DODGERS/CARDINALS
A lot has been said about the NHL-esque series ending handshake between the Cardinals and Dodgers on Sunday night. I have a few comments of my own. I know that the intention was right and I know JIM TRACY and the Dodgers were trying to do the classy thing, but it just didn't seem right. I mean, as a fan, I want my team to at least PRETEND that they're devastated by being eliminated from the playoffs. It wasn't that they were shaking hands, it was how most of the players were laughing and joking around about two minutes after they had been eliminated. On the other side of it, if I'm a Cardinals fan or player, I don't want a bunch of losers interferring with my team's celebration.

I think they did this because they got smoked in Game 4. I can't imagine them doing this as if they lost on a walk-off homerun or in any kind of a close game. Again, I know the intentions were good but it just didn't strike me as the right thing to do. I think we can guarantee that the Red Sox and Yankees won't be shaking hands with eachother after the series.