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Is this the year the Bulls finally reclaim their place among the NBA's elite? For the past few seasons, the Bulls have been full of potential but inconsistent on fulfilling that promise on the court. One of these years, they'll finally make that jump. When we last saw the Bulls playing meaningful games, it was in an epic seven-game series (plus seven OT periods) with the Boston Celtics in the opening round of the playoffs. Taking the defending NBA champs and second-seeded Celts the full distance gave Bulls fans a lot to look forward to for this season. But is the optimism justified just yet?

The Sox surpassed most people's expectations during their 2008 campaign, winning the AL Central with a 89-74 record in 2008 -- well above Nate Silver's prediction of 77 wins. We didn't have much higher expectations for them. But the South Siders closed out the regular season in exciting fashion, beating three different teams in three days -- including a rain out make-up and a tie-breaker -- to make the playoffs. The surprising upstart Tampa Bay Rays knocked the Sox out of the postseason in the ALDS 3-1. We Sox fans, however, could take solace in the fact our team won more playoff games in '08 than the Cubs did.