Deep postseason runs are always made by the teams whose best versions of their players show up … for 3 weeks .
Plan all you want .. do you think the Dodgers and Braves are “primed” for a “deep run” .. well they are just as close to going home as us .
The fact is .. if Santander lines a ball into the corner instead of into Jung’s glove, your argument would be not being made.
The 1969 Orioles were primed for a deep postseason run too .. they didn’t win. The best teams don’t win the baseball championship, the teams playing best do.