Article: NL CENTRAL : CHICAGO CUBS.(SPORTS)

Article: CONTRACTION COULD PUT ROCKIES IN NL ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  November 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... National League West to the NL Central. Arizona can be switched to the American League without its consent ... more competitive against NL Central teams. Since the advent ... seven seasons against the NL Central, but only once against ...

Article: NL CENTRAL SHOWS ITS OVERALL STRENGTH.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... percentage, second best in baseball to the surprising American League West. The NL Central and AL West (.529) were the only division ... Reds could play home-and-away series against American League Central powerhouse Cleveland. * St. Louis drew ...

Article: NL Central no joke // Cubs have been big surprise ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 5, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... division in baseball: The NL Central is the only six-team division ... by only four games. Four NL Central teams are playing above ... playing above .500 in the American League Central. The top four NL Central teams have winning records ...

Article: Cubs live in a declining neighborhood in the NL ...
Charleston Gazette;  January 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the 30 teams appear to have gotten stronger since the 2008 season ended: Five of those are in the American League, and none are in the NL Central. The most improved teams, in order: Yankees, Athletics, Giants, Mets, Indians, Orioles and ...

Article: NL CENTRAL HEADS TOWARD WACKY RACE.(SPORTS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... are to the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. ''It's unbelievable ... Ed Lynch said. The scoreboard in the NL Central has become a billboard for mediocrity ... else is going backward. Not a single NL Central team has a winning record. ''What ...

Article: CENTRAL AIR REEKS OF PARITY THE BREWERS ARE BENEFITING FROM ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  June 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the once powerful NL Central is now the weakest division ... Cubs. Of course, the American League East - which has four ... was the case of the NL Central in May, even the most ... regular season ends. The NL Central is guaranteed a berth ...

Article: Capsules for NL Central.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  March 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Sam Carchidi NL Central capsules NL Central St. Louis Cardinals Scouting ... agent after a highly productive American League career that included at least ... Last season: 93-69, won NL Central. Probable starting lineup ...