Cards don’t expect antics from 2013 NLCS to carry over

Last year’s NLCS between the Dodgers and Cardinals evolved into one that, at least from the media’s perspective, pitted the “Mickey Mouse” of Hollywood against the seriousness of the Cardinal Way. The contrast in team personalities made it an easy storyline that was further enhanced by some on-the-field antics. It all made for nice dramatics, but neither the Cardinals nor the Dodgers think that the words, gestures and hit-by-pitches that were exchanged are going to reemerge this time around.