When baseball hits a postseason state of mind, odd things happen. I cheer for Ryan Braun home runs. Scoreboard-watching is more tantalizing than any one game. I hope the Cardinals have to play two on Monday. And I begin to aggressively hope the Cubs get the Marlins in the mini-series, but not for the reasons you might think.
I want the Cardinals to play the two games on Monday for two specific reasons. It's a 60-game campaign, and I don't want the Cardinals to be able to opt out of two games any more than the Cubs could against the Sox on Sunday.