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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
Which team played the longest without a playoff appearance?
In the one im running now its the cubs. I started in 1901 and as of 1964 the cubs have never made the playoffs. Im not using a draft so i figure they should at least have made it once but theyve pretty much been lousy in the leagues history.
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Not to steal from this thread, but I have one where the Tigers went from 1901 to 1978 before finally making the playoffs in 1979. They got as close as 1 game back in 1956 (behind the Yankees). In '79 they got past the White Sox in 5, but went down to the Mets in 5 in the World Series. They finished second the next two years, fifth in 1982, and then made it again in 1983. They eliminated Texas in 5 before losing to Pittsburgh in 5 games. They've been out of it ever since. Only Arizona and Colorado have made the playoffs fewer times while Tampa Bay also has only made it twice (of course, all of those teams have much shorter histories than Detroit!).