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Originally Posted by RedTruck
Calling it anything BUT luck is asinine...But personally, I attribute there achievements to this;
1. Having Veterans that can lead the way during tough times (like a Game 5)
2. There hitting coach Mr. McGuire (there plate approach is just brilliant imo)
3. Just pure confidence, and believing that there never out till there out.
4. And, yes, LUCK.
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Do you see how you just contradicted yourself?
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...the year they expand the 2nd wildcard spot, is the same year that the Cardinals finish with a record good enough for second place.
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As if no other teams had a chance at the spot the Cards got. They went 12-4 down the stretch to get in. Including beating both the Nats and the Reds 2 of 3.
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how can you NOT call it luck when a career .236 minor league batter scores the go ahead runs in the bottom of the 9th against the Nats.
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Selective stats fallacy. Kozma hit .333 with a .952 OPS since being called up. No one knows if he can hit over a full season. But it's inane to pigeonhole him by his minor league record when he has done well when given the opportunity.
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Or look at Daniel Descalso's tying hit. Just a few mores inches to the left and it would been a play that Desmond could've either turned for two, or prevented the tying run from scoring.
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Just a few more inches to the right and it's an untouched ball into center field. So freaking what? A hit is a hit is a hit. There are hundreds of hits like that one every year in the major leagues. Just tipped off a glove or just short of being caught. It's not as if Descalso hit some dying quail. He stung the ball.
Of course you didn't mention the double and homer he hit in two previous at-bats.
Not to mention the fact that for Kozma to be playing at all, the Cards had to have bad luck first. Furcal out for the year.