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Fel · 2004-10-28, 02:40

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Originally Posted by babbito2k

The REAL curse is the one on Chicago White Sox, who haven't even been to the World Series since 1959. Here's hoping they get their act together some time soon.

When was the last time the Cubs were in the WS? 190*

babbito2k · 2004-10-28, 02:50

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Originally Posted by Mr. Shabaz

Don't forget there are some other teams that have never even BEEN to the world series. The Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros, there are others I forget them off the top of my head though.

The other franchises would be the Expos/Senators Mk. III, Senators Mk. II/Texas Rangers and Rockies. None of these are charter franchises in either league and none were even around in '59. And Shoeless Joe never heard of any of 'em. edit: Gee, how could I have forgotten the amazing Devil Rays?

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Originally Posted by Fel

When was the last time the Cubs were in the WS? 190*

Nope, they lost to the Tigers in 1945. You could look it up.

edit: Although the Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers and Padres have never won, they have been in WS.

Green² · 2004-10-28, 03:30

HoboGod · 2004-10-28, 06:53

you know, i really don't like baseball.... or sports in general... but it is kinda fun reading threads like these when nobody expects a certain team to win and that team ends up suprizing all the experts. But that is probably part of my sadistic nature that hopes the champions fall from grace. ^_^

durrem · 2004-10-28, 10:53

Congrats to Boston. Now my team is the fourth most pitiful

I found a nice site with the list (now a little out of date) of the longest WS winless streak.

Spoiler:

wnkryo · 2004-10-28, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Mr. Shabaz

OMG I can't believe it. I've waited my whole life for this day. I can only imagine how it must feel for some of the 'old timers'. Anyways the Red Sox really proved to the world they are the best team in baseball today.

Oh yeah, as soon as I get my paycheck this week, I'm grabbin me one of these tshirts...

Spoiler:

Bwahahahhah

That t-shirt owns; I also want one. Anyways, the Red Sox has killed the curse. A wierd lunar eclipse couldn't prove that any better. As for the Red Sox, most of the players whose contracts have run up will be back next year cause I doubt they will leave a world series winning team.

FINAL
Game 1: 11 9 Red Sox
Game 2: 6 2 Red Sox
Game 3: 4 1 Red Sox
Game 4: 3 0 Red Sox --END

Winner: Red Sox with a Sweep.

babbito2k · 2004-10-28, 15:14

Important to note is that the current Red Sox front office has not been on the job very long and got the job done very quickly. These men made use of progressive thinking including sabermetric analyses to put together a very good team.

One example of this kind of thinking is that hitting at each position is more important than defense; this makes it possible to get the most from freestyle (or is it style-free?) "glove artists" like Ramirez and Ortiz.

ChainLegacy · 2004-10-29, 19:44

Forgot to check this thread, heh. Well, I'm pretty lucky, being 15 I've already seen the Sox win the big one, whereas most Sox fans had to wait MUCH longer. Definately an emotional season... Players such as David Ortiz and Curt Schilling are now permanently etched into Sox history.

Parade is going to be absolutely PACKED tommorow. Most of my friends are going and want me to come, but I guess there is like an estimated 5 million or something insane like that. I think I'll cheer them on from a distance

. I'm pretty sure my wardrobe will become more thoroughly divided between Patriots and Sox championship shirts now

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2004-10-28, 10:53	Link #65
durrem [megaplay] sparkles Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milpitas, CA, USA	Congrats to Boston. Now my team is the fourth most pitiful I found a nice site with the list (now a little out of date) of the longest WS winless streak. Spoiler: Team, last World Series crown Chicago Cubs, 1908 Chicago White Sox, 1917 Boston Red Sox, 1918 Cleveland Indians, 1948 San Francisco Giants, 1954 Texas Rangers, never (franchise started in 1961) Houston Astros, never (franchise started in 1962) Milwaukee Brewers, never (franchise started in 1969) Montreal Expos, never (franchise started in 1969) San Diego Padres, never (franchise started in 1969) Seattle Mariners, never (franchise started in 1977) Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies, 1980 St. Louis Cardinals, 1982 Baltimore Orioles, 1983 Detroit Tigers, 1984 Kansas City Royals, 1985 New York Mets, 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988 Oakland Athletics, 1989 Cincinnati Reds, 1990 Minnesota Twins, 1991 Toronto Blue Jays, 1993 Colorado Rockies, never (franchise started in 1993) Atlanta Braves, 1995 Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998) New York Yankees, 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001 Anaheim Angels, 2002 Florida Marlins, 2003

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2004-10-28, 06:53	Link #64
HoboGod Necromancer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cardboard Box Age: 38	you know, i really don't like baseball.... or sports in general... but it is kinda fun reading threads like these when nobody expects a certain team to win and that team ends up suprizing all the experts. But that is probably part of my sadistic nature that hopes the champions fall from grace. ^_^

2004-10-28, 15:14	Link #67
babbito2k annoying white bat Join Date: Jan 2004	Important to note is that the current Red Sox front office has not been on the job very long and got the job done very quickly. These men made use of progressive thinking including sabermetric analyses to put together a very good team. One example of this kind of thinking is that hitting at each position is more important than defense; this makes it possible to get the most from freestyle (or is it style-free?) "glove artists" like Ramirez and Ortiz.

2004-10-29, 19:44	Link #68
ChainLegacy 廉頗 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Age: 34	Forgot to check this thread, heh. Well, I'm pretty lucky, being 15 I've already seen the Sox win the big one, whereas most Sox fans had to wait MUCH longer. Definately an emotional season... Players such as David Ortiz and Curt Schilling are now permanently etched into Sox history. Parade is going to be absolutely PACKED tommorow. Most of my friends are going and want me to come, but I guess there is like an estimated 5 million or something insane like that. I think I'll cheer them on from a distance . I'm pretty sure my wardrobe will become more thoroughly divided between Patriots and Sox championship shirts now .