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Baseball Musings
October 28, 2006
Taking Turns

Devon Young points out that the last six World Series champions came from each of the six divisions:

  1. NL West (D'backs)
  2. AL West (Angels)
  3. NL East (Marlins)
  4. AL East (Red Sox)
  5. AL Central (White Sox)
  6. NL Central (Cardinals)

Posted by David Pinto at 03:45 PM | World Series | TrackBack (0)
Comments

So next year it's the Padres or the Dodgers - and the Indians in 2011! Woohoo!

Posted by: Mark at October 28, 2006 03:56 PM

Somewhere in New York, there is a six-year old who wonders if the Yankees will ever win a World Series in his lifetime.

I love it.

Posted by: MAW at October 29, 2006 01:51 AM

And somewhere in New England a 6 year old can rest assured that in another 84 years the Red Sox will win again!

Posted by: Nick at October 29, 2006 10:41 AM

Another oddity about the winners of the past 6 years...every alternate year, a team featuring the color red, wins it all. (technically the Red Sox do feature red, even though their current uni's/hats don't make it prominant)

Posted by: Devon at October 29, 2006 10:46 PM

re: winners from all six divisions in six years

this "purity of parity" is probably making bud selig feel a lot batter despite his current ignonimy for handling the steroids problem so badly.

one supposes that this is as good a time as ever to note that Tony LaRussa was a prime culprit in the conspiracy of silence over steroids;

in 1988-90, LaRussa said and did nothing, while Conseco bragged about the advantages of steroids in the clubhouse and injected everyone in sight;

In 1998, a reporter discovered Andro and other suplements in Mark McGwire's locker. LaRussa and McGwire denied those were steroids, and LaRussa had the reporter banned from the locker room permanently, and issued a joint statement with McGwire that those were "legal supplements". Andro of course was a steroid.

In the playoffs LaRussa took heat for pinch-hitting for Scott Rolen, but he did the same thing to Mark McGwire inthe 2000 or 2001 playoffs, causing McGwire, whose feeling were hurt, to retire despite a $30 million contract extension.

LaRussa also saw to it that Conseco was traded in 1992 despite all that Conseco had done for the As in 1988-90. Conseco felt betrayed by LaRussa.

Tony LaRussa--not your friend, and didn't care if steroids helped his team to win, and once you won for him, he didn't care what happend to you.

Yep, he truly believes nice guys finish last.

What an inspiring example for our youth.

Give me Joe Torre anyday, please.

--art kyriazis, philly

Posted by: art kyriazis at October 30, 2006 03:34 PM
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