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John_Dreker's avatar

To share some optimism to counterpoint my earlier comment, the Diamondbacks proved you don't have to be good to make the World Series anymore, you just need some luck to get that playoff spot and then anything can happen. They had a losing record over their final 115 games of the 2023 season. The only started off 16-14, so it's not like they were riding a great start either. They had a great 12-day stretch in mid-May that included games versus the Pirates and A's, and that's it.

That DBacks vs Rangers matchup was the worst in World Series history. I don't mean the games sucked, I didn't watch a single play (judging by the record low TV ratings, neither did you). I mean the combined records were the worst in the 119 years of World Series play by a decent margin.

So chin up, mediocre can still end well in the expanded playoff era

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NolaJeffy(BnP)'s avatar

The Pirates have literally gotten worse.

Here's to hoping (yet again) that every single prospect magically reaches their potential all at the same time!

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