And when you sit back and look at how the season played out for the Cardinals it is wonderful to see that they were able to win that many games.
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SIEGEL: Jonah Keri, who covers baseball for Grantland. This year is an wonderful story because they have hit triple digits in wins, despite losing their best pitcher, Adam Wainwright; a solid reliever, Jordan Walden, and two of their best hitters, Matt Adams and Matt Holliday, as well as rookie Randal Grichuk, who helped fill in for the injured players…. But there are also plenty of upstarts in the postseason including a couple of teams playing in wild-card games this week.
Telecasts of Games 1 and 2 of the NLDS between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers will follow the Cardinals broadcasts. Not only are the Cubs lovable, they have a legitimate roster who could make noise in October, as long as they get past the Pirates in the Wild Card game on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. In the 54 years of franchise history, the Astros have never won a World Series.
SIEGEL: Let’s start with the wild-card games.
The NL Championship Series will begin Oct. 17 on TBS, and the first game of the World Series will take place Oct. 27 and will air on Fox. To say in 2013 that the Royals would enter the 2015 postseason as anything other than an underdog would likely be met with disbelief.
This year will be no different – with several teams boasting pitchers with hugely impressive records. The boys from the Bronx carry an older lineup, including 40-year-old slugger Alex Rodriguez, but lost an arm on the mound Monday afternoon, when veteran lefty CC Sabathia announced he would miss the playoffs to enter rehab. But following their teams of the early nineties, the Pirates became the laughingstock of professional sports until they finally shed the monkey in 2013.
The Toronto Blue Jays held the longest playoff drought in the majors of 22 years, but after a magical season ignited by trade deadline acquisitions Troy Tulowitzki and David Price, the drought is no more. The Jays have emerged as the clear favorite to win the American League, and have high odds to win the World Series. The Blue Jays are hoping for similar results as they host the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series, which begins Thursday.
Last season’s pennant winners the Kansas City Royals were the pick of the American League, narrowly winning the League and Central Division with a 95-67 record. “But I think it’s going to make us a lot better”.
“That’s kinda cool. It’s great for baseball”. “Having that opportunity is so unique and how much you appreciate the moment that you’re getting will lead to success”.
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