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What’s Next: History favors division leaders

What’s Next: History favors division leaders

It’s natural to view Memorial Day, then, as a significant baseball benchmark. A good place to start might be in 2003, when the then-Florida Marlins were languishing in last place, dismissed manager Jeff Torborg on May 11, hired curmudgeonly codger Jack McKeon, and were still in the NL East cellar on Memorial Day.