You have to look long and hard to find a reason why Kansas should not be considered one of the top teams of the 2008 season. After pouring over stats and rosters, and everything else I could find, the only reason I can come up with is that they won't be surprising teams like they did a season ago.

If it weren't for the Oklahoma Sooners, Missouri would have had an undefeated season, a Big 12 title, and a shot at the National Title. Twice last season Oklahoma and Missouri faced off, and twice Oklahoma won the game going away. If Missouri can figure out what they were doing wrong, and if no one else can figure out what Oklahoma was doing right, this could be the year for the Tigers

Baylor seems to be in uncharted territory this season. After hiring yet another new coach, some would think that they are exactly where they've always been, trying to tread water in a division that is just too good for them. However, this new coach is not like the others. This is not a man who was fired by other teams, and who the school is trying to hold up as someone who just wasn't given enough time.

This head coach actually built a succesful program in Houston, and decided to come to Baylor and try and do the same thing in Waco. Because of this, there is a sense of excitement and anticipation that hasn't been around the Baylor program since they joined the Big 12.

All apologies to a friend of mine, who inadvertently gave me the idea for this article. I informed my friend that I was stuck on what my initial writing should be for the NCAA Outsider, and being the Boston Sports Homer that he is, his reply was a suggestion to call it "How Boston College will shock the World and win the National Title." I replied that I didn't want people to think I was a fool

4-Star Quarterback recruit Cody Green is a player a lot of Nebraska fans are salivating over. While the young signal caller has amassed over 30 scholarship offers, he recently trimmed the list of teams he's considering to two, eliminating such national powers as LSU, and Alabama.

The race for Green's arm has come down to two conference rivals, Nebraska, and Texas A&M.

After the roller coaster drama that was the Robert Sallie fiasco, the Nebraska Basketball coaches were scrambling to not only find another player who could fill in on the upcoming season's team, but also someone who could be an impact player, possibly leading the team to it's first NCAA tournament appearance in years.

Sam Keller never kept it a secret, he wanted to play in the NFL. He pointed to his desire to make the Big Leagues as one of the reasons he transferred from Arizona State, and became a Nebraska Cornhusker three years ago.

With their win last night, and the Redsox being handed their 3rd straight loss, the Tampa Bay Rays, no longer bedeviled by their name, are in 1st place later in the season than ever before in Franchise history. The Florida Marlins, after dealing their star 3rd baseman, and former All-Star Ace, seeming sinking further into […]

Every year it seems there are some commentators and analysts that believe Baseball should join the 21st century by adopting new rules that would bring the sport more in line with its brethren in the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League. Often times it's something called "Questec" which would override the home plate umpires when it comes to balls and strikes....

Most of the Chicago papers today are reporting that once former Padre and Cardinal Centerfielder Jim Edmonds clears waivers Wednesday, Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry will swoop in and offer the broken down 37 year old a contract....

Brandon Webb: The last two days, I've touched on what a freak of nature Cliff Lee is, today I'll touch on what a freak Brandon Webb is. Brandon leads the major leagues in wins with 8 and has not been handed a loss yet this season....

Big Winners:

Edinson Volquez, Joey Votto, and the Cincinnati Reds: Votto had his best game as a major leaguer after belting 3 of the Reds 7 homeruns against the Cubs, and Volquez improved to 5-1 with a miniscule 1.06 ERA, and leads all of baseball with 52 strikeouts. Dusty Baker could also be called a big winner as his club took 2 of 3 from the team that most recently fired him.....

Lost in the mediocre start to the season that the Indians have given their fans is the insanely good start Cliff Lee has brought to his team. This is the same Cliff Lee who spent part of the season last year back in the minor leagues because of his up and down, but mostly down performances for a team trying to make the playoffs.

This is my inaugural posting on Baseball Boom.com and while the site still isn't completely operational, I felt it was time to launch. Here at Baseball Boom I will cover all things baseball, this means Major Leagues, Minor Leagues, and College. Heck we'll even cover High School baseball assuming someone asks me to.

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