Not just literally. Figuratively.
The American Leagues's record against the National League in 2008 interleague is 149-102. The only game left is the Yankee-Pirate game (a game that was PPD in the third inning with the Yanks holding a 3-1 lead). Essentially, the AL was one win (and two innings) from winning 60% of the games played between the two leagues.
I heard before this about the supposed superiority of the NL. Arguments that the NL has about 15 of the top 17 players in fantasy. That the AL's best pitcher switched to the NL. On and on. Yet time after time, year after year, the AL has displayed in a myriad of challenges that the NL may have great players, but they do not have great teams.
Since 2004 the AL has gone :
1) 826-641 in regular-season games,
2) 4-0 in All-Star Games; and
3) 13-4 in World Series games.
It's time for those die--hard fans of the National League to stand up and admit that their teams still have a long way to go to consistently be competitive with the dominant league.
The good news for the NL is that winning 4 out of 10 games this year is better than they have averaged over the last 5 years. Maybe the tide is turning and soon the AL will be left to merely "win handily" rather than embarrass and demoralize the NL.
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