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The Mets and Giants were certainly teams transitioning from bad to good ... and the records switched ahead of the run differential.
But ... NY and LAA were both in the midst of a string of division titles when they had their "lucky" years.
And the comp of Arizona is almost laughable ... here are the '07 and '11 primaries:
CA - C. Snyder - M. Montero
1B - C Jackson - J. Mrinana/X. Nady
2B - O. Hudson - K. Johnson
3B - M. Reynolds - R. Roberts
SS - S. Drew - S. Drew
LF - E. Bynes - G. Parra
CF - C. Young - C. Young
RF - C. Quentin - J. Upton
No overlap at all in the rotation.
The fact that the Giants and Mets continued a trend of improvement is certainly an outcome worth hoping for ... but it's an awfully small sample.