Zack Greinke referred to Cardinals' pitcher Chris Carpenter as a 'phony' during last year's playoffs. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Something that I’ve been pondering for awhile is how seriously the Brewers and Cardinals honestly hate each other. The  comparison strongly resembles that of the biggest rivalry in the MLB, Yankees-Red Sox. Of course we get pretty tired of that rivalry all the time, so there’s gotta be new blood. Well, I think not only last year’s NLCS proved that, but just last season in general. We went 9-9 against the Cards and really, we’re both evenly matched. The rivalry was really put to the test last season with the NLCS, and it didn’t come out in our favor unfortunately. However, 2012 is a new year. With a new year comes a fresh start, so let’s see how this season will play out.

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