rotation (based on rotation era):

teams with better rotation was 4-3

bullpen (based on bullpen era):

teams with better bullpens were 1-6

offense (based on team ba):

teams with better rotations were 3-4

defense (based on fewest errors):

teams with better defense were 4-3

overall talent (based on the previous four categories, 7 for each 1, 6 for each 2, 5 for each 3, etc. etc.

teams with better overall talent were 4-3 (all three losses were in the first round, which shows how bs the best of 5 is)

managers (based on how the team did compared to the overall talent in the previous category):

teams with better manager were 5-2

home field advantage factor (based on home winning percentage)

better home teams were 3-4

toughest road team (based on road winning percentage)

better road teams were 3-4

overall (based on RPI)

teams that were better in the regular season were 3-4

Well, it was a crazy postseason

if you just look at the best of 7 series (LDS and WS)

rotation (based on rotation era):

teams with better rotation era were 2-1

bullpen (based on bullpen era):

teams with better bullpens were 1-2

offense (based on team ba):

teams with better offense were 1-2

defense (based on fewest errors):

teams with better defense were 2-1

overall talent (based on the previous four categories, 7 for each 1, 6 for each 2, 5 for each 3, etc. etc.

teams with more overall talent were 3-0- this really shows why they need to expand to best of 7 because the teams with more overall talent were 1-3 in the LDS

managers (based on how the team did compared to the overall talent in the previous category):

teams with better managers were 2-1

home field advantage factor (based on home winning percentage)

better home teams were 2-1

toughest road team (based on road winning percentage)

better road teams were 1-2

overall (based on RPI)

teams that were better in the regular season were 2-0