Houston Astros

http://gty.im/456820200 It is that time of the year where baseball fans, and baseball players from all over start to wonder who will take home the baseball's eight big awards. Those awards of course are Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards in each league. Of course there are other awards to be handed out, but these…

American League Divisional Series Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros http://gty.im/492375966 Game 4 was certainly one every Astros and Royals fan will remember for some time now as Kansas City evened the series at two games apiece. Game 4 had the Astros ahead for most of the game, until the Royals rallied late for the win. On the mound for…

http://gty.im/491896490 The Houston Astros faced off against the AL-best Kansas City Royals. The Astros defeated the New York Yankees in the AL Wildcard game by a final score of 3-0, their first playoff win since shifting to the AL. The Kansas City Royals were looking for vengeance after being defeated in the World Series just a season ago. After…

As we head into September, let’s take a look at how the playoff picture is starting to shape up in the American League. The following pages feature the teams that are within three games of the division leader or the second wild card slot. A month is a long time and there are teams that are further out that can make the playoffs, but these teams…