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Originally Posted by Halx
I think the problem with both teams is that neither has any real story going on. The Rays may be the more interesting of the two teams, but we've only had a year to even get to know them. They're a new franchise comprised of unknown young upstarts.
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But that IS their story. A team of that has had no success in the past suddenly finding themselves having legitimate success with more extremely young talent than possibly any baseball team ever.
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When the Diamondbacks played the "brand new franchise in the world series" role, they were stocked with veterans who have histories and fans, and two of the most dominant pitchers of their generation.
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Which was THEIR story. Teams don't have to have the same story all the time, or else it gets boring.
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The Phillies have.. who? Howard? Rollins? These stars aren't even producing and they're winning games with their other people.
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Seriously? If the Dodgers had made it, but Manny and Loney and Ethier went into slumps, would they suddenly be "The Dodgers have...who?"
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Nothing is more boring than a team that has a few all-stars and then a huge talent dropoff with the rest of their players.. and only Hamels seems to be performing like a headliner. So you ask yourself how they managed to even get here. How?
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By being the second-best team in their league, and winning two playoff series. Same way the Cubs would have got there (except they were the best team in the NL) or the Dodgers (except they were the worst playoff team since the 2006 Cardinals by record).
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Either the Cubs or the Dodgers should be representing the NL, and either the Angels or Redsox should be representing the AL. It would be so much more interesting and it would feel so much more right.
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You really need to explain this comment, because it makes no sense. Do you believe that the Rays and Phillies should not be ALLOWED to make the World Series? Or that a team that hasn't made the World Series in almost 65 years (the Cubs) feels more "right" then a team that has been there four times in that same span while being one of the worst (historically speaking) teams in professional sports?
You sound like a Yankees fan, and that's NOT a compliment
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Originally Posted by BurntToast
To say that these 2 teams shouldn't be in the WS is just wrong. They earned their spot there.
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Yeah, and they didn't have to luck into a Hall-of-Famer with a grudge and a terrible division to do it
