If we would have made deeper playoff runs, maybe a couple more times in the last 5 years….. just beat the Nationals in 2019 and beat the Diamondbacks last year, we don’t have the narrative of regular season champ, postseason chump. And we are blowing these games largely at home as the favored team…home field against 11 Cards, 18 Dodgers, 21 Braves, 23 Diamondbacks, and 24 Mets.
More sadness….we have less postseason series wins as a franchise (3- 82 Angels, 11 Diamondbacks, 18 Rockies) in 55 years than the 23 Rangers alone (4).
I prefer, however, to include the 57 Braves as a MLB championship of the city and state. I don’t know why this isn’t championed more here. Milwaukee does have a World Series over the Yankees. If not championed, at least mentioned.