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Originally Posted by cephasjames
If the Pittsburgh Pirates went on a 9 year run like LA has, people would be sick of the Pirates too. For me, at least, it's about being tired of seeing the same-ish teams year in and year out. Add to that that those same teams are the ones that routinely and greatly (with a few exceptions) outspend the other teams (no matter how they aquire their talent) and it gets annoying real fast.
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So, I did a little research. Apparently, 9 teams have taken up 50% of the playoffs spots since 2010. And have won 55% of the World Series. This means 21 teams have been fighting over the other 50% of the spots and they have only won 45% of the World Series. Not as bad as I thought it was, but no wonder why it feels like the same teams keep making it to the playoffs and winning the WS.
Makes me wonder what previous decades have been like as well.
The teams are:
Los Angeles Dodgers (9 playoffs appearances, 1 World Series win)
New York Yankees (9, 0)
St. Louis Cardinals (7, 0)
Houston Astros (6, 1)
Atlanta Braves (6, 0)
Oakland A's (6, 0)
Boston Red Sox (5, 2)
Chicago Cubs (5, 1)
Washington Nationals (5, 1)