Opening Day in Baseball and The Braves will fly their Championship Pennant tonight in the home opener in Atlanta. Then the hard part starts. The last time an MLB team went Back-2-Back was 1998, 1999, and 2000, a three-peat from The Yankees. The NL East has gotten to be a difficult road. The Mets, Phillies, and Marlins are all better. The Dodgers will be the NL Favorites. The fight will be fun, but nothing will take away the glow of last year’s World Series Title. Now here are my MLB picks: – Jim Dunaway
AL: East- Blue Jays, Central- Twins, West- Astros
AL: WC1- Yankees, WC2- White Sox, WC3- Rays
NL: East- Phillies, Central- Brewers, West- Dodgers
NL: WC1- Braves, WC2- Padres, WC3- Mets
World Series: Blue Jays 4-3 over Dodgers
AL MVP: Vlad Guerrero Jr.
NL MVP: Francisco Lindor
THURSDAY GAMES TO WATCH: (All Times Central)
MLB: Brewers at Cubs 1:20pm MLBN
GOLF: The Masters 2:00pm-6:30pm ESPN
NHL: Penguins at Rangers 6:00pm ESPN+/Hulu TV
NBA: Celtics at Bucks 6:30pm TNT
MLB: Reds at Braves 7:00pm ESPN-2
ON THE SHOW THURSDAY: (All Times Central)
10:00am CHIP CARAY, TV Voice of Atlanta Braves
11:00am NEAL McCREADY, RebelGrove.com, Rivals Host
11:30am TRASH with LT presented by Mortgage Right
TOP LINKS THIS MORNING: ($$=Subscription Needed)
- ACUNA DENIES HE RIPPED FREDDIE: Translators disagree, you decide READ
- CONNOR O’GARA: Look past the usual suspects for SEC’s Best Rush Attack READ
- FUTURE OF AUBURN AD: Allen Greene speaks about his future at Auburn READ
- MOST INTERESTING QB BATTLE IN CFB: It has to be Texas A&M READ
- AARON SUTTLES: ($$) Be Warned, Nick Saban likes this teams competitive nature READ
- MIKE RODAK: Agiye Hall Suspended, already had second chance per Coach READ
- FORMER ALABAMA LB IMPRESSES: Drew Sanders turning heads at Arkansas READ
- NICK SABAN POST PRACTICE: Alabama Coach on Young WRs, CBs, and more READ
- DAVID UBBEN: ($$) Arkansas’ lack of football success starts with 3 letters, SEC READ
- DAVE HOOKER: 5 Players to watch at Auburn’s A-Day Game Saturday READ
- AUBURN CAMP: Harsin is really impressed with Reworked Defensive Staff READ
- WEST VIRGINIA: ($$) Can The Mountaineers Raise Expectations after a decade READ
- COACH K RETURNING?: Retired Duke Coach shuts down any rumor of return READ
- THE NBA HAS PROBLEMS: Commish says Stars are NOT Playing Enough READ
- WHO WILL WIN THE MASTERS?: CBSSports picks 9 likely Champions READ
- OPENING DAY: This is the MLB.com Opening Day Guide of lineups etc. READ
- BRAVES REPEAT CHAMPS?: 5 Keys as Braves try to repeat as MLB Champs READ
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Russell Crowe 58, Jackie Chan 68, Tony Dorsett 68, Tiki/Ronde Barber 47, Jared Cook 35, Ricky Watters 53, John Oates 74, Josh Hader 28, Adrian Beltre 43, Daniel Berger 29,
