SI.com 2003 Spring Training 2003 Spring Training

 
 

  Walter Iooss Jr.

Season's greetings

With Opening Day upon us, Sports Illustrated has all the bases covered. Check out all 30 team previews and Tom Verducci's fearless predictions. With the mound turning 100 years old this season, it's only fitting that the theme of SI's preview issue is pitching. The New York Yankees have more starters than starting slots, but they are not our pick to win it all. The Oakland Athletics, with a trio of aces, are the team to beat in 2003.

Taylor: Hudson and Mulder and Zito -- oh, my!
From A to Z | Milestones | Rookies | Screwballs

 
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John Donovan
Key storylines for the season ahead



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Sports Illustrated's Player Rankings
AL Report | NL Report | Fantasy File
Fantasy Mailbag | Submit a question
Baseball Commissioner | Batter up!



 
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AL East
 • Baltimore Orioles
 • Boston Red Sox
 • New York Yankees
 • Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 • Toronto Blue Jays
NL East
 • Atlanta Braves
 • Florida Marlins
 • Montreal Expos
 • New York Mets
 • Philadelphia Phillies
AL Central
 • Chicago White Sox
 • Cleveland Indians
 • Detroit Tigers
 • Kansas City Royals
 • Minnesota Twins
NL Central
 • Chicago Cubs
 • Cincinnati Reds
 • Houston Astros
 • Milwaukee Brewers
 • Pittsburgh Pirates
 • St. Louis Cardinals
AL West
 • Anaheim Angels
 • Oakland Athletics
 • Seattle Mariners
 • Texas Rangers
NL West
 • Arizona Diamondbacks
 • Colorado Rockies
 • Los Angeles Dodgers
 • San Diego Padres
 • San Francisco Giants

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Spring Training Buzz
Feb. 27: Matsui Mania just getting started
March 3: Red Sox figuring out who's on first
March 6: Piniella has plenty to teach D-Rays
March 10: Pedro ready to shoulder load again
March 12: What have we learned this spring?
March 17: Kim starting over with Diamondbacks
March 19: Mariners happy with versatile Colbrunn
March 24: White Sox have big plans for Crede
March 27: What were the real spring stories?


10 Questions
Jim Thome | Torii Hunter | Hideki Matsui
Felipe Alou | David Eckstein | Barry Zito

More Features
Statitudes: All things spring, by the numbers
Five pitchers under the microscope this spring
Free-agent signings and remaining free agents
Key questions facing each club entering camp
Top 10 minor league prospects at each position
Few teams earn high marks after frigid offseason


 
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Which team has the best pitching staff?






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Jeff Pearlman: Spring Training Mailbag
Some people just need to say goodbye.

Tom Verducci: Inside Baseball
Lack of plate discipline could doom young Rays.

John Donovan: Inside Baseball
Baseball braces for life during wartime.

Steve Rushin: Air and Space
An ode to joys, and boys, of spring training.


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SI Postcards
SI.com writers check in from Arizona and Florida.

Statitudes
Orosco leads revival of baseball's fortysomethings.


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* Spring has sprung
SI senior writer Tom Verducci previews some key storylines as Opening Day approaches.
Visit SI.com's Video Plus

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Jeff Pearlman
• Feb. 19: Don't bet on Angels repeating
• Feb. 26: Pay-to-watch-workouts unfair
• March 5: Cubs staff loaded with potential
• March 12: Royals will regret cutting Quinn
• March 19: Spring stats don't mean anything
• March 26: Some players' times are up

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