The View From Wisconsin

Just a random set of rants from a Sports Fan from Wisconsin.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

First Time Here?

For all of you who are Rangers fans for the 2010 World Series, take note: History is not on their side.
Of the 11 previous expansion teams to make it to their first World Series, only five of them have won it in their first attempt - and only two of them were American League squads (the '92 Jays and the 2002 Angels).
FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE WORLD SERIES
OF AN EXPANSION TEAM, 1961-2010





































































































YearTeam1st GameOpponentSeries
1969 New York Mets (NL) Lost, 4-1 Baltimore (AL) Won in 5
1980Kansas City Royals (AL)Lost, 7-6Philadelphia (NL)Lost in 6
1982Milwaukee Brewers (AL)Won , 10-0Saint Louis (NL)Lost in 7
1984San Diego Padres (NL)Lost, 3-2Detroit (AL)Lost in 5
1992Toronto Blue Jays (AL)Lost, 3-1Atlanta (NL)Won in 6
1997Florida Marlins (NL)Won, 7-4Cleveland (AL)Won in 7
2001Arizona Diamondbacks (NL)Won, 9-1New York (AL)Won in 7
2002Anaheim Angels (AL)Lost, 4-3San Francisco (NL)Won in 7
2005Houston Astros (NL)Lost, 5-3Chicago (AL)Lost in 4
2007Colorado Rockies (NL)Lost, 13-1Boston (AL)Lost in 4
2008Tampa Bay Rays (AL)Lost, 3-2Philadelphia (NL)Lost in 5
2010Texas Rangers (AL)Lost, 11-7San Francisco (NL)TBD



Washington Nationals (NL)*NoneNever appeared in WS





Seattle Mariners (AL)NoneNever appeared in WS



* - Formerly Montreal Expos, 1969-2004.