We spent the previous two columns looking at which National League division leader is best prepared for a World Series run (you can read that article here). We did the same for the American League (here is that article). You can see how we came to the conclusions we did, based on numbers that do […]
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As the baseball season heads into the home stretch, it’s not too soon to see how the current division leaders would fare if they are left standing atop the standings at the end of the regular season. Let’s start with the American League and see which among the Red Sox, Indians or Astros would be
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Astros 3B Alex Bregman has broken onto the scene the past two years. In his second full year in the league, he was named to his first career All Star game. Bregman put on a show, but fell up short in the Home Run Derby. A day later Bregman hit the go-ahead home run and
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The Houston Astros placed catcher Brian McCann with right knee soreness. This is the second time in two months, and the third time since August 2017 the veteran is sidelined due to his knees. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic says McCann will undergo surgery on that right knee, and will be sidelined at least 4-to-6
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The 2018 MLB season kicked off this past week. There are obviously some clear cut playoff teams in the mix. The Houston Astros look primed for another World Series run. Here are the 2018 World Series favorites from the American League. 4 Cleveland Indians The Indians are one of the most solid all around teams
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A starting rotation can carry a team all the way to a World Series berth. Some of the rotations in the game today are stacked from top to bottom. Here are the top starting rotations in baseball today. 2018’s Top Starting Rotations in MLB 10 New York Yankees Luis Severino, Sonny Gray, Masahiro Tanaka, CC
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the defending world series champion, Houston Astros, have swung a 5-player deal centered around Gerrit Cole. This trade was official on January 13th, 2018. The Pirates traded away Gerrit Cole in exchange for 4 players from the Astros: 3rd baseman Colin Moran, RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Michael Feliz, and OF Jason
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At the end of the 2017 MLB season, outfielder Carlos Beltran decided it was time to hang up the spikes and retire from Major League Baseball. Beltran went out on top, however as in his twentieth season in the league the Puerto Rican native won his first and only World Series. Let’s take a look
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The Astros and Dodgers battled in a back and forth, hard fought seven game World Series. In the end, Houston triumphed as they clinched their first World Series title in franchise history with a 5-1 win in Game 7. This was truly one of, if not, the greatest World Series of all-time. Here are five
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The NLCS and ALCS are complete. Tuesday night will be the beginning of the end of the Major League Baseball season. The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers will compete in the World Series. Both clubs won 100 games on the season, so they are certainly deserving of this accomplishment. Here’s a little preview of
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