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<blockquote data-quote="FollowTisdale" data-source="post: 1512558" data-attributes="member: 619279"><p>As long as you get into the playoffs, the odds are so close to even it doesn't really matter. Dodgers haven't won yet, Astros won once and their pitching window is slamming shut, Cubs won once and failed to make it back (with their window slamming shut because the Ricketts are cheap), Boston is the only team who's made the "spend way too much to win" strategy work over an extended time, and even they have had bottom feeder years in between, and even they are trying to trade their best player for some reason and get cheaper. I'd much rather do the Cardinals thing, make the playoffs all the time, play the odds to get hot and win the world series, because its sustainable. </p><p></p><p>The Nationals weren't a big spend super team, there was a string of them that won from 16-18, but before that it was mostly just teams who weren't the best record but got hot and won (Royals, Giants x3, Cardinals)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FollowTisdale, post: 1512558, member: 619279"] As long as you get into the playoffs, the odds are so close to even it doesn't really matter. Dodgers haven't won yet, Astros won once and their pitching window is slamming shut, Cubs won once and failed to make it back (with their window slamming shut because the Ricketts are cheap), Boston is the only team who's made the "spend way too much to win" strategy work over an extended time, and even they have had bottom feeder years in between, and even they are trying to trade their best player for some reason and get cheaper. I'd much rather do the Cardinals thing, make the playoffs all the time, play the odds to get hot and win the world series, because its sustainable. The Nationals weren't a big spend super team, there was a string of them that won from 16-18, but before that it was mostly just teams who weren't the best record but got hot and won (Royals, Giants x3, Cardinals) [/QUOTE]
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