American League West

2020 American League West Projections

X-Oakland Athletics 90-73 In each of the last two years the Oakland Athletics were able to win 97 games, but they were unable to win the American League West as they couldn't overcome the Houston Astros. And for the second consecutive year, the Athletics were relegated to the A.L. Wild Card Game. But unfortunately for [...]

2019 American League West Projections

X-Houston Astros 99-63 In 2018, the Houston Astros appeared to be well on their way to repeating as World Series Champions until they ran into a team of destiny. The Astros won a franchise best 103 games during the regular season before steamrolling the Cleveland Indians in the American League Divisional Series. Houston would then [...]

Can’t Get Over The Hump

The 2001 Major League Baseball season saw the Seattle Mariners win 116 games which tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins in a single-season. Those Cubs would go on to lose the World Series, while the 2001 Mariners would come up short in the American League Championship Series versus the New York Yankees. [...]

By | 2018-09-25T23:33:15+00:00 September 26th, 2018|Categories: Major League Baseball|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The Bay Area’s New No-Frills Team

The Oakland Athletics are one of Major League Baseball's oldest franchises. The Athletics have been playing baseball since 1901, and prior to moving to Oakland in 1968, they also called Philadelphia and Kansas City home. The A's have had their share of ups and downs, but they along with the New York Yankees are the [...]

2018 American League West Projections

X-Houston Astros 97-65 What a difference that four years made for the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Astros were the worst team in Major League Baseball. That year the Astros lost 111 games and it also marked their third consecutive campaign in which they lost at least 100 games. The Astros were in the midst [...]

Sixteen Years And Counting

The 2017 Major League Baseball season came to an end earlier this month with the Houston Astros crowned as World Series Champions. The Astros along with the Los Angeles Dodgers were the two participants in this year's Fall Classic as they each one 100 games. But the modern version of MLB's Playoff format is different [...]

By | 2017-11-16T23:18:15+00:00 November 17th, 2017|Categories: Major League Baseball|Tags: , , |0 Comments

We Have Liftoff

After the Houston Astros made the World Series for the first and only time in franchise history in 2005, they faced a steady decline. The Astros bottomed out by having three consecutive 100-loss seasons from 2011-2013. But by 2015, the Astros found themselves back in the postseason. The Astros would win 84 games last year, [...]

2017 American League West Projections

X-Texas Rangers 90-72 Since 2009, the Texas Rangers have been one of the better teams in Major League Baseball as they have seven winning seasons and a pair of American League Pennants to their credit. But as good as the Rangers have been, the one thing that they've been unable to put on their resume [...]

How The West Was Won

To the untrained the Texas Rangers may not be a Major League Baseball franchise that jumps out as a storied organization. But since 1996, the Rangers have seven playoff appearances which included consecutive American League Pennants in 2010 and 2011. After a 95 loss campaign in 2014, the Rangers hired Jeff Banister to be their [...]