The Houston Astros finished a disappointing 84-78 in the 2016 season. That left the club in third place in the NL West Division. This came a year after they had returned to the postseason for the first time in a decade.After finishing just two games off the division pace in 2015 and nearly upending the … Continue reading Houston Astros sign Josh Reddick
Astros 2016 POY: Jose Altuve
TheĀ Houston AstrosĀ and their fans suffered through six straight losing seasons before emerging in 2015 as an AL Wildcard team.In that first postseason game for the franchise since dropping the 2005 World Series, the Astros shut out the New York Yankees 3-0 behind a gem fromĀ Dallas Keuchel.The club then pushed the eventual world champion Kansas City … Continue reading Astros 2016 POY: Jose Altuve
Eight teams that have never won the World Series
The World Series, the official championship of Major League Baseball, is being conducted now for the 112th time, and there are eight current organizations that have never won.As the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians battle for the 2016 World Series crown, much has been made of the fact the neither organization has won the championship … Continue reading Eight teams that have never won the World Series
American League’s Wild Wildcard Race
If you thought thatĀ yesterdayās look at the NL Wild Card raceĀ showed a tight, competitive battle among multiple teams ā and it did reveal exactly that ā well, you aināt seen nuthinā yet.Where the National League Wild Card battle is nowĀ a three-way tie for the two spotsfollowing Tuesday night action, the American League Wild Card fight … Continue reading American League’s Wild Wildcard Race
MLB 2016 predictions: AL West Division
Our annual process of polling the staff at TBOH as to their predictions for the coming season has been completed, and so weāre rolling out those picks in a series of pieces.The TBOH staff will reveal our cumulative staff choice, as well as our individual picks, for the order of finishĀ in each of Major League … Continue reading MLB 2016 predictions: AL West Division
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