The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Series.
You don’t need some pointy-headed baseball writer to tell you that the postseason can be unpredictable. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the pennant last year. Every generation gets their perfect example of a team that rides a wave all the way to the World Series, and the 84-win 2023 Diamondbacks are the best possible example.
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Unless the team that beat them in the World Series, the Texas Rangers, are an even better example. That team had a bullpen that could allow home runs on their off-days, and it was only getting worse when the postseason started. And, then, poof,
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