-The Reds are the only NL team since 1963 to sweep the World Series (1976, 1990)
-The last time two teams were both making their first World Series appearance was in 1906.
-Since 1920, the only time both World Series participants were titleless was 1980.
-We've never had a World Series featuring two 'expansion' teams.
-The 1990s were the first time since the 1930s that we didn't have a Yankees-Dodgers World Series. It looks like it won't happen this decade, either.
-Since 1975, all World Series have been different matchups. Meaning that there have been no duplicate series during that time period.
-The Boston Red Sox have played all current non-expansion NL teams in the World Series ... except the Braves. They've faced the Reds, Cubs, Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants and Pirates.
-The Yankees have beaten all eight in a World Series. They've also lost to six of the eight (not the Cubs or Phillies).
-The Colorado Rockies are the only franchise to face Boston in the World Series, but not the Yankees.
-The last six World Series has featured at least one Wild Card team.
-The National League hasn't had home field advantage in the World Series since 2001.
-The only current teams to have never made the World Series are the Tampa Rays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.
-The Astros, Brewers, Padres and Rockies are the only franchise that have made the World Series but never won it. The Padres are the only team to have made it more than once.
-The Florida Marlins own two World Series championships. They own zero division titles.
-The Florida Marlins have never lost a playoff series.
-The Florida Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays are the only franchises to have made multiple World Series appearances and not lost.
-The Cubs, Giants and Reds are the only NL teams to win back to back World Series.
-The Red Sox, Yankees, A's and Blue Jays are the only AL teams to win back to back World Series.
-The Braves have won World Series in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta.
2 comments:
We consider the Braves to be sort of a distant cousin.
The commisioner should give the World Series home field advantage to the team with the best record in the regular season not use the All Star game to decide home field advantage.
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