Royals over Reds. Cincinnati turned out to be better than I expected, but I still think the Royals can outshoot them – especially playing at Steele Satdium.

Pirates over Hornets. The bad news for the Pirates is that Week 1 exposed that they have some serious weaknesses. The good news is that the Hornets are probably not the team that is well-equipped to take advantage of them.

Cubs over Rockies. MartianMan will have to wait at least another week for his first win, as he faces the team that nobody wants to play against.

Devil Rays over Bombers. Unstoppable force meets very much movable object. This one isn’t going to be pretty.

Rangers over Braves. This is a tough one to call; Steele is unlikely to suit the Rangers well, but T-Boz is clearly more comfortable with his team early on than Natetastic is. Ultimately I’m guessing that will make the difference.

Orioles over Angels. Bobby has achieved his first BBL win and will probably achieve more this season, but for this matchup I’m backing the more experienced Mav and his better all-around team.

Marlins over Cardinals. Do we have a whole new Shrewsbury on our hands? He scored well with this unassuming offense at Eckman Acres; let’s see if he can do better at Parks, facing a mostly-slow defense. The Cards will love the short fence here, but they might not do so well when they don’t hit the ball out.

Giants over Melonheads. The Melonheads put forth a solid effort in their opening loss – but the Giants put forth an even better one in their opening win. This certainly could go the other way, but on paper the Giants have the clear edge.

Diamondbacks over Fishes. Elchrisblanco is a coach who gets better as the season goes along, which means early on is where he’s most easily defeated. And when his defense gave up as many runs as it did to a team like the Marlins, then the D’backs’s much more stacked offense ought to have a field day against it.

Yankees over A’s. The A’s may be a solid squad, but I don’t think Arco’s yet ready to stand up to a master player like Crazyei8hts, unimpressive performance last week notwithstanding.

Twins over Wombats. The Twins may have had a rough start to the season, but the sort of game they had last week is likely to be the exception rather than the rule. They have a lot more room to bounce back than the Wombats do.

Monsters over Brewers. The Monsters may not be the best build ever for TCA, but they should still have a field day. The Brewers will need to wait a week to get back into the groove as they face the scariest team in the NL.