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National League Playoff Preview

Wild Card Game http://gty.im/488329848 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Cubs The Cubs made the playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Divisional Series. They are trying to end the Curse of the Billy Goat that has kept them out of the World Series since 1945. http://gty.im/477806476 The…
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Could We See an All Third-Place World Series?

Since 1995, Major League Baseball has had more than division winners play in the postseason with the introduction of the wild card positions in each league. The wild card allowed two second-place teams in each league to make the postseason, and we have seen five wild card teams win the World Series -- three in the National League (Florida Marlins…
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