This probably won't happen as long as we have a wild card system. It's going to be difficult for either the Rays or Yankees to finish with around 100 wins and not win the division, but they will end up making the playoffs. The Red Sox could end up with 90+ or even around 95 wins and not make the playoffs, but it's highly unlikely they'll end up with close to 100 this year.
98+ wins without making playoffs since 1920
1942 Dodgers 104
1993 Giants 103
1954 Yankees 103
1962 Dodgers 102
1961 Tigers 101
1980 Orioles 100
1978 Red Sox 99
1928 A's 98
1962 Reds 98
1964 White Sox 98
1974 Reds 98
1985 Mets 98
Monday, August 30, 2010
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I was always fascinated with this kind of thing once I learned about the '80 O's. I really love the 2001 A's... won 102 games, but were 14 games back.
ReplyDeleteI've always been fascinated about this sort of stuff too. I remember the Indians won 90 games in 2000 and missed the playoffs, meanwhile the Yankees only won 87 games and actually went on the win the World Series. Go figure...
ReplyDelete1954 yankees 103-51
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