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Adding two more playoff spots would spice up baseball's final month

ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Jeff Curry/US Presswire Despite their problems, the Cubs would still be in the playoff hunt if there were two more spots. By Peter Gammons, ESPN All things considered, baseball has done a remarkable job holding the means. There have been no legitimate races per se, no media storyline despite Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer and Derek Jeter, and still attendance is down only 6 percent in an economic climate distraught with fear, loathing and unemployment. We appreciate that from 1995 to ...

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