Time was when nearly every baseball team, from Little League to the majors, endeavored to play the game "The Dodger Way" or "Cardinal Style."
For most of the 20th century and beyond, those two highly successful MLB ballclubs represented the gold standard for the proper way to perform on the diamond — from the way you wore your uniform to fundamentals and strategy.
So, how fitting was it that the Cardinals and Dodgers, once so envied and emulated for their old school methodology, battled it out last week for the National League pennant.