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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Why did the AL cream the NL this year in interleague play?

By , 09:25 AM

A 3-part article, by MGL, over at The Hardball Times investigating whether the AL is in fact the better league (no duh?), and if so, whether their advantage is in hitting, pitching, or both.

Check out my (MGL) 3-part article at The Hardball Times looking at the difference in talent between the NL and AL this year and over the years of interleague play (1997-2006 - yes it has been that long!).

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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