How do you decide which division in Major League Baseball is the best?
Last year, I attempted to do this and went as far as ranking the divisions, from worst to first. My pick for best team was unpopular, and I’m here to say I was wrong.
At least in terms of what actually unfolded, I was dead wrong. The NL East turned out to be not even one of the top two divisions in baseball last year, just based off the research I did after all was said and done.
Sure, they sent a team to the World Series, but they didn’t have two playoff teams, and against their NL competition and in interleague play, there were better overall divisions.
I’ve done the same rankings this year, not really tweaking my method, because it largely is an eye test. I use no formula, but I do use numbers to ev ...
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2010 MLB Preview: Division Rankings, Final Standings, and Awards
Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Nino Colla in MLBComments Off on 2010 MLB Preview: Division Rankings, Final Standings, and Awards