Despite back-to-back division titles, I thought this team was far and away the best I had, significantly better than the team that lost 3 playoff games and won the world series. In practice games I found myself surprised when we fell behind, let alone lose. I even thought it was possible we would go all season without losing a single series. Instead we begin the season with a 1-8 road trip and have to claw our way back into the race. Hubris is a bitch.

We have until the end of June when the family goes on a six week, internet free, road trip and the team will be on cruise control. The one weakness of the team is playing time limitations, which won't bode well under those circumstances.