Introduction: Back to baseball -- The wild card paradigm shift -- Part 1. Return to Action -- Trio of aces front the always first Braves -- Return of the Yankees' forever dynasty -- Cleveland's runaway central train -- The end of the Dodgers' O'Malley era -- The bottom 25% -- Part 2. Wrestling with History -- Wild card World Series -- Cubs lose: Blame it on Bartman? -- Yankees "Apocalypse Now" becomes Red Sox resurrection -- Mets meltdowns -- Phillies flip the '64 script -- Baseball back in Washington -- Part 3. Navigating the Competitive Landscape -- The Cardinals longevity reboot -- Breaking through in the AL East -- Giants and Red Sox rollercoaster dynasties -- Mets meltdowns: The superheroes hubris episodes -- Part 4. Paradigm Shifts -- Cubs climate change in Chicago; droughts continue elsewhere -- Houston's cheatskates: A dynasty's self-inflicted wound -- "Wait 'til Next Year" comes to L.A. -- Not the same Steinbrenner: The Yankees' long road back to "Forever" -- EPILOGUE: Baseball in the year of Coronavirus.
Summary:
"This book examines the competitive landscape of Major League Baseball during the wild-card era, including the major storylines for all 30 teams, division races, and the state of dynasties in a new age of baseball"-- Provided by publisher.
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