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Useless information department

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 6, 2002

There aren't many teams like the '78 Yankees out there. We learned that a few days ago on this very same web site, when our buddy, Alan Schwarz, unfurled some sensational research on how tough it is to come from more than 4½ games out heading into August and still finish first. Now Useless Information steps up to examine the one area he didn't explore -- the wild-card races. And here's what we found: There aren't many teams like the 2001 Cardinals out there, either. Last year's Cardinal ...

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