The incubation period is around 28 days (except the Muscovy duck, which takes 35 days), after which the ducklings are ready to see the outside world. Raccoons, hawks and turtles are ducklingsâ primary predators so the female duck has a big task at hand trying to keep other animals off her ducklings.
Since the last Cubs' world championship in 1908, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series. St. Louis Cardinals fans are used to winning. What makes themâand not the New York Metsâamazing is the number of times the Cardinals surprised the experts once late September and October rolled around.
The Cardinals were seeking to win their NL-leading 10th World Series title, while the Royals were seeking to become the first AL expansion team to win the World Series. The Royals were completing one of the most successful decades by any expansion team, with six division titles and two pennants from 1976 to 1985.s of 2014, this World Series was the last in which the designated hitter was not used in an American League baseball park. It was also the last postseason appearance the Royals would make until 2014, in which they played the World Series against the San Francisco Giants and lost in seven games.