In most professional sports, the American League/West Coast teams tend to have a dominant stranglehold over their National/East Coast sister leagues. While representatives from both leagues have won their sports respective championships, the AFL in football, AL in baseball, and Western Conferences in basketball and hockey have dominated the regular season for the past five plus years.
Looking for proof? Look at Cliff Lee, the new Phillies pitcher who has been lights out since coming to the National League from the AL-based Cleveland Indians. Or Matt Holliday, an above-average hitter in the AL who has propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to be the most dangerous team in baseball after they traded for him before the trade deadline.
Even less conclusive examples—John S ...
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Article written by Bryan Toporek
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