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Stark: Midseason awards

OK then. Now that we've got that little All-Star Game extravaganza out of the way, where were we? Oh, that's right.

The Year of the Cubs was turning into the Can We Stop the Season in June, Please? The Ace of Diamonds rotation of those New York Mets was turning into a bone-spurs convention. And somehow or other, thanks to climate change or juiced baseballs or possibly even trick photography, more than 3,000 home runs had already fallen out of the sky, leaving a trail of souvenirs and wounded ERAs.

So we can't wait to see where all this is leading.