The Milwaukee Brewers are members of the National League Central Division. The other teams in that league are the Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs, and Reds. Last year the Brewers finished second to last in that division with a record of 68 and 94. That means that they won .420 percent of their games. The Brewers are not the best team ever but they are also one of the younger teams. Their first season was in 1969. that season was the only season that they were not in Milwaukee. Instead they played in Seattle. They were the Seattle Pilots. My favorite team in the MLB are the Atlanta Braves. And those of you who have read any of my other post know that the Braves have not always been in Atlanta. In fact they were first located in Boston and then moved to Milwaukee. The year they left for Atlanta the Brewers moves to Milwaukee. The Brewers have never been a successful team. They have never won a World Series. To be truthful I don't see them winning one anytime soon either. However the Brewers do have some good players like Khris Davis and Ryan Braun. Over time the team will get better by getting better players. I have a really cool fact about the Brewers and how they got their name. Their name comes from the fact that the city has a lot of breweries. The park that they play at is called Miller Park. Do you see where I am going with this?
The Dodgers are currently located in Los Angeles but that has not always been the case. From 1884 to 1957 they were located in New York. They had many different name during that time but the main one was the Dodgers. Even when the moved to Los Angeles they kept that same name. In the past the Dodgers have been a good team. they won the World Series six time but the most recent one was in 1988. However they have won their division in the past three years. They are in the National League West Division. However I think that next year the Dodgers will not be as good. For starters they lost one of their best pitchers in Zack Greinke. To make matters worse their manager stepped down and is now the coach for the Marlins. The two people were a huge part of the Dodgers team. However since the Dodgers have a ton of money they do have many other great player like A.J. Ellis. I would rate him as one of the top 5 catchers in the league. Another good player is Joc Pederson. He plays center field for them. He is also a great hitter. And I almost forgot about Clayton Kershaw. He is by far the best pitcher the Dodgers have. Kershaw has one of the best curve balls in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers are rivals with many teams, but the Angles are their top rival since they share the same city. One of the main differences between the two rivals is the fact that the Dodgers have blue jerseys and that the Angeles have red jerseys.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are members of the American League West Division. The name of the team was changed in 2004 from the Anaheim Angels to the name they currently have. Most people including myself just simply call them the Angels. Anaheim is located right next to Los Angeles. You might be thinking why not put the team in Los Angeles. Well the answer is really simple. Los Angeles is already the home of the Dodgers. The two teams are in different leagues but are still rivals. When the two teams play I always route for the Angles because the Dodgers are rivals with the Braves. The main nickname the Angles have is the Halos since they have one on their baseball caps. The Angels finished with a record of 85 and 77, that was third in their division. They just missed the postseason by one game. The Angels have been a good team in past years. They won the West Division in 2014. Unfortunately the Angles have not won a World Series since 2002. That was also their only World Series win. The Angles have one of the top two outfielders in Major League Baseball. His name is Mike Trout. If you ever get time to look up some of his plays on you tube you should because most of them are really good. Another key to success for the Angels is their All Star pitcher Jered Weaver. He is one of the most well know players in the MLB.The Royals are my favorite team in the AL. I never really cared about the American League until my little league team was the Royals. Our team was pretty good. Especially since I had one of the best batting averages I had ever had. I only struck out 4 times. My best friend on the team Logan and I were the best pitcher catcher combo in the league. Just like Cueto and Perez for the Royals. Perez is in the top 5 catchers list currently in the MLB. I would put him second behind Molina. Cueto is a great pitcher. in game 5 of the ALDS or the American League Divisional Series, he pitched a great game and that is one of the reasons the Royals made it to the World Series. 2015 was the second year in a row that the Royals made it to the World Series. In 2014 they lost to the San Francisco Gaints. The team was crushed and understandably upset. At the begining of the 2015 season if you watched any of their games you could see that they were even more determined to be in the World Series again.
The Houston Astros are one of my least favorite teams. The are kinda like the Rockies in the way that they win some games but not a lot. However they kicked butt this year. they had a record of 86 and 76. they even made the postseason. They had to play the New York Yankees in a winner take all game(Wildcard Game) then they had to play the Kansas City Royals. The Royals ended up winning the World Series but the Astros did give up a fight. The Royals won the series 3 games to 2. So it was very close. That was the closest they have been to a World Series. That being said they have never won a World Series. One of the coolest facts about the Astros is that they switched Leagues. In 2013 they moved from the National League to the America League. Since 2013 they have been members of they American League West division. The Astros have one main nickname that is mostly used by their fans. That name is the 'Stros. My favorite player on the Astros is Evan Gattis. He played for the Braves before he came to the Astros. He plays catcher and every now and then left field. He has a cool nickname The white Bear. His team mates call him that because the has so much power in his swing. One of the main reason the Astros were so good this year is because of their pitching. They had one of the best defenses in the MLB, with a decent offence to put runs on the board.
One of the teams in the same division as my Atlanta Braves are the Miami Marlins. They have never been the best team in the division, but this year they finished 3rd in the division with a record of 71 wins and 91 loses. That sound like a good record with 71 wins but in baseball a good record has at least 85 wins or more. This year the Cardinals had 100 wins. That was the most wins out of any MLB team last year. When I think of the Marlins, the first thing that comes to my mind is 2012. In 2012 the team changed it's name from the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins. One of the most known player that the Marlins have is Giancarlo Stanton. He is their right fielder. he had one of his best seasons in 2012 and has continued to preform at a high level since then. However he has had a lot of injuries in those seasons. On June 26th he was hit by a baseball on his left hand. the injury required surgery and he was out for the rest of the 2015 season. In the 2015 season he hit his 155th home run to hold the record for most home runs out of anyone who plays or played for the Marlins. Even though the Marlins are not the best team now, they have won two World Series. Both of their postseason appearances began with a wildcard game. I do believe that since the Marlin's manager is now Don Mattingly they have a very good chance to win another World Series in the near future.
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AuthorI play baseball a lot and love to learn and talk about baseball especially catching since that is my position. The Atlanta Braves are my favorite team. Archives
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