Houston Astros Logo — The Houston Astros are a team of Major League Baseball based in Houston, Texas. They are part of the central division of the National League. Their biggest star was the pitcher Nolan Ryan, known as “The Express”. Their biggest rivals in the National League are the Atlanta Braves and the division rival St. Louis Cardinals.

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The arrival of professional baseball to Houston began in 1956, thanks to the dream of George Kirksey, William Kirkland and Craig Cullinan, who formed the HSA (Houston Sports Association), with the aim of attracting a baseball team. After discussing the project with Major League Baseball’s response was, “Build a stadium and then we talk about the team.” sausage. More

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Milwaukee Brewers Logo — The Milwaukee Brewers is a professional baseball team of Major League Baseball based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Currently playing in the Central Division of the National League. The team plays its home games at Miller Park. They are originally from Seattle, Washington, the club played one season in 1969 before being acquired in bankruptcy court by current MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, and then be moved to Milwaukee.

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The Brewers were part of the American League since its inception as an expansion club in 1969 to 1997 season, then moved to Central Division of the National League. In 1982, Milwaukee won the Eastern Division of the American League and American League pennant, participating in his only World Series to date. In the series, lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three. More

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Texas Rangers Logo — The Texas Rangers are a team of Major League Baseball with headquarters in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex, where the franchise was established after leaving Washington DC in 1971. For 11 years he played under the name Washington Senators (not to be confused with the team until 1960 played with the same name in that city: the franchise moved to Minnesota, being renamed the Twins). They are in the Western Division of the American League.

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In August 2010, ownership of the franchise, nearly bankrupt, the group changed hands Hicks Sports Group (of sports franchises entrepreneur Tom Hicks) Chuck Greenberg, a Pittsburgh sports attorney, and Nolan Ryan, a former player the Rangers in a deal of ups and downs that took nearly eight months to complete. More

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San Diego Padres Logo — The San Diego Padres are a deductible of Baseball Major League Baseball based in San Diego, California. They evolve in the Western Division of the National League and have never won the World Series despite two appearances in the finals in 1984 and 1998. In 1969, San Diego has joined Major League Baseball, with three other expansion franchises (The Kansas City Royals, the Seattle Pilots and the Montreal Expos). The name Padres is a reference to the team of the same name playing in Pacific Coast League, which is based in San Diego in 1936 : the San Diego Padres. Guided by Ted Williams, who was only eighteen years, this franchise has also won the league title in 1937. C. Arnholt Smith, the first owner of the franchise MLB Padres also owned by PCL Padres.

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The beginnings of the Padres are difficult: during the first six seasons, they finished last in the Western Division, giving up four times over 100 defeats. The first base player Nate Colbert, however, stands out during this sensitive period, knowing selections including three All-Star Game (1971, 1972 and 1973). More

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Logo — The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a deductible of baseball of Major League Baseball located in Anaheim (California, USA). They evolve in the Western Division of the American League. Due to the length of its name, the majority of the press (including the Associated Press) appointed Los Angeles Angels. At Anaheim, nicknamed the franchise Anaheim Angels. The longtime fans prefer the nickname of the California Angels. Another nickname for the club, less formal, the Halos is also common. It is linked to the shape of the stage. The home of Angels is within three miles of Disneyland : the Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

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In recent years, there was talk of a team of American League based in Los Angeles. In 1940, the St. Louis Browns of asking owners of the league to move to Los Angeles but their motion is denied. They will get for the 1942 season but the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 meant that all leagues west coast were inviable. In 1953, again discussed moving the Browns to Los Angeles for the 1954 season but the team was sold and partly to Baltimore in place of the Orioles. There were still discussions with the Washington Senators and then the rumor of the departure of the Philadelphia Athletics to Kansas City that would have ended the Los Angeles destination. More

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Arizona Diamondbacks Logo — The Arizona Diamondbacks or Arizona Diamondbacks is a professional baseball team in the majors based in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The team is in the Western Division of the National League. The team was added to the league in 1998 as an expansion team and currently plays at Chase Field.

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They won the 2001 World Series from the hand of coach Bob Brendly and pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling and outfielder Luis Gonzalez in the year 2006, played his last game with the bells and the following year went to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In late 2010 Kevin Towers hired regardless of the services of former general manager Josh Byrnes to occupy that position, and quickly made changes and contracts to leave behind how badly the relief pitching was hiring a quality closer to batters and letting go greatly increased the number of strikeouts. More

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