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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Are the Seattle Mariners ready to end Major League Baseball's longest current playoff drought?
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 [...]
From 1995-2003, the Seattle Mariners were one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. The Mariners made the only four playoff appearances in franchise history over that stretch which included them tying a single-season MLB record for wins in 2001 with 116. During this span, the M's had future Hall of Famers in Randy [...]
X-Los Angeles Angels 90-72 (2) In 2015, the Los Angeles Angels were expected to contend for their second consecutive American League West Title. But the Angels like most people didn't expect the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros to each creep up on them in the fashion that they did. Due to the surge by both [...]