Why are the Cardinals described this way?

frankhardy

Why is the Cardinals called "the worst team to be in the World Series" rather than describing them as "a great Cinderella type story". I mean, if the Marlins would have squeaked in with the Wild Card and then won the World Series, they would be described that way.

Is there really that much hatred for the Cardinals? Just kind of curious as to everyones thoughts on this.

Axtell

Who's called them the worst team to go to the world series?

I think that 'honor' goes to the padres when they made it a few years back, and were promptly crushed in the series.

frankhardy

A bunch of people have called them that. I especially see and hear it on ESPN.

yawie99

Well, we did nearly implode down the stretch and had a generally lousy second half. I'm sure there have been worse clubs in the World Series, but I suppose one could make a compelling statistical argument against the Cardinals.

Doesn't matter now, though.

WinPitcher

Hmmm interesting. As a mets fan I think that the better team won the series. at least the better team for those 7 games anyway.

I also said just before the series started that the red birds always give the mets a run for their money and was hoping that they (mets)could pull it out. this cardinals team is stronger then the record indicates. pujols and edmond and rolen were all out during the season for stretches at a time.

what I do find interesting is that both teams (tigers and cards) have losing records after the allstar break for the first time ever.

the cards are a class team deserving of their ws appearence.


steve

SDSportsFan

<< <i>Who's called them the worst team to go to the world series?

I think that 'honor' goes to the padres when they made it a few years back, and were promptly crushed in the series. >>




I don't know what you're talking about Axtell...

The Padres went to the World Series in 1998, when their regular season record was 98-64!

They were 92-70 in 1984 when they also went to the World Series.


Steve

stown

That '98 team was sick! We faced Brown twice in 3 games, Hitchc ock in another and then Hofmann coming in to save.

Of all people, Jim Layritz (sp) freakin crushed the ball

WinPitcher

Axtell has no idea what he is talking about. statistically the worst team to appear in a WS is the 73 Mets. They were 82 and 79.

The Cards this year were 83 and 78.

like always he adds nothing to a conversation other then being wrong and or confrontational.

Steve


edited to add: The best team to NOT have made it to the WS is the hapless 01 M's who after winning 116 games promptly lost to a much superior Yanks team.

Connecticoin

If the Cards win, it will be the Baseball Gods way of atoning for the 1985 series!

frankhardy

One thing people are forgetting is that the last three years, the Cardinals have averaged 96 wins per year with basically the same players.

Hyperion

<< <i>That '98 team was sick! We faced Brown twice in 3 games, Hitchc ock in another and then Hofmann coming in to save.

Of all people, Jim Layritz (sp) freakin crushed the ball >>




Didnt it come out Jim Layritz was a big steriod user ?

lawnmowerman

<< <i>

<< <i>That '98 team was sick! We faced Brown twice in 3 games, Hitchc ock in another and then Hofmann coming in to save.

Of all people, Jim Layritz (sp) freakin crushed the ball >>




Didnt it come out Jim Layritz was a big steriod user ? >>

If so, I guess he used the wrong ones.

ctsoxfan

Are the Cards the worst World Series team ever? It appears so.

Only 83 wins? In the NL Central??

Scavenger

If you want to throw out numbers like that then the Boston Red Sox would be the worst team of all time - they went how many decades without even winning the division.