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The Carolina Panthers (4-2) are next-best, with a .667 success rate.

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Rodriguez's next-best success has come against the Yankees, going back to his days with the Seattle Mariners, when he hit .391 against New York in the 2000 ALCS plus one at-bat as a rookie in a division series in 1997.

Suddenly, Yankees' A-Rod is a playoff hero 2009

But if Americans cannot get excited about Obama's successes, they can always do the next-best thing: go out on Nov. 2 and give the Republicans two enthusiastic thumbs down.

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This first issue -- out today -- is the next-best thing to watching the TV show.

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But if Americans cannot get excited about Obama's successes, they can always do the next-best thing: go out on Nov. 2 and give the Republicans two enthusiastic thumbs down.

Cody Gault: The Big O's Mojo Has Been Here All Along Cody Gault 2010

And we say, this is how big our content budget's going to be, and then we say, what's the next-best content that we don't yet have that we would like to get.

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The gas tax has been suppressed for several decades, to the point where highway users are getting the next-best thing to a free ride.

Is bad driver behavior at merge points a result of bad design? Post 2010

Another factor in determining wages in the macroeconomic structure consider the next-best employment opportunity.

The Roots of the Pay Problem 2009

They were six games better than the next-best Central club in that span, the Chicago Cubs.

Org. report: Cardinals ready to mentor a pair of masters 2010

But if there is to be only one professional football league that matters - and that is clearly what the public prefers - then the next-best arrangement is one that keeps the teams competing on the field but collaborating in the marketplace.

In praise of 'socialism with cheerleaders' 2011