What a difference starting pitching makes.

If Mussina and Brown continue to pitch well, and Johnson is 75% of what he was last year if they can find one more competent starter, they might be OK.

Baltimore will come back to the pack a bit, Boston (with Schilling and Wells out) doesn't look as strong as they were last year, and the rest of the division is weak.

The key is Brown and getting one more decent starter.


"Difficult....not impossible"