St. Louis Cardinals

Having been a Cardinals fan for around two decades now, I should have remembered this part of their cycle...

See, what happens is, they get close to doing well a few times, then against all odds the miracle kids actually win a world series or something like that, then the next year (and sometimes for about a decade afterwards), they sit back and it's like they don't have anything to prove anymore, so they slump around a bit. They pick up a few key injuries, and next thing you know the whole season is over.

The thing about the Cardinals is, they seem to be really moody. I know sports in general tend to be strongly influenced by morale, but I would say the Cards are even more so. If they are losing badly in the 6th, they will lose really badly by the time the 9th rolls around. If they only need one win to clinch their division but there are 10 games left in the season, they won't get a win until the last game or maybe the second to last, because hey, plenty of time to get a win later. (On the other hand, if it IS the last game, or game 7 of the NLCS or some other similarly momentous moment, it can negate their losing badly rule, and the need to win will actually let them come back seven runs in the bottom of the 9th with two already out.)

So, see you in the 2016 World Series when my Redbirds are feeling like maybe they will grace us with an appearance again once they can be properly appreciated for having been absent so long. Or maybe I am just feeling moody myself. ;-)