Tag Archives: 2001

Dodgers vs Braves

Not even the ’87 Twins (13 win deficit to the Tigers) had to overcome so much. If the Dodgers lose this, it would be jaw-droppingly amazing…kind of like when the 116-win Seattle Mariners club lost to the 95-win Yankees team in 2001.

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Special Disappointment Supplement … The 2001 Texas Rangers

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, when

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