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I think the Nationals were better than Giants (separated by eight games in the standings)--on paper, in terms of personnel. I'm less sure the Dodgers were better than the Cardinals (separated by four games in the standings). I think their series underscored how important Kershaw is to the Dodgers, and what could happen when he's not Kershaw, even for a couple of innings.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 October 2014 01:03 (nine years ago) link
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eh, i dunno. baseball's just different. a seemingly dominant team that wins 97 games in a season is only winning 60% of the time. when the worst team plays the best team in MLB, it's not an automatic loss like it (almost always) is in football or most other sports. a sweep isn't inevitable. and no one is too surprised when a team like the twins takes 3 out of 4 from the tigers during the regular season. it's a little disappointing for the dominant team, i guess. but it's Ordinary Baseball Weirdness.
I actually think that a team has a decent opportunity to show what they can do prior to the point where they've lost three games
i mean, you're right, they do. and if you somehow could have the dodgers and cardinals play another 5 game series right now, chances are the dodgers would win. they're a better team. but it's not crazy at all for the slightly weaker team to win over the course of 5 games.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 9 October 2014 01:06 (nine years ago) link
It's entertainment (will post about this shortly)...
Short series, least of all 3 of 5 like the one my Mets won vs the Reds in '73, are a crapshoot. Were the Mets anywhere as good as Cincinnati? No fucking way.
Anyway,
ALCS = scrappy heroes
NLCS - villainous bastards
The Cardinals are the person who takes the parking spot you've been waiting for, clicker on, for three minutes. They'll step out, shirtless and tan, sunglasses hanging off the backs of their ears, and wave off your complaints. In their mind, they'll think they addressed your complaints politely. In reality, they yelled something like, "U jelly?" or "U mad bro?" and walked away holding the hand of someone insanely hot.
The Giants are more insecure, and it manifests itself in a mad desire to prove something over and over and over again that can't really be proven:
Giants fan: Why did you write that the Giants aren't the best team in baseball?
Pundit: Because they aren't.
Giants fan: /recites stories of recent success
Pundit: I think they have a lot of talent, but they also have ...
Giants fan: /complains
Pundit: You literally won a game last night with a bases loaded walk, a pitcher error, and a wild pitch.
Giants fan: /talks about knowing how to win
Giants fan: /mentions 'even year'
Giants fan: /clicks on 30 articles about the Giants
Giants fan: /complains about lack of Giants coverage
Giants fan: /screenshots postseason predictions and MS Paints "lolololol" over all of them
Pundit: I cover soccer as of five seconds ago. Please stop talking to me.
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/10/8/6946969/alcs-nlcs-giants-cardinals-royals-orioles