The phrase “He knows ball,” or any of its many positive and negative variations, is one of the in-vogue quips in the online sports world. I'd like to consider myself an above-average ball-knower when it comes to baseball, but the task of projecting which team will win the World Series is a daunting one. Not only has MLB's playoff field grown dreadfully bloated, but the postseason itself is something of a craps shoot. We can lean on measuring if a team's pitching depth and bullpen is up to the task of g etting tons of high-leverage outs in October, but sometimes strange things happen.'
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