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Cubs in 1906 and Mariners in 2001 each won 116 games. Cubs did it in 152 games. 1998 Yanks won 114.
The Mariners didn't win the series though, did they?
They lost in the first round, if I remember correctly.
Yep. That would be sweet, sweet justice. I'm excited for them to have 3 "aces" nearing 40, a fatass overpaid 1B, and no draft picks from all of this nonsense.
Russell Martin to the Yankees.
That'll teach Burnett to nag about Posada
Overbay to the Pirates. They might be fairly respectable next year.
It’s unrealistic to think all 30 teams will one day operate like the Phillies (and the Yankees and Red Sox, for that matter).But the fact is, more should.The Cubs, under new ownership, stand a chance. The Dodgers will, too, if they ever get an owner worthy of their brand. Ditto for the Angels if they ever stop negotiating with free agents as if other teams don’t exist.And that’s not all.The Rangers, with new ownership and a new local TV contract, are poised to become a financial superpower. The Nationals, playing in the lucrative DC market, are capable of transforming into one, too.The Twins, once a low-revenue dreg, used the opening of a spectacular new ballpark to maximum financial advantage.The Astros are in the process of getting sold. The Marlins will open a new park in 2011. A number of other franchises — the Mets, Cardinals, Giants, Blue Jays, Mariners and Orioles — are capable of bigger and better.If the Phillies can do it, then most teams can.
Ken Rosenthal, on competitive balance and the potential for other teams to join in the "superpower" group:http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cliff-lee-philadelphia-phillies-deal-marks-mlb-success-story-121410
Hideki Matsui to Oakland. That just seems weird to me.
Well written piece
yeah but last night he said every team could field a winner. Really Ken, how does that work?
In baseball, every team is above average.
