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"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."ùSun Tzu So in baseball, the way to a World Series is to strike when your division is weak. Although gruff old managers and coaches may risk a platitude or two about playing only against oneself, general managers must think otherwise (e.g. Jack Zduriencik). A baseball team does not simply play against itself. A baseball franchise does not only compete with itself. Teams exist in divisions. Those divisions can be won. Winning the division gives a team the opportunity to win it all. Now, if youÆre a wealthy, big-market franchise (e.g. Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Tigers, Phillies, Red Sox, Angels, Dodgers) you should win nearly every year, and you should always be contending for the World Series. (Somebody ...

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