Such is the case in the National League West, which is currently is in position to produce the first sub-.500 division winner in Major League Baseball history. The defending champion, Arizona, is tied with the Dodgers in a division in which even the cellar-dwelling Padres, 11 1/2 games back, have to be considered a mathematical possibility. Just a year ago, four teams finished the season in the black, while the Padres and Rockies needed overtime with a 163rd game to determine the NL Wild Card. The Rockies prevailed and ran their hot streak all the way to the World Series. Many observers again pegged the NL West to be a tight race and potentially as strong a division as any in the league, but the reality is the title could effectively be won by default as the five teams struggle to tread water. "I'm very surprised. It's...
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