For just the second time in nine years, the Houston Astros did not claim the division crown. The Seattle Mariners legged out their first AL West Championship since 2001 when they went 116-46. Distantly behind them, the Rangers, Athletics, and Angels failed to finish above .500. Although the tide could…
Love them or hate them, respect is due to the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning back-to-back World Series Championships against strong AL opponents. This latest NL West title now makes four in a row and 23 overall. Will there be a shakeup in the 2026 NL West pecking order? It's…
Surely you've already heard the story of the AL East: the last place Toronto Blue Jays go from worst to first in the division. Then they go all the way to the 9th inning in Game 7 of the World Series before losing a heartbreaker. Now the roster could be…
It's a tradition at this point. My undervaluing the Milwaukee Brewers and this division as a whole. The Brew Crew claimed another division crown with rocking chair ease down the stretch. For better or worse, this is a division that sent three teams to the postseason with one of those…
Last year's NL East race turned into a runaway when the New York Mets hit their well documented second half collapse. Philadelphia's half-game lead at the All-Star Break steadily grew as the Metropolitans ultimately yielded their wild card berth to the Cincinnati Reds, possibly sparing themselves from a postseason defeat…
What an insane finish to the AL Central race between a hard-charging Guardians squad and the leaking oil down the freeway Tigers. This well-documented reversal of fortune began on July 9th as Detroit steadily relinquished a 15.5 game lead over Cleveland. Even more wild is how the Tigers' lead was…