In 2004 they won 105 games in the regular season and got swept in the WS by a hot Boston team. What's your point? With the wild card(s) and expanded playoffs, baseball has become more like every other major sport. There are two seasons now. The regular season, and the playoff season. If the regular season is so important to you, just crown a champ based on the season schedule and then don't watch the playoffs. The point is, if they win in 2004 I wouldn't have liked it, but hats off to them. Many teams with 100+ wins do not win a WS as there are plenty of other good teams in the postseason. However, they are continuously the worst team in the postseason and somehow win it. I don't see why a fan of a rival team can't be pissed about it. Oh, I understand it. I even understand it from the Chicago football perspective. I'm a Bears fan, and my hatred of the Packers mirrors a lot of Cubs fan's feeling of the Cardinals. The Packers have not recently won Superbowls after finishing seasons 8-8 and 9-7. The Cardinals have