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October 7, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Playoff Octet

by Jim Baker

Jim looks forward to the weekend by looking at the only four remaining series.

October 5, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: The In-Spite-Of Team

by Jim Baker

All eight playoff teams got to the postseason on the backs of some great performances...and while overcoming some terrible ones.

September 30, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Heavenly World Series

by Jim Baker

As the regular season winds down, Jim concentrates on those teams still battling for playoff spots.

September 27, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Four-Way Tie

by Jim Baker

Jim speculates about what will happen should there be a four-way tie in the AL, and has some thoughts on the Brewers, the A's, and a crucial NL West matchup.

September 23, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: From the Headlines

by Jim Baker

Jim departs from his usual matchups to provide his take on today's headlines.

September 20, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Out on One Bounce

by Jim Baker

Jim's matchups focus on the suddenly interesting AL Central, the suddenly close AL East, and the good-in-small-doses Nationals.

September 16, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Luck is for the Unskilled

by Jim Baker

Jim's matchups take us from wild-card races to division titles, and from MVPs to most painful dropoffs.

September 13, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: 40-40, and 20

by Jim Baker

A break from the Matchups this week to look at the man who won the last four MVPs, and a top candidate for this year's honors.

September 9, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: The Rivalry Cometh

by Jim Baker

Jim focuses on this weekend's Yankee/Red Sox series in his matchups.

September 7, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Performance Enhancing Jewelry

by Jim Baker

Jim wonders why we pay major-league prices for Triple-A rosters in September, has notes on a darkhorse MVP candidate, and looks at a necklace of dubious quality.

September 2, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Matchups Revisited

by Jim Baker

Jim revisits some Matchups from earlier in the year to see how prophetic--or wrong--he really was.

August 31, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Only In It For the VORP

by Jim Baker

Jim has a look at the A's historic turnaround, and has some props for the best outfields in the game.

August 26, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: So You Want to Be a Surgeon?

by Jim Baker

Jim uses pitching matchups for this weekend's games, and has notes on no-decisions, non-triumphant returns to the rotation, and a reality TV show idea.

August 23, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Central Themes

by Jim Baker

The White Sox are set up to continue a trend set by the last 10 AL Central champions. While at the other end of the division...

August 19, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: They're Going the Distance

by Jim Baker

Jim's matchups include a team that seemingly loses every game, a bullpen that only appears to blow every lead, and two pitchers with fairly similar usage patterns.

August 16, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Celebrating the Sinister

by Jim Baker

Jim looks at Shea Hillenbrand and the Blue Jays, the bottom of the sac fly leaderboard, and his horrific prediction of the Nationals' series in Denver, all in today's Matchups.

August 12, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: A Box of Collar Stays

by Jim Baker

Jim's Friday matchups prompt him to look at RBI Opportunities, The Loneliness Factor, and Ryan Drese Hysteria.

August 9, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Team Houdini Strikes Back

by Jim Baker

Jim Baker's got the latest on Jhonny Peralta, the Pirates' hopes for the future and the AL's answer to escaping a locked vault, underwater, in chains.

August 5, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: The Weekend Ahead

by Jim Baker

A possible NLCS preview highlights the weekend action. No, not the Padres and Nationals.

August 2, 2005

Prospectus Matchups: Word to the Third

by Jim Baker

With Sunday's Hall of Fame inductions in mind, Jim takes a look at the most underrepresented position in the Hall.