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Baseball's big puzzle: nothing quite seems to fit this season--other than the Yankees' surge--so expect even more of the unexpected in the second half.(Second Half Preview)

The Sporting News

| July 12, 2004 | Rosenthal, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Raise your hand if you predicted the Rangers and Devil Rays would be the surprise teams of the American League. If you believed the Reds and Brewers would keep pace with the big boys in the National League Central. If you thought the Pirates' Jack Wilson would lead the N.L. in hits, Lyle Overbay would prove a more valuable addition to Milwaukee than Richie Sexson would to Arizona (although Sexson went down with an injury) and Steve Finley would hang close to Barry Bonds in the home run race.

It all happened in a wacky first half in major league baseball, a sport that routinely is lampooned for its payroll disparity, yet gets closer to NFL-style parity every ...

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