I over-reacted. Cards12in12 should feel free to post. We've backed down the warning to allow posting.
All - We can't really have a knowledgeable discussion about the Cards without letting folks who follow the Cards post. The assumption should not be automatic that they are just here to flame back and forth, agitate, and waste our time. That said, let's be clear that there is going to be some "rally talk" about frying birds, etc... on a nats board and this is not an invitation for fans of opponents to bounce back with insults. That only escalates and detracts from the board. I see that (and I think any other mod or The Chief), and I start deleting posts and will even hand out a time out for few hours to let things settle a bit.
As for the basic question, are these teams equal? Not the past two days, but prior performance is not a guarantee of future performance, except in the mindfact world.