Reds Maintain NL Central's Weak Playoff Legacy, Hope for Another Chance

by Tom Krasovic

Filed under: Astros, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Pirates, Reds, NL Central, MLB Playoffs, National League Division Series

CINCINNATI -- If baseball wants to liven up its Octobers, here's a thought:

Tell the National League Central to take a hike.

Always happy to help, West Coast Bias made that suggestion early Sunday night while watching another chumplike champ from Flyover Land.

"Out of the six teams, you want me to cancel them all?" Katy Feeney replied in jest.

Feeney is Major League Baseball's senior VP for club relations and scheduling. Because she has a sense of humor, she'll never work for the NFL, but she is adept at making quick points.

In less time than it took Reds hitters to make a few more outs Sunday -- in other words, no time at all -- Feeney reminded me that clubs from NL Central reached the World Series from 2004-06.

Two of those teams were swept by the American League champion. The third -- the Cardinals of 2006 -- became the first World Series champion from the NL Central since the division was created in 1994.

 

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