beerleaguer.com - 5/7/2008
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There are signs of a power shift between the once mighty bats of the AL and the upstart NL, paced by Chase Utley and others. Once in a while, I’ll check the league leaders and today I was struck by how far ahead Chase Utley was of Carlos Quinten, the current AL leader in home runs with 8. Utley has 13. So I did a little more digging, clicked Hardball Times and came up with some advanced ...
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THT Live:Power shift to the NL?
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Power shift to the NL? by THT Staff May 07, 2008 Beerleaguer checks the THT stats and notes that the NL's best is beating the AL's best . As of today, the top eight batters in Runs Created, and 11 of the top 12, hail from the NL. And for pitchers in Pitching Runs Created, NL'ers own 7 of the top 10 spots and 8 of the next 10 spots. You can see for yourself: The hitting stats are ...
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THT Live:Power shift to the NL?
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