The All-Time Loser

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Game 5

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Colorado Rockies (# 28 / 2012) beat Pittsburgh Pirates (# 5 / 1952) 4-1

Game 1 - Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies 8:4
Game 2 - Pittsburgh: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates 8:7
Game 3 - Denver: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9:6
Game 4 - Denver: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9:7
Game 5 - Denver: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9:8

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Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Game 4

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Game 5

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Game 6

Due to an error in home/away settings the series had to be replayed

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Game 7

Due to an error in home/away settings the series had to be replayed

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St. Louis Cardinals (# 27 / 1919) beat Philadelphia Phillies (# 6 / 1943) 4-3

Game 1 - Philadelphia: Philadelphia Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals 2:1
Game 2 - Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Blue Jays 8:2
Game 3 - St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Blue Jays 5:2
Game 4 - St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Blue Jays 10:3
Game 5 - St. Louis: Philadelphia Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals 11:1
Game 6 - Philadelphia: Philadelphia Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals 2:1
Game 7 - Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Blue Jays 3:1

[italyprof]

Originally Posted by Edster007

Brings back many memories from my Yankees, never said good ones but memories. I know he didn't have a good year and missed time with his back but I'd still rather see Mattingly at 1B instead of Maas

Me too. My favorite player ever. Except...I imagine that aside from the back pain that season was especially painful to Donnie Baseball. Though he is exile from paradise managing the Marlins now. Is there no universal justice?

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This is a GREAT idea for a league. But no Cleveland Spiders of 1997?

I watched or listened to every game of that awful 1990 season of the Yankees. When Andy Hawkins pitched a no-hitter and lost 4-0 it was a low of all low points.

'course, a few years later we more than made up for it. But oh man, those were hard years to bear with.

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Originally Posted by Germaniac

Here's the ranking:

1 - Atlanta Braves (1935 Boston Braves / 38-115 (.248) / run diff.: -277)
2 - New York Mets (1962 / 40-120 (.250) / run diff.: -331)
3 - Oakland A's (1919 Philadelphia A's / 36-104 (.257) / run diff.: -285)
4 - Detroit Tigers (2003 / 43-119 (.265) / run diff.: -337)
5 - Pittsburgh Pirates (1952 / 42-112 (.273) / run diff.: -278)
6 - Philadelphia Phillies (1942 / 42-109 (.278) / run diff. -312)
7 - Boston Red Sox (1932 / 43-111 (.279) / run diff.: -349)
8 - Baltimore Orioles (1939 St. Louis Browns / 43-111 (.279) / run diff.: -302)
9 - Arizona Diamondbacks (2004 / 51-111 (.315) / run diff.: -284)
10-Houston Astros (2013 / 51-111 (.315) / run diff.: -238)
11-San Diego Padres (1969 / 52-110 (.321) / run diff.: -278)
12-Washington Nationals (1969 Montreal Expos / 52-110 (.321) / run diff.: -209 )
13-Chicago White Sox (1932 /49-102 (.325) / run diff.: -230)
14-Minnesota Twins (1949 Washington Senators / 50-104 (.325) / run diff.: -284)
15-Toronto Blue Jays (1979 / 53-109 (.327) / run diff.: -249)
16-Miami Marlins (1998 Florida Marlins / 54-108 (.333) / run diff.: -256)
17-Tampa Bay Rays (2002 / 55-106 (.342) / run diff.: -245)
18-Cincinnati Reds (1934 / 52-99 (.344) / run diff.: -211)
19-Kansas City Royals (2005 / 56-106 (.346) / run diff.: -234 / 935 RA)
20-Texas Rangers (1963 Washington Senators / 56-106 (.346) / run diff.: -234 / 812 RA)
21-Milwaukee Brewers (2002 / 56-106 (.346) / run diff.: -194)
22-Seattle Mariners (1978 / 56-104 (.350) / run diff.: -220)
23-Cleveland Indians (1991 / 57-105 (.352) / run diff.: -183)
24-San Francisco Giants (1943 New York Giants / 55-98 (.359) / run diff.: -155)
25-Chicago Cubs (1962 / 59-103 (.364) / run diff.: -195)
26-Los Angeles Dodgers (1992 / 63-99 (.389) / run diff.: -88)
27-St. Louis Cardinals (1919 / 54-83 (.394) / run diff.: -89)
28-Colorado Rockies (2012 / 64-98 (.395) / run diff.: -132)
29-Los Angeles Angels (1980 California Angels / 65-95 (.406) / run diff.: -99)
30-New York Yankees (1990 / 67-95 (.414) / run diff.: -146)

Thanks for this list. I am thinking I may need to start a new league with these teams but run a fantasy draft of only players from these teams, maybe a 24-team league, and then go random debut for the drafts after that. Maybe start during WWII, so that the historical year quality is also about right anyway.

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If the core group of that 1980's Angel team was about 5 years younger they wouldn't be in this tournament instead it's like old timers day

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Originally Posted by italyprof

This is a GREAT idea for a league. But no Cleveland Spiders of 1997?

I watched or listened to every game of that awful 1990 season of the Yankees. When Andy Hawkins pitched a no-hitter and lost 4-0 it was a low of all low points.

'course, a few years later we more than made up for it. But oh man, those were hard years to bear with.

The 1899 Cleveland Spiders definitely belong into the discussion of the worst teams ever - even though it wasn't all their fault. Many of their star players (Cy Young, Jesse Burkett) were transferred to the St. Louis Browns because both teams had the same owner and he thought the St. Louis team would draw greater attendance. That's the main reason why the Spiders went 20-134 in 1899 after going 81-68 in 1898.

I wanted to keep this simple and so I came up with the idea of using the worst season for each of the current franchises over the last 100 years. But that meant no Cleveland Spiders

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Game 3

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Game 4

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Game 5