MLB championship trophies are about to be handed out to teams that didn't play like champions for six months — and hardcore traditionalists of America's pastime are not wild about that.
The National League Championship Series, a best-of-seven competition that'll determine one World Series participant, is set to start Monday with the Philadelphia Phillies taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Philadelphia and Arizona both finished a distant second in their divisions, the Phillies to the dominant Atlanta Braves, and the Diamondbacks to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“Remember when winning a division title in Major League Baseball meant something?