With pitchers and catchers getting into the swing of things in Arizona and Florida, baseball fans are beginning to prep themselves for the return of Major League Baseball, now just a month and a half away.
And with Spring Training only a few short weeks away from starting up, in earnest, fans of baseball’s elite teams begin to dream of fall glory for their favorite squads.
Baseball’s “Fall Classic” was full of firsts in 2010, with the Texas Rangers making their first ever World Series appearance.
And, lest we forget, the San Francisco Giants finally captured their inaugural title in San Francisco, ending a championship drought that began following their 1954 Championship.
This year, seven teams in Major League Baseball will try to bring home their club’s first championship.
For the eternally suffering fans on the north side in Chicago, the Cubs will begin their quest anew to end the century-plus championship drought at Wrigley.
Multiple teams can make a run at the title come October, but only one team will survive to be crowned the champions of baseball. With that said, here’s the five teams most likely to bring home the Commissioner’s Trophy in 2011.