Article: CENTRAL FLAWS FAN THE FLAMES BLOWN SAVES HIGHLIGHT INCONSISTENCIES OF NL CENTRAL HOPEFULS.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)

Article: CENTRAL AIR REEKS OF PARITY THE BREWERS ARE BENEFITING FROM PLAYING IN ARGUABLY THE WORST DIVISION IN BASEBALL - THE NL CENTRAL.(SPORTS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  June 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the once powerful NL Central is now the weakest division in baseball. The...it's the worst division. SUCCESS IS RELATIVE...only salvation NL Central teams have had is playing within the division. Take the week...of winning the division. But at this point...other teams ...

Article: Brewers signal NL Central's growth
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 5, 2007 ;     514 words ...MILWAUKEE -- The division has been ridiculed in recent...at the pitchers in this division." Houston has Roy Oswalt...have a very interesting division," Tracy said. "What will...different clubs get outside the division." So far, the NL Central teams have not had much...win their 12th ...

Article: NL Central on wretched pace
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 30, 2007 ;     488 words ......mound. Out-of-division winning percentage...measurement, and the NL Central is 46-82 against...66-68 (.493) NL Central: 46-82 (.359) You thought this division was bad last...47-47 record, the NL Central had an out-of- division winning percentage...

Article: Pirates not that far off in tight NL Central
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 30, 2009 ;     278 words ......out of first place in the NL Central. "Whether people realize...were in last place in the division and five games under .500. The NL Central race figures be a tight...playing (teams in) our division. This could be a big month for all the teams in the division. We need to make ...

Article: CARDINALS 7, PIRATES 1 Victory clinches NL Central title St. Louis finishes off surprising run in division
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 25, 1996 ;     374 words ......it with a brand-new title: National League Central Division champions. Ray Lankford's bases-loaded single drove...home run, and the Cardinals clinched their first division title since 1987 by beating Pittsburgh, 7-1, Tuesday night. It was the sixth division championship for new Cardinals manager Tony La ...

Article: NL Central rises above criticism Teams bounce back from devastating injuries
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ......most competitive division in baseball, please...only teams in the division with winning records...depth of several division contenders. Going...five teams in the NL Central with .500 or better...balanced team in the division, with the NL's best team ERA...Three Rivers. The ...

Article: EVEN CUBS ARE CONTENDERS IN NL CENTRAL.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 8, 1997 ;     700+ words ......It's the story of a division of mediocrity. ``The...fortunate to be in the (NL) Central,'' Cubs pitcher Terry...break is to be in this division, and you have to take...first place in the NL Central, where none of the...recently on which the division leader actually has...in ...

Article: NL CENTRAL HEADS TOWARD WACKY RACE.(SPORTS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 27, 1997 ;     670 words ......going to be surprised if the NL president decides there is...are about as close to the division-leading Houston Astros as...said. The scoreboard in the NL Central has become a billboard for...manager Cam Bonifay: ''This division is anybody's division to win. The race is going...

Article: Cards Clinch NL Central With 15 Games Left
AP Online;  September 19, 2004 ;     630 words ......this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five...generally was thought to be the NL Central's third-best roster entering...with clinching their third division title in five years while...San Diego, and clinched the division title when the Cubs lost...mathematics that ...

Article: Cardinals again the strength of a not-so-weak NL Central.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ......National League Central Division. Go ahead, insert punch line here. All the weak NL Central did last year is produce...Houston Astros represented the NL in the 2005 World Series...looking very familiar in this division in 2007. Let's have a look...

Article: NL Central a dogfight // Cubs might be best of six-team lot
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ......National League Central with 84 victories in 1997. The division was considered a joke. Five teams in the National...And this season? Well, another team has joined the division, which means someone in the Central will have the...over from the American League to make this a six-team division. So how have ...

Article: MLB Roundup; Cardinals clinch NL Central
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......can possibly muster in the NL Central. "We understand we're officially...the Cardinals their fourth NL Central title in six years, one the...You don't play to win the division, you play to win championship...finished 105-57 and won the NL Central by 13 games. "There are ...

Article: Carpenter Hurt, But Cardinals Win NL Central
The Washington Post;  September 19, 2004 ;     414 words ......spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five...Cubs lost at Cincinnati, the division title was assured. St. Louis...can only be matched in the division by the Cubs (81-65), who lost...Louis would be awarded the division title because it won the season...

Article: Castillo, Cubs fail division test // Reds starting to make grade in NL Central
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 29, 1996 ;     599 words ......CINCINNATI Strangers to their own division for most of the season, the...just their 13th within the NL Central. They are 6-7 in the division. "These final 10 games (before...said. "Playing within our division, we have a chance to improve...that against teams in our division. We can ...