Articles related to "American League Central"

If C.C. Sabathia continues his career season and Travis Hafner heats up, then the Indians have a chance at winning the division, but the Tigers are hot on their heels.

At the All-Star break, the Tigers set the pace in the American League Central but the White Sox and Twins are still in the race.

Parity is the name of the game in the American League Central as all five teams should finish between 77 and 85 wins.

The Kansas City Royals have been perennial bottom feeders since Tony Pena led the 2003 squad to an 83-79 record, but right now the Royals are leading the division early.

AL MVP Joe Mauer will try to bring the Twins a consecutive division title, but watch out for the White Sox who have been busy bulking up their roster this off-season.

The 2009 Chicago White Sox are a young team that is nevertheless built to win now - and at the moment, they aren't doing that.

As July turns to August's Dog Days, more than just the thermometer will be heating up. Let's look at the 2007 MLB divisional races and the Wild Card card fight in the AL.

The 2007 baseball season is going to be a defining year for the Chicago White Sox. Are they a World Series contender or a team in decline?

The 2007 MLB Preview looks very promising for the Minnesota Twins. If their starting pitching can come together this season, they might just win it all.

The 2006 American League champs dropped to second place last year. But after a boatload of winter acquisitions, they look like they can win it all in 2008.

Will it be the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins or Chicago White Sox in baseball's American League Central this season?

It should be a fun year in the National League East, a division that is home to some great rivalries.

The Cleveland Indians should have acquired two starters this winter. The didn't get any. That will keep the team on an up and down roller-coaster ride all season long.

In the past 50 years, Major League Baseball has added 14 new teams and drastically revised it's structure and standings.

The Chicago White Sox have retooled, infusing the team with youth while still keeping a veteran core. Here's what to expect in 2009.

From Cole Hamels to Felix hernandez, baseball has seen a recent explosion of top pitchers who are still under twenty-five years old.

The New York Mets may feel like winners in the Johan Santana sweepstakes, but it could be that the Detroit Tigers are the biggest winners.

An analysis of the records of Major League teams by division for the years 2003-2007.

Lose one by 20, win one by 14. That's what happened to the Chicago White Sox in the span of less than a week.

The Phillies will win the NL East, Chase Utley will take the NL MVP, Mariano Rivera will finally get the AL Cy Young Award, and the Yankees will win the World Series.

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, baseball's post-season lineup is starting to take shape.

The Cleveland Indians have been horrible offensively in 2008, so much so that trade speculation and rumors are surfacing - the first around Garrett Atkins of the Rockies.

The Astros and White Sox were the best teams in baseball in 2005. Now they are two of the worst. Houston responded by firing Garner. Will the Sox fire Ozzie Guillen next?

If today's playoff structure were used in 1978, the differences would have been beyond radical.

The favorites for the 2008 AL MVP award are not the cast of usual characters. There's no Manny, no Vlad, and no A-Rod, but there are Hamilton, Pedroia and K-Rod.

A look at the four-horse race known as the American League Central,highlighted by the Twins trying to repeat as division champs and the Tigers hoping to make another run.

It is never too early to review the baseball season and this is a look at the first week in the American League.

Up is down and down is up in the Big 12's weakest division, where Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are off to very slow starts. Also Texas continues to roll.

A piece on the best American League players at the midpoint of this 2007 MLB season.