It's not always the best team that wins....
The title of this entry does in fact refer to the World Series. Congratulations Cardinal fans, I take nothing away from your team, but I believe that this playoffs serves as a point why Eurosnob soccer fans do not find American sports appealing. The Cardinals this year were arguably the worst team in the playoffs this year. At least according to their regular season record. Heck if division winners didn't automatically make it, the Cardinals would have been at home watching the Phillies in the playoffs this year instead of them. But that being said the Cards definately got hot at the right time. Which is why playoffs don't necessarily give you the best. You always hear players say its not what you do all year, its how you finish. The Cardinals managed to stumble into the playoffs, but played the best baseball when it counted. So with that I will ask a question before I begin my rant on why next year, despite the crappy destiny argument, the Cubs will not be contenders. Should baseball change their playoff format to include 2 more teams per league, and give the 2 best records per league a bye? That would make the regular season a little more viable and avoid people saying things like the Cardinals didn't deserve to win. Don't get me wrong the Cardinals deserved to win this series, they played fantastic, and Detroit did not.
Now for why the Cubs will not even contend this next season. Its plain and simple, and Mr. Jastrzebski you can argue this one with me anytime that you want, marketing is the reason. What would it say for the Cubs where if the contending year were to come in 2008. Your marketing campaign is built in. IN 2008 it will be the 100th year without a World Series win. If the Cubs do it next year it blows that - yes this is possibly a hairbrained theory, but we are talking about the Cubs. How can you market going for it in year 99. The 2008 charge would be marketed like this "100 years of futility is in the past- a new tradition starts now." Or "New Century of baseball, new Chicago Cubs traditions". Even one who doesn't like sports has to admit that would be a strong marketing campaign. So until next time- this is the Sports Lunatic saying Sleep is never evil, and evil never sleeps so by logic I must be evil cause I don't sleep.
Now for why the Cubs will not even contend this next season. Its plain and simple, and Mr. Jastrzebski you can argue this one with me anytime that you want, marketing is the reason. What would it say for the Cubs where if the contending year were to come in 2008. Your marketing campaign is built in. IN 2008 it will be the 100th year without a World Series win. If the Cubs do it next year it blows that - yes this is possibly a hairbrained theory, but we are talking about the Cubs. How can you market going for it in year 99. The 2008 charge would be marketed like this "100 years of futility is in the past- a new tradition starts now." Or "New Century of baseball, new Chicago Cubs traditions". Even one who doesn't like sports has to admit that would be a strong marketing campaign. So until next time- this is the Sports Lunatic saying Sleep is never evil, and evil never sleeps so by logic I must be evil cause I don't sleep.