The marathon feel of Major League Baseball’s 162-game season can be broken down into easily digestible and debatable segments. As the 2014 campaign enters the stretch run of the first half of the season, let’s take a look back on the last week of action.
While making long-term evaluations or declarations based on one week of play can be a fool’s errand, each small sample does provide perspective on the season. As the months pass and each game becomes more important in a season full of pennant chases, day-by-day results take on extra meaning.
Here are the biggest takeaways from the last week of MLB action.