103. "Damn" In response to In response to 0 Fri Oct-13-17 10:50 AM by Call It Anything
Whenever they do win a series, it probably won't be with a team that's better than this one.
No reason they won't be as good on paper next year. Eaton is back, losing Werth won't hurt, they could conceivably upgrade at catcher. But all of their big guns were healthy. Rendon, Zimmerman, Gio, and Stras all overachieved to varying degrees above expectations. Bench was deep with Kendrick, Lind, and Robles. Bullpen was solid.
Looking back over the last 6 years, these things are obviously rolling, but these guys are probably on the short list with the 60s Giants and the early 90s Pirates as the best group of players over several years to never win a playoff series. Both of those teams played in an era with less rounds in the postseason. Playoffs are a dice roll to some degree but damn.