Here are the Top 30 Albums at WTSR for the Week Ending 4/22/2012!
(Listed by Artist then Album Title)

1 CHEERS ELEPHANT Like Wind Blows Fire
2 DINOSAUR FEATHERS Whistle Tips
3 SHINS Port Of Morrow
4 SLEIGH BELLS Reign Of Terror
5 FANFARLO Rooms Filled With Light
6 TENNIS Young And Old
7 ANYA MARINA Felony Flats
8 SARAH JAFFE The Body Wins
9 SLEEPY SUN Spine Hits
10 OBERHOFER Time Capsules II
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Here are the Top 30 Albums at WTSR for the Week Ending 4/15/2012!
(Listed by Artist then Album Title)

1 KING OF PRUSSIA Transmission From The Grand Strand
2 ANDREW BIRD Break It Yourself
3 CHIDDY BANG Breakfast
4 DELTA SPIRIT Delta Spirit
5 FANFARLO Rooms Filled With Light
6 TANLINES Mixed Emotions
7 THE MEN Open Your Heart Sacred Bones
8 OBERHOFER Time Capsules II
9 DR. DOG Be The Void
10 CHEERS ELEPHANT Like Wind Blows Fire
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I saved the best two divisions for last! AL and NL East. But before I get to that, why are the Cardinals playing one game game in Miami on Wednesday? As in, it’s a one game series, then the teams hit the road for other series? The scheduling office confuses me.

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The Indians mascot. Where are tribe in my predictions? Read and find out!

All right we covered the West last week, with less than a week until Opening Day (unless you’re a Mariners or A’s fan), let’s get to the Central Divisions. Next week will be the East predictions. Okay, first my general overview of these two divisions. In the AL, the Indians are a now team. I think that they have better pitching, such as Ubaldo Jimenez, than the Tigers, but the Tigers will surely make things interesting. The Royals, despite the losses of Joaquim Soria and Salvador Perez, are ready to start competing. The White Sox are rebuilding and have to deal with the Adam Dunn albatross and have a new manager, none of which are recipes for success. In the NL, the Reds are a now team. I also think Ryan Braun is going to have a down season with the steroids issue following him all season, no Prince Fielder behind him. The Brew Crew pitchers will have to adjust to a different style of team from last year. I don’t think they are ready for that. The Cardinals have a new manager and no Albert. The Pirates will hopefully continue to fight, maybe even to 82-80, and be the most exciting .500 team in baseball.

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Spring Training is long. Too Long for some of us. But it’s also the best time for gutsy, and some less gutsy, predictions for the season. So here is the first of a three part series, predictions for the divisions this coming season, starting in the west, we will hit the AL and NL West, next week is the AL and NL Central, then finally the AL and NL East just in time for opening day. And by the way, Opening day is technically five days away, March 28 in Tokyo, Felix Hernandez for the Marinersm, Brandon McCarthy for the A’s. Nothing like a 6AM first pitch. It technically is an A’s home game, since nobody goes to them in Oakland anyway. Anyway, speaking on AL West teams, let’s GET ON WITH IT!!!

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