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Some fans in baseball anger me so much with a Win it all or nothing attitudes towards their teams. I cruise another set of forums.... Reds forums, where someone posted a "Thank You Reds for the great season" thread. 2/3'rds of the fans there chided that guy for supporting a team that can't make it past the NLDS (with HF advantage nonetheless!). I mean sure they aren't winning back to back World Series and it's been awhile since they appeared in the NLCS.... but they had a GREAT winning season. They won their division. True their division had the Astros and the Cubs..... but it also has the Cards and the Brew Crew.
A few weeks ago I said with the record the Cards had this year... I'd be happy for a chance to play one game past the regular season. I wouldn't have been upset if the Braves were able to pull of the W.
Now that the Tigers have completed their sweep.... they should hope for NLCS to end soon..... they don't want to have 7 days off like they did in 2006! Although I'm sure they can conjure up some of the magic they had in 84..... swept the ALCS to go on to win the WS.
I see things the same way you do. For the Giants to miss 2011 but then get in the year later, it's a great accomplishment. There were so many naysayers and haters when the Giants failed the year after a WS win.
I hope SF finds their mojo back in the NLCS, but they surpassed my wildest dreams when they did three in a row to salvage NLDS against the Reds. If the Giants lose tonight, they will have to pull off some sort of miracle again and if they do, there won't be as much talk about how invincible the Tigers are.
The Tigers look like they are on a destiny season and they will be hungry but it's no guarantee to win it all.