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Originally posted by docetboy
But who cares? Unlike the Red Sox and the Cubs, they weren't/aren't cursed. They Just Suck! Not to mention, this is what you get when you try to fix the World Series...
It's high time the cursed Cubs win it all. It was, and still is, the longest drought in Baseball History, without winning a World Series championship since 1908 - hell, they haven't even played in one in over half a century!
By the way, if anyone is interested, each of the following teams have gone atleast 25 years presently or 36 years in the past without a World Series:
CHICAGO CUBS (96 years)
Last World Series Championship: 1908
Last Visit to the World Series: 1945
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (87 years)
Last Championship: 1917
Last Visit World Series: 1959
BOSTON RED SOX (86 years) (REVERSED, 2004)
Prior to 2004:
Last Championship: 1918
Last Visit: 1986
MINNESOTA TWINS/WASHINGTON SENATORS (63 years) (REVERSED, 1987)
Prior to 1987:
Last Championship: 1924
Last Visit: 1965
CLEVELAND INDIANS (56 years)
Last Championship: 1948
Last Visit : 1997
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK GIANTS (50 years)
Last Championship: 1954
Last Visit: 2002
ATLANTA/MILWAUKEE BRAVES (38 years) (REVERSED, 1995)
Prior to 1995:
Last Championship: 1957
Last Visit: 1992
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (25 years)
Last Championship: 1979
Last Visit: 1979
Top World Series Winners:
26 - NEW YORK YANKEES
9 - OAKLAND/PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
9 - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
6 - BOSTON RED SOX
6 - LOS ANGELES/BROOKLYN DODGERS
5 - CINCINNATI REDS
5 - PITTSBURGH PIRATES
5 - SAN FRANSISCO/NEW YORK GIANTS
4 - DETROIT TIGERS
3 - ATLANTA/MILWAUKEE/BOSTON BRAVES
3 - BALTIMORE ORIOLES
3 - MINNESOTA TWINS/WASHINGTON SENATORS
2 - CHICAGO CUBS
2 - CHICAGO WHITE SOX
2 - CLEVELAND INDIANS
2 - FLORIDA MARLINS
2 - NEW YORK METS
2 - TORONTO BLUE JAYS
1 - ANAHEIM ANGELS
1 - ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
1 - KANSAS CITY ROYALS
1 - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
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I don't buy the curse stuff for one second. The team that plays the best wins, simple as that. If curses really were in existance, wouldn't the yankees already have one since they've won so much?