The Houston Astros are the best team in Major League Baseball. At least that is the club’s earned status on the MLB Power Ranking after the first two months of the 2017 season.Back at the start of February, I released a pre-spring training power ranking. That list had Houston in the #5 position. Their play on … Continue reading Astros on top of June 2017 MLB Power Ranking
NL Central has MLB’s tightest divisional race
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the MLB divisional races are just beginning to take shape. Perhaps surprisingly, the most competitive race to this point has been in the National League Central Division.The NL Central is home to the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs. The North Siders were expected by many to run away with the division, … Continue reading NL Central has MLB’s tightest divisional race
Streaking Rangers powered by Joey Gallo
On Friday night at Tigers Stadium, the Texas Rangers held off the host Detroit Tigers by a 5-3 score. The victory was a 10th straight for the streaking Rangers.Now at 23-20, they have slipped to within 6.5 games of their in-state AL West Division rivals, the Houston Astros.The Rangers have made this move without their … Continue reading Streaking Rangers powered by Joey Gallo
2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
The team with the best record over the first month and a half of the 2017 MLB season has been the Houston Astros. The Cleveland Indians are the defending American League champions.This weekend at Minute Maid Park, the Tribe comes to town for a showdown of two of the game’s top ball clubs in a series that … Continue reading 2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
Starlin Castro reaching his full potential in the Bronx
To the surprise of some, the New York Yankees are on top of the American League East Division standings. The Yankees current 24-13 record has the club 1.5 games up on the second place Baltimore Orioles.One of the biggest keys to the surge by the latest incarnation of the Bronx Bombers to the top of the standings … Continue reading Starlin Castro reaching his full potential in the Bronx
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