The Most Disappointing Season For … The Cincinnati Reds
Meet the new boss. Ray Knight replaced Davey Johnson as manager is a pre-ordained Marge Schott move. Most of the core team is back, and the NL Central is weak. Playoffs, baby!
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The Most Disappointing Season For…The Colorado Rockies
The Rockies signed Jim Leyland to a three year deal to lead them into the promised land of the World Series. This was after he quit the Marlins for gutting a World Series Champion team.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Los Angeles Dodgers
Second in the NL West in 1991 to the upstart Braves, the Dodgers reload with some younger players, and make a big move to reunite childhood chums.
Read moreSpecial Disappointment Supplement … The 2001 Texas Rangers
Advertisements It’s not that Alex Rodriguez didn’t deserve to be among the highest paid player in baseball going into the 2001 season. He definitely deserved consideration for being the top dog in terms of dollars. His WORST season was 1997, where he had just a 120 OPS+, 5.6 WAR and only 23 home runs. His worst WAR season was 1999,
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Texas Rangers (nee Washington Senators)
When the Griffith family moved the Senators to Minneapolis (becoming the Twins) at the end of 1960, the AL decided to get another team in the Nation’s Capital. The new Senators were a slap-dash affair with poor management, poor ownership, and no fan support.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The San Francisco Giants
NL West champs in 1971, the Giants had a few aging stars but some good young players, and they hoped a deal they made would bring them to not just the division title, but the NL pennant.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays
The worst thing that happened to the Devil Rays was the fact that Arizona won 100 games in 1999. The second worst thing was that the Marlins won a world series in 1997. The third worst thing was that the Rockies made the playoffs in 1995.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Chicago White Sox
When Dick Allen played in 1972, the White Sox were 83-65. When he broke his leg in 1973, the White Sox were 37-32 and just one game behind Oakland. Here’s 1974, and Allen is healthy, and the South Siders made a big move.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for…The Cleveland Indians
It’s amazing what a dynamic young team can do for your fan base. In 1985, only 655,000 fans dared go to Cleveland Stadium to watch a hapless, helpless, hopeless team learning on the job. But that team basically came back whole in 1986.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … The New York Yankees
We’re the Yankees! We have Mantle, Maris, Kubek, Boyer, Howard, Richardson and Ford and kids like Bouton, Stottlemyre, Downing, Pepitone and Tresh. I don’t need to say any more.
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