it's been 23 years since a team repeated as champion. Probably every team had a reason for not repeating - free agency, retirements of key contributors, key injuries, etc.. But I think the mental and physical toil of the previous season, combined with a bit of complacency could explain some of it.
The list posted above by another poster for this season is a good one. This team set themselves up for disappointment with a terrible June and terrible September - I have no idea why it happened but it did.
Month by MonthW-L%March .500 (only two games played)
April .538
May .630
June .481
July .600
August .607
September .391
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.