The Red Sox was the best team in 2018 in regular season and still, they weren't the favourities to win it all entering to POs. They destroyed 3 100+ W teams in POs which on paper were considered somehow better and we all know how it ended up. Some people and even experts consider that 2018 PO was the toughest path to win a WS in baseball. I tend to agree if you look backwards. In 2004, 2007 and 2013, we weren't the fav to win it all as well, so yes, playing without pressure is a great weapon —at least it has been for us.