Biggest playoff upsets?

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-19-2016, 11:01 PM

This has got to be up there on the all-time list of playoff underdog wins. The Portland Loggers win their first championship against the record-setting, 119-win Florida Blue Herons. This despite the fact that the Herons had a triple-crown winner, Jose Zaldez, and swept all four post-season awards (MVP, Best Pitcher, ROY, and Best Reliever). Not to mention that the Loggers had the worst record of the four post-season teams, a whopping 24 games worse than Florida, and didn't sneak into the playoffs until the last day of the season by winning their division. Both wild-card teams, 102-win Boston and 98-win Indiana, had better records.

Way to get the job done, Loggers!

See, Westheim, a Portland team can win!

TheMaus2 · 10-19-2016, 11:10 PM

In a LDS, my top two aces pitched back to back shutouts in games #1 & #2. The other team managed to win the next two, and the last one, with an ace ready to start AT HOME… They shelled him.

thorpegiovanni · 10-19-2016, 11:32 PM

Ironically, I, too, had a team out of Portland w/ a miracle run.
The 1926 Oregon Pioneers with an 80-74 record defeated the Missouri Compromise, who had 105 wins (in a 3-0 sweep), then went on to beat the Rose in the World Series (4-1).

grmagne · 10-20-2016, 12:32 PM

At least we know OOTP is realistic

These teams didn't win the World Series either.

1931 Philadelphia Athletics (107-45)
1954 Cleveland Indians (111-43)
1963 New York Yankees (104-57)
1990 Oakland Athletics (103-59)
1995 Cleveland Indians (100-44)
2001 Seattle Mariners (116-46)

'63 Yankees & '90 Athletics were both swept in the WS.

It happens to me all the time in OOTP playoffs, so I no longer get surprised when my powerhouse teams lose to huge underdogs.

nebradska · 10-22-2016, 03:13 PM

Was gonna say...the winningest teams have rarely done well in the wildcard era playoffs in real life.

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Originally Posted by grmagne

At least we know OOTP is realistic

These teams didn't win the World Series either.

1931 Philadelphia Athletics (107-45)
1954 Cleveland Indians (111-43)
1963 New York Yankees (104-57)
1990 Oakland Athletics (103-59)
1995 Cleveland Indians (100-44)
2001 Seattle Mariners (116-46)

'63 Yankees & '90 Athletics were both swept in the WS.

It happens to me all the time in OOTP playoffs, so I no longer get surprised when my powerhouse teams lose to huge underdogs.

Le Grande Orange · 10-22-2016, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

This has got to be up there on the all-time list of playoff underdog wins. The Portland Loggers win their first championship against the record-setting, 119-win Florida Blue Herons. This despite the fact that the Herons had a triple-crown winner, Jose Zaldez, and swept all four post-season awards (MVP, Best Pitcher, ROY, and Best Reliever). Not to mention that the Loggers had the worst record of the four post-season teams, a whopping 24 games worse than Florida, and didn't sneak into the playoffs until the last day of the season by winning their division. Both wild-card teams, 102-win Boston and 98-win Indiana, had better records.

Did any of these clubs play each other during the regular season? And if so, what were the season series results?

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-24-2016, 11:46 AM

Season series was 4-4. So perhaps Portland just had their number a bit.

Hoiles · 10-24-2016, 12:08 PM

In an interesting bit of trivia, NONE of the teams with the record of most wins in the regular season in the 4 major sports ended up actually winning their championship:

MLB: 1906 Cubs (not trying to jinx them), 2001 Mariners
NFL: 2007 Patriots
NHL: 1996 Red Wings
NBA: 2016 Warriors

grmagne · 10-24-2016, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoiles

In an interesting bit of trivia, NONE of the teams with the record of most wins in the regular season in the 4 major sports ended up actually winning their championship:

MLB: 1906 Cubs (not trying to jinx them), 2001 Mariners
NFL: 2007 Patriots
NHL: 1996 Red Wings
NBA: 2016 Warriors

That's quite fascinating. And it's a brand new bit of trivia since it wasn't true of the NBA until this year. (The previous best NBA team, the 1996 Bulls, did win the championship over Seattle).

TuckerDuckson · 10-25-2016, 02:13 PM

Well in all honesty, the playoffs in general are random in all sports, especially in baseball. Overall I think around 16% of the teams with the best record have won the World Series. It's all luck and who can win 4 games in a given 7 days.

10-19-2016, 11:32 PM	#3
thorpegiovanni All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 550	Ironically, I, too, had a team out of Portland w/ a miracle run. The 1926 Oregon Pioneers with an 80-74 record defeated the Missouri Compromise, who had 105 wins (in a 3-0 sweep), then went on to beat the Rose in the World Series (4-1). Last edited by thorpegiovanni; 10-19-2016 at 11:34 PM.

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ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	Season series was 4-4. So perhaps Portland just had their number a bit. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

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TuckerDuckson Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 447	Well in all honesty, the playoffs in general are random in all sports, especially in baseball. Overall I think around 16% of the teams with the best record have won the World Series. It's all luck and who can win 4 games in a given 7 days. __________________ Plays legit baseball now. My OOTP ratings are low. 2022 update: I'm two stars!

10-19-2016, 11:01 PM	#1
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	Biggest playoff upsets? This has got to be up there on the all-time list of playoff underdog wins. The Portland Loggers win their first championship against the record-setting, 119-win Florida Blue Herons. This despite the fact that the Herons had a triple-crown winner, Jose Zaldez, and swept all four post-season awards (MVP, Best Pitcher, ROY, and Best Reliever). Not to mention that the Loggers had the worst record of the four post-season teams, a whopping 24 games worse than Florida, and didn't sneak into the playoffs until the last day of the season by winning their division. Both wild-card teams, 102-win Boston and 98-win Indiana, had better records. Way to get the job done, Loggers! See, Westheim, a Portland team can win! __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

10-19-2016, 11:10 PM	#2
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,952	In a LDS, my top two aces pitched back to back shutouts in games #1 & #2. The other team managed to win the next two, and the last one, with an ace ready to start AT HOME… They shelled him. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-20-2016, 12:32 PM	#4
grmagne Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto Posts: 260	At least we know OOTP is realistic These teams didn't win the World Series either. 1931 Philadelphia Athletics (107-45) 1954 Cleveland Indians (111-43) 1963 New York Yankees (104-57) 1990 Oakland Athletics (103-59) 1995 Cleveland Indians (100-44) 2001 Seattle Mariners (116-46) '63 Yankees & '90 Athletics were both swept in the WS. It happens to me all the time in OOTP playoffs, so I no longer get surprised when my powerhouse teams lose to huge underdogs.

10-24-2016, 12:08 PM	#8
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	In an interesting bit of trivia, NONE of the teams with the record of most wins in the regular season in the 4 major sports ended up actually winning their championship: MLB: 1906 Cubs (not trying to jinx them), 2001 Mariners NFL: 2007 Patriots NHL: 1996 Red Wings NBA: 2016 Warriors