Well,having watched the Cards beat the Dodgers every single time they played this year,I knew they had more than they showed,and they answered the bell whenever the Reds,or Houston came up alongside them.All I knew about the postseason,is that I didn't want to play the Cards in the 1st round.I thought they would win that 1st round,and then lay down( as usual.)The thing that was different this year,is that they never(ever)had to face the pressure of being expected to do something,and that seemed to be the KEY for this group.To be honest,they enjoyed coming in under the radar.To win the World Series,you need 2 things:
1)make postseason
2)have enough pitching potential
Of the teams that made the post,the teams with the necessary pitching potential were the Padres(choked offensively,)the Tigers(what an up n' down bunch,)the Mets(actually they had a shot if they'd have bunt in the 9th inning of game 7,)the A's(now that's a choke folks,)and the Cards(the winners.)I believe the Yanks,Dodgers,and Twins never had enough starting pitching potential to win the World Series(yes,Hilda,you can win over 90 games in the regular season with mediocre starting pitching,but you can not win consistently in the post that way.)
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