During the regular season, I can see where MLB might fail to get the national deal they’d like. But what’s happening this post-season is a disaster.
There are some obvious storylines specific to the Arizona/St. Louis matchup, as derived from the generic list above. Let’s lay those out, and address them one by one:
The Diamondbacks would really prefer to have a healthy Luis Gonzalez.
The Diamondbacks are backing into the playoffs.
The Cardinals are peaking at exactly the right time.
This could be fun. As of Tuesday morning, eight National League teams are separated by 6 1/2 games, and fighting for two playoff spots.
So how come the media, for the most part, doesn’t connect the dots, and call GMs on the carpet more for some of these downright miserable signings?