Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Sanlmar, are you ready to give the Dodgers at least some credit here?
Two NL championships in a row and 6 division titles in a row can't be considered failure.
Very tough road ahead, but maybe they'll pull off the upset.
I will offer an allegory
You play for a D1 mid major.
Your president is committed to growing the program. Shady academic dollars and other perks are readily available. The coach is god and recruits like a boss.
Your division and conference is crap.
You do your business during the regular season. You are not rebuilding. It’s a well run program. You are expected to take it down every year.
You earn your way to the post season. Entry to the College World Series Regionals. This is where the fun begins against the best. Personally, you might get some attention from scouts - you get ESPN channel 97 televising early rounds.
You lose in the first round and your season is reckoned as a failure. Lotta time and money wasted. As a player you die in obscurity.
$200m Dodgers in the meh NL West. No one gives a fuck about division wins. It’s your job. It gets you a tourney ticket.
I AM impressed by the back to back NL Championships. Hey, Dodgers beat good teams.
I have recently arrived at the thought that your poker experience skews your view of sports success. You finish 2nd or 3rd in a tourney and you collect a prize. You go out and buy some lawn furniture or new tires for the family van. You feel successful.
Nobody is impressed by lawn furniture.