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Article: NL Central is one big surprise party Division boasts three teams, many players who have been shocking

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May 30, 2004
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IT'S ALWAYS fun when a surprise team emerges and changes the dynamics in a division race. Two surprise teams can make for an epic stretch run.But three?

The NL Central is full of surprises. In baseball's only six-team division, just four games separated first place from last place entering the weekend.

While the Cubs and Astros have dealt with the loss of key personnel (Sammy Sosa, Kerry Wood, Mark Prior and Andy Pettitte among them), the Brewers, Pirates and Reds have shown resolve and talent by hanging tough over the first two months.

Baseball's biggest surprises all seem to be coming out of this division: Paul Wilson for the Reds, Lyle Overbay for the Brewers, Rob Mackowiac, Craig ...

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