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Old 07-08-2009, 10:55 PM   #12
tysok
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Originally Posted by jbergey22 View Post
Its just the nature of baseball. The worse team in the league can beat the best team in the league on any given day. You dont tend to see this in other sports with nearly the frequency.

Plus how many Wild Card teams have won the World Series lately? Florida, St Louis, Detroit. Who am I missing?
In '95 both lost in division series
In '96 the Orioles lost in the league champion series
In '97 the Marlins won it all
In '98 both lost in the division series
In '99 the Red Sox and Mets lost in the league champion series
In '00 the Mets lost the World Series, the Mariners lost in the league champion series
In '01 both lost in division series
In '02 the Giants and Angels met in the World Series, Angels win
In '03 the Red Sox lost in the league champion series, the Marlins win it all
In '04 the Astros lose in the league champion series, the Red Sox win it all
In '05 the Astros lose the World Series
In '06 the Tigers lose the World Series
In '07 the Rockies lose the World Series
In '08 the Red Sox lose in the league champion series

So there's been 28 wild cards in MLB. Of those, 16 made it to the league championship series, 9 of those go on to the World Series, and 4 have won it all (Angels, Marlins x2, Red Sox)
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