Point-Counterpoint: Cardinals or Brewers? Who Will Win the NLCS?
St. Louis-area Patch editor Joe Scott makes his case for the Cardinals, while the Milwaukee area's Mark Schaaf argues for the Brewers. Plus, watch for our live chat starting at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Associate local editor Joe Scott is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan whose first memory in school involves listening to the Cards play in the 1968 World Series. Fortunately, the nuns at St. Gregory were also Cardinals fans. (Read down for the Brewers' counterpoint and vote in our poll. Visit our live blog at 2 p.m. Sunday.) Yes, the Brewers won more games over the course of the season, finished ahead of the Cardinals in the Central Division and won the season series over the Cards. Yes, they won more home games than any other team in the regular season. How much does that matter in the postseason? About as much as Philadelphia’s Major League-leading 102 wins mattered in the division series. The pressure is on the Brewers to win now, just…
Candace Jarrett
4:19 pm on Monday, October 17, 2011
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