Found January 08, 2013 on The Platoon Advantage: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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And by ten things to get excited about, I naturally mean ten baseball things to get excited by 2013. Otherwise the list would be full of things like "surviving the winter without contracting the black death" and "awaiting Fast and Furious 6." That said, with winter still gripping us and baseball season still oh so far away, what are the things that will keep us getting out of the bed in the morning?  1. Mike Trout's Continued Improvement Sure, some people say that Mike Trout is due for a decline. Not because he'll be a worse player, but because baseball is, like, really, really hard. And now that the book is out on him, pitchers will adjust and Trout, no matter how gifted he may be, will need some time to formulate a response. And also, all that good luck Trout had in 2012 will turn into bad luck. I think this is known as Casino Rules.   But we all know that's not true. One, because there is no scouting report that can beat Trout. ...
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