Well, that was a waste of 4 hours.
Thanks for nothing, Arizona. I know it's the NL West and we should expect little, but blowing a 3-run lead when Julian Tavarez is pitching?! Geez. That being said, I'm going to be Randy Johnson's biggest fan today (it's Sunday over yonder).
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I just hope Randy's doppleganger (I know someone who will appreciate the usage of this word) Randolph Johnstone isn't taking the mound. He's got the mullet back, so maybe with the hair comes dominance. Be Seattle-era RJ.....you can do it. You'll have the whole of the Evil Empire rooting you on.
The NL West is actually not bad.
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If that was the case, division winners wouldn't be below .500. They don't call it the "NL Worst" for nothing.
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Actually, it was the NL Central that was the worst last year. The division winner had a win percentage of only .516 (the lowest in the playoffs). I seem to recall that they did OK in the post-season though.
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I wasn't talking about last season. I was talking about overall. The NL West has usually been the weakest division in the league.
These are the division winners in the NL West the last 13 seasons and their overall win percentage that year:
2006: San Diego - .543
2005: San Diego - .506
2004: Los Angeles - .574
2003: San Francisco - .621
2002: Arizona - .605
2001: Arizona - .568
2000: San Francisco - .599
1999: Arizona - .619
1998: San Diego - .605
1997: San Francisco - .556
1996: San Diego - .562
1995: Los Angeles - .542
1994: Los Angeles - .509
So aside from a surge in the late 90s-early 00s, most division winners have been hovering around or a bit over .500. Looking at the overall win percentages of the division winners in the rest of the league, they have been consistently higher or comparable season to season. The NL East is usually the better of the divisions because of the Mets/Braves, with the Central in 2nd with the Astros/Cardinals. The disparity between the AL and NL in terms of spreading out of talent is pretty wide. All three divisions in the AL have teams that are stacked offensively. The NL's main offensive power has been predominantly in the East and Central. That leaves not a lot for the West.
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Doppleganger returns! Hopefully not the real doppleganger, though. The Yankees could use a small break in the standings.
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//Doppleganger returns! Hopefully not the real doppleganger, though. The Yankees could use a small break in the standings.//
I knew you'd like it. And yes, the Yankees could stand to catch a break. Dice-K vs. RJ should be interesting. Hopefully the better of the two wins (please be RJ).
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yeah beth, i sat through the end of that game hoping the d-backs would come through. i did enjoy seeing the pap squirm a bit.
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