The A’s Early Losing Woes: Nothing Compared To The 1974 Padres
The 2021 Athletics start could have been worse. They could have been donning the brown and yellow of the team 47 years ago that had just been kept in San Diego.
Read moreThe 2021 Athletics start could have been worse. They could have been donning the brown and yellow of the team 47 years ago that had just been kept in San Diego.
Read morePlenty of teams fell short in 2016, but nobody fell as short of expectations than did the Twins.
Read moreAfter seemingly being stuck in neutral for many seasons, the Mariners almost made the playoffs in 2014 thanks to a late surge backed by a tremendous pitching staff and good seasons from Kyle Seager and Robinson Cano.
Read moreYou could joke that every season since 1945 has been a disappointment for the Cubs, but in reality, for many of those years they weren’t ready to contend. Here, though, they were just coming off of a playoff appearance and probably should have beaten the Padres in the NLCS.
Read moreEven though Hank Aaron was traded (at his request) to finish his career in Milwaukee, there was plenty of talent to maintain a competitive club – much like they had done so since moving to Atlanta.
Read moreWorld Series champs were back with their entire lineup, all of them in their prime, a good starting staff and the best reliever in the game. There was no reason to not expect a repeat performance in the Fall Classic.
Read moreThere was a lot to like about the 1979 Phillies. They added Manny Trillo from the Cubs for rocks and garbage, grabbed young pitcher Nino Espinosa from the Mets, and grabbed THE free agent – Pete Rose.
Read moreAs unfathomable at it seems (especially to those who were fans of the original Mets, Padres, Mariners, etc.) a third year expansion team was a legitimate World Series contender.
Read moreThe previous year these same Tigers won the division. In 1973, there was no reason they can’t get to the World Series. We have the players, the pitchers AND the manager.
Read moreAfter Ron Gardenhire took over for Tom Kelly, Minnesota had been in the playoff six times between 2002 and 2010, and their worst record during that period was a 79-83 mark in 2007. But they never got over the hump.
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