From a Tom Verdacci column
While the Royals (no pennants since 1985) and Orioles (no pennants since 1983) decide which drought will end, it seems like the Cardinals and Giants have been fighting over the NL flag every year. Since the wild-card system began in 1995, there have been more NLCS played with either St. Louis, San Francisco or both (11) than without (9).
The Cards and Giants have been especially good in October over the past five seasons. Since 2010, they have:
• Filled seven of the past 10 spots in the NLCS.
• Won all five NL pennants (with the latest to be decided between them).
• Gone 49-14 (.778) in postseason games against all other teams.
• Gone 15-1 in postseason series against all other teams (including Wild-Card Games).
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Mahomes is not a game manager. Release the Kraken.
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