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Originally Posted by kq76
This got me wondering, what was the worst defensive team to win a WS? Is there a WS winner with a worse defense than the 1996 Yankees or the 2004 Red Sox? I know the latter get picked on more, but I think the former were even worse. The 1985 Royals, 2000 Yankees, and 2003 Marlins all belong in the convo too, but I'm wondering about teams before the 1980s.
I looked at the Pirates teams and their defense doesn't look that bad. It's got to be hard to be bad when Roberto Clemente is your CF, one of the greatest ever to play CF. Yes, I realize you're talking about your team and not a real life Pirates team. I'm just talking about Clemente though.
Whatever the case, while you can win a WS with a bad defensive team, you really need something else to go very right, be it pitching, offense, or just plain old luck. And I'd much rather rely on at least some good defense than not.
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Sorry to be the akshually guy, but Clemente was a RF, not CF