ALDS for the third year in a row - and they'll both try to do it while closing down their longtime homes. This is the final year for both Yankee and Shea stadiums before each team moves into a new ballpark next season. The All-Star Game is at Yankee Stadium, and the Yanks will try to make a championship run with a new manager (Joe Girardi) and an aging pitching staff. Meanwhile, the Mets swung a trade for arguably the ...