Maybe I'm just a sore loser/ungracious winner, but I was fine with the lack of reciprocity tonight. It was a nice moment in '04, but I don't think the post-series handshake could ever again have the same spontaneity and genuineness. Besides, we're five years on and I reckon that both teams have had a high degree of roster turnover. Maybe if the Cards lost to the Dodgers in '05, I might've expected the team to return the favor, but it would've seemed forced and unnatural tonight.
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