Coming a win shy of reaching the World Series would be considered a successful season for most teams.Not for the defending champion Houston Astros, who lost all four home games of the AL Championship Series to the Texas Rangers to come up short in their quest for a third straight trip to the Fall Classic. “(This) is not a success,” catcher Martín Maldonado said. “I think the ultimate success is winning the World Series, but we gave everything we could.” Manager Dusty Baker is proud of his team for fighting through a difficult season to get as far as it did.