James: I think this falls into the category of it being possible for two things to both be true at the same time
Ben: I agree with James, but I lean a little more towards the poor quality of the opponent rather than a sign of things turning in the right direction. I understand that there’s no such thing as “style points” and that the wins are all that matter, but it certainly didn’t seem from watching that the D-Backs were world’s better than either team despite their disparate records.
Spencer: Heavily lean into quality of opponents.