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New York Giants: The St. Louis Cardinals of football

Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, February 6, 2012,

I saw a Facebook post yesterday that had a picture of Eli Manning paying homage to the well-known Dos Equis ad for The Most Interesting Man in the World.

As the commercial's star says “I don't always drink beer, but when I do I prefer Dos Equis,” this photo said “I don't always get to the Super Bowl, but when I do, I beat the Patriots.”

Clever, indeed. And fitting, both for the New York Giants and their new baseball counterparts, the St. Louis Cardinals.

Last year's baseball darlin...

World Series trends and fun facts

Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, October 18, 2011,

This one hasn’t played out exactly how the pundits thought it would. Yankees-Phillies was a slam dunk. Maybe the Tigers pull through in the AL. But certainly, no one was taking down the mighty Phillies and their superstar rotation, right?

Wrong.

The Rangers and Cardinals defied the odds and conventional wisdom to reach this the 107^th World Series.

St. Louis had to rally from 10.5 games down i...

Secret to winning in the playoffs? Get hot

Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, October 18, 2011,

Throw conventional wisdom out the window. With starting pitchers posting porous ERA numbers, no team is ever supposed to have success in the postseason. But don’t tell that to this year’s World Series participants.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers are here on the strength of their potent lineups, strong bullpens, and savvy managers.

Not to mention they are pretty hot.

St. Louis has come from beyond the great beyond to get to the Fall C...

Rangers return to World Series; Cliff Lee a prophet

Posted by Michael Seff on Sunday, October 16, 2011,

It seemed innocent enough at the time. Having just jumped ship to hop of the Philadelphia Phillies' bandwagon, Cliff Lee sent his old teammate Ian Kinsler a text message that simply said, “See you in the World Series.”

Who knew Lee was a prophet?

Now, Lee likely was insinuating he thought his team would be there to match up with the Rangers. Instead, the LeBron James of baseball will get to watch Kinsler and the rest of the Rangers from the comfort of his own couch.

C.J. Wilson, Colby ...