It took until the final day of the season to figure out who would be playing who and where in the American League. The Tampa Bay Rays finished off the season with a win, clinching both the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout.
In 2009, the Rookie of the Year winners were not big names heading into the season and were usually overlooked throughout the season. Oakland A’s Andrew Bailey did not take over as closer until May when he earned his first save. Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins did not emerge until May at a new Read the Rest…
The CY Young awards were a hot debate. Despite dominating virtually every opponent all season long in the American League, many thought that the Kansas City Royals ace’s win total was not enough.
The Minnesota Twins fought hard just to make the playoffs, finishing off the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in 12 innings to win the AL Central crown. It took 163 games for the Twins, only for them to fly out to New York that same night to face the New York Yankees the following day. Read the Rest…
It always seems that the LA Angels and the Boston Red Sox are playing each other in the American League Divisional Series (3 out of the past 5). The Red Sox have been coming out on top and heading to the league championship series, despite the Angels dominance in the regular season. The Angels have Read the Rest…
There is versatility amongst the American League ROY candidates. Some say that an everyday player should win the award. Well, there are a few of them. Some say it should be a dominant starting pitcher. There are also a few of them. There is even a closer. These are the three frontrunners:Elvis Andrus of the Read the Rest…
There is only one race left in the American League for the final playoff spot and it comes from the Central division. The Detroit Tigers have been in first place for most of the season, yet they find themselves fighting to fend off the streaking Minnesota Twins (the Tigers are 2 games up with 7 Read the Rest…
Boston Red Sox is one of the most famous baseball teams in America, and a charter member of the American league. Their current owner, John Henry, bought the club in 2002 for 380 million dollars, and runs it with Thomas Werner. Before this Henry was the owner of the Florida Marlins for a short time. Read the Rest…
The American league East Reigns Major League Baseball’s best division, The AL East, continues its mastery of the National League and paved the way to the American League’s 10 wins Wednesday night. It was “Happy Days are Here Again” for the AL and especially for the American League East with four of the division’s five Read the Rest…
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