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Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck
Then again, you could look at the same chart and see that Toronto is one of only four teams to have zero playoff appearances in the past 15 years. Yeah, being in the AL East adds to the difficulty, but Tampa Bay showed it can be done.
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I suggest you take a closer look at those numbers. A one-off division title or playoff appearance gives the club a nice boost to interest and revenue that season, but if the team is unable to sustain that success over a number of seasons, it goes right back down to where it was.