MLB sweeps into the divisional round, plus an NFL head coach on the clock

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Baseball season can be funny. It’s frankly too long, and if we invented baseball today, I’d wager that we’d settle around an 80-game, NBA-style season. But 162 is what we have, and the calendar can take on a life of its own. 
Teams can have multiple seasons within a season. Take the Rangers. They were incredible in the first half, one of baseball’s biggest surprises. Then a nosedive. A 52-39 team limped…