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The Boys of Spring dglanville in nytimes
Young stars have chance to lead game back – krosenthal
Is Joe Torre Worth the Money? – wsj
&nbsp graph via the sports economist
Handing out the hardware before the season starts – krosenthal
Team Marketing Report’s 2008 MLB Fan Cost Index – teammarketing
&nbsp HOU – $215  TEX – $148  OAK – $206  SFG – $183

Plenty of surprise starters set for Opening Day – prodgers
Mariners’ Ichiro wants to make the play, not look good doing it – seattletimes
Brian Cashman answers your questions – lohud
It’s time – globesports
Gameday returns bigger, better – mlb
Time to come clean: We’re hooked on Harden again – insidebayarea
With lots of ground to cover, California is land of center fielders – sfgate

She and Him – Volume One [stream]
Quiet Life – Act Natural [dl]
Jim White’s Transnormal Skiperoo combines backwoods and space age aesthetics – sfgate

Loans and Leadership – pkrugman

Infants in the pool – a dive into controversy – sfgate

Robot reports for security duty in Atlanta – latimes

Goo Goo Ga Ga Gourmet! – sfgate
Kids’ menus grow up – sfgate
Just Grate – nytimes
Do fancy glasses improve the flavor of wine? – straightdope

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DrB 2008 MLB predictions:
AL West	Angels(93 wins)	OAK 2nd (86w), heat beats TEX, SEA a bust
AL Central	Tigers (101)	Weak division, CHI and CLE only decent-to-OK
AL East	Red Sox (95)	NYY could add a P to help, TOR & TAM good teams
NL West	Dodgers (89)	ARI & COL also contenders
NL Central	Cubs (94)	MIL will be in to the end, CIN OK
NL East	Braves (95)	PHI will be tough, NYM wilt and fade