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Around the NL: How the West is won (and lost)

Cy Young award winners Brandon Webb and Barry Zito have already joined one of baseball’s elite fraternities, but on Sunday they found themselves on opposite ends of the pitching spectrum.

Deadline provides intrigue but few big trades

The trade deadline has come and gone for Major League Baseball and, although there was a flurry of activity right before the deadline, there was a small number of big-name players to switch jerseys.

Around the NL: Seven year plan

Charlie Miller takes a GM's approach to this week's Around the NL column as he names 30 players, 25 or younger, who he wants on his team not only this season, but seven years from now as well.

Around the NL: Midseason awards

What’s a Baseball column during the All-Star break without midseason awards? Charlie Miller hands out his midseason awards for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year.

Athlon Sports 2007 All-Stars

The All-Star selection show is Sunday but at Athlon Sports, we've already got our roster of 30 All-Stars ready to go. Check out who we would put on the All-Star team if we had the chance.

After beginning and spending the majority of his career there, Ken Griffey Jr. made his first ever return to Seattle in a Reds uniform this weekend. This week's Around the NL looks at that and hitters whose averages are below their weight.

Around the NL: Western revival

Just two years ago the West was the laughing stock of the National League. Charlie Miller looks at how things have changed near the Pacific and names his first-ballot All-Stars in this week's Around the NL.

Around the NL: Report card time

The Mets and Dodgers are performing as expected but the Cardinals and Cubs? Not so much. After the first two months of the season, Around the NL takes the time to assess how well teams are meetings their expectations thus far.

Around the NL: Catch of the draft

This week's Around the NL looks at why the beginning rounds of the upcoming First Year Player Draft may have little impact on future franchise catchers and also some surprising names who rank among the league's worst in batting thus far.

Around the NL: Brewers lead early playoff chase

The season has just begun but it's always a good time to take a look at the playoff picture. This week's Around the NL also looks at the up-and-coming Orlando Hudson and doles out player of the month honors.

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