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It appears that Major League Baseball knows how to play hardball. There has been a desire for some time to balance the leagues at 15 teams each (which makes the move of Milwaukee to the National League years ago a head scratcher). In order to achieve this balance it was made a condition of sale for the Houston Astros that they move to the American League West. There is a lot to be said for this. The I-45 rivalry begins. As it stands now, the Rangers can use another team in the division to beat up on. But before we get too giddy, remember that the Astros were in the World Series several years ago. If Major League Baseball decided to rename the divisions for people instead of geography (like the NHL used to do) would the American League West, with the addition of the Astros, and already having the Rangers and Angels, become the Nolan Ryan division?