[This post was submitted by loyal Nation member Matt Habel. If you remember, Matt wrote that checked in on the bullpen revolution recently. Thanks, again Matt.]
Close your eyes. Clear your head. Forget about the last two-plus weeks of baseball.
Take a journey back to the days of a declining playoff team, clinging to the shell of a once-formidable National League contender. Remember the team with an injured former MVP, a non-donkey-owning shortstop who pretty much only played defense, and the first of two straight years with a whole lot of grit.
Amid the horror and pain that was 2014, which turned out to be child’s play compared to what would eventually come next, there were some exceptionally bright spots to cling to.