If Votto really cared about winning he would want to leave Cincy, a lot. Their best season in the last 3 is 68-94!
Maybe he's more comfortable with losing than you realize.
We've become a little spoiled, I think. It's still a great time to be a Red Sox fan, and that's been true since 2003. The John Henry era continues to pile up accomplishments.
I was playing the 'shouldn't have traded Miller' card myself a few times this year, but in the end I think that would be wrong.
However, I think all the early hooks for Yankee starters finally caught up to the Yankee pen the last 2 games.
The dilemma with Sale this season can be stated simply.
Yes, we could have shaved some innings off his arm.
In so doing, we would have risked not winning the division.