The National League Championship Series is upon us and despite starting slow, the LA Dodgers are exactly where many thought they would be.
The Cardinals however are a surprise to quite a few that expected the team to falter. I for one expected them to finish over .500 but this would qualify as a bit of a surprise.
The Dodgers...
It is amazing what a calendar year will do for a franchise. Think back to last winter when the Marlins made a play for Albert Pujols, signed Jose Reyes and Mark Buerle to a huge deals, opened a new 37,000 seat, $515M stadium ($347M publically financed) and appeared to be dumping their penny pinching ways in lieu of putting a year-in,...
