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There is an inverse relationship between the size of Koetsu's work and the scale of his cultural resonance. These tiny, fugitive-looking images, in which luminous fragments of nature--pines bowing before a wind, the undulation of a flock of cranes--were painted in colored inks on handmade paper...
Granted, the Cardinals have also spent a lot on players, but it's also hard to rely on a car without a consistent starter. Cardinal pitching Coach Dave Duncan is normally a great mechanic, fine-tuning his pitchers into well-oiled machines. But this postseason, I wish he would have...
Speaking of starters, Darryl Kile starting three of the seven games (seven games...sigh) was a mistake. Cardinal Manager Tony LaRussa's gamble was like nearly any bet made in Vegas: a losing one. Of course, the odds always look good when you're approaching the table.
The rotation, which had five double-digit winners in the regular season, could not overcome LaRussa's pitching jumble, and their NLCS performance showed what role the Cardinal offense played in all those regular-season wins.
The Cardinal lineup did its part to shell the New York right-handers, Bobby J. Jones and Rick Reed, but it was too little too late.