The Baseball Season From 2012....

Was the baseball season from 2012 full of more cinderella stories or was it a typical season with the same teams winning the division crowns? Was it just a fluke that the Washington Nationals and Baltimore O's made the playoffs and almost won their divisions or is this a sign that both teams are now contenders and should be looked at as a threat? The O's snuck into the playoffs as a wild card team but they seemed to have some luck by their side by winning 16 straight extra-inning affairs. The Nationals on the other hand were in first place for most of the year while riding on a picture who could only pitch 160 innings during the season before being shut down because of a past Tommy John surgery(Stephen Strausburg). They also were riding on a 18 year outfielder who ended up winning rookie of year for the national league (Bryce Harper).

However i believe that the O's did have some luck in winning 16 straight extra-inning games that helped them get into the post season. Winning that many extra inning games is very difficult because eventually you run out of a bullpen that can keep you going. So who do you turn to after the bullpen is shot? Well for the O's they turned to a first basemen who hasnt pitched since college ball and he came in and won the game for them. Clearly that night they had some angle looking down on them.
I dont beleive the critics out in the world that say they had one lucky season

I do think the Nationals earned their spot into the playoffs but just didnt have enough experience to make it any further then the first round. Should they have shut down there ace and let him pitch in the playoffs? I say yes only because he wasnt showing a slowing down near the end like everyone thought he would but im also not a doctor, im just a fan who wanted to see a team make a great story for me to tell my kids when im older. 

Overall the 2012 baseball season was one to remember. Baseball had its first triple crown winner in 45 year with Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. 2012 was just another season with its up and downs but it certainly did have its exciting moments with history being made. Lets just hope baseball will continue to be this exciting for the future years to come.