Playing in the tougher National League West, the Reds' 0.611 winning percentage was 2.86 standard deviations above the mean.

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He has helped the injury riddled San Francisco Giants stay afloat in the National League West, where they currently sit tied for first.

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The National League West is comprised of large ball parks and it is a division that is almost up for grabs every season.

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On the ball field and in the dugout, the Dodgers have an exciting nucleus of talent and potential that could propel them to the top of the National League West standings.

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Leading the list: the Cincinnati Reds of 1973, a powerful group led by Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Tony Perez that took a tough National League West division over the Dodgers and Giants before getting upset in the NL Championship Series by the New York Mets, three games to two.

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They're moving from the National League Central, a relatively weak division, to the American League West, one of baseball's toughest.

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Can you imagine the Houston Astros deciding on their own to move from the National League Central to the American League West to join the Texas Rangers?

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But following the outbreak of the second intifada in 2000, and the imposition of restrictions for residents of the West Bank by the Israelis, the local league was cancelled and national team players were prevented from traveling abroad to fulfil their fixtures.

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The West Yorkshire side will return to the Guinness Premiership next season after winning National League One.

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