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It's true that perhaps the Cubs could have scouted better, but King is wrong when he says that it's been clear that the Cubs would play the winner of the NL west. Until the last day of the season, the Cubs could have played either the Mets or the Dodgers, depending on whether the Mets secured the wild card. Most Cubs fans (including me) believe they would have handled the Mets easily, but you never know. In any event, the Cubs had an opportunity to play dead against the Mets while simultaneously scouting them for the NLDS. Instead, they took the series and put Milwaukee in a position to make the playoffs.
