What is with the Deadspin agenda here? You all seem obsessed with this - like poor pathetic Reds fans who scream "why doesnt anybody talk about us?" after they win a division title or two but shit themselves in October.

Deadspin's approach to discussing the NLCS seems built around not much more than a conscious desire to just annoy some Cardinals fan you all know?

Cardinals fan here. I don't see anything wrong with Mr. Nightengale's article. Why don't the dislikers (St. Louisans don't say "hate") just come to old STL on a chilly-but-not-cold autumn evening, to Busch Stadium, that cathedral of respect and hustle, where its worshippers clap opposing teams' swell plays, and maybe,…

People hate the Cardinals because a shitty sportswriter created a story to fill column space? There are ZERO quotes from any Cardinals player about defending the unwritten rules. There is one benign quote from the manager where he says, "It's not our right and responsibility to dictate how other teams go about their…

Don't look now, but I think he's taken a page out of the Deadspin playbook and is openly trolling you guys...