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calsnowskier
Sarcastic F-wad
For the 20th century (1901-2000), there is no question who "The Team" was. 26 out of 96 championships makes the discussion moot.
However, in the first 14 seasons of the 21st century, who is the Team of the Century so far? I think it is really a discussion of 4 teams, but let's look at all teams that have even the slightest claim...
DiamondBacks - 1-0 in WS; 4 NL West Crowns
Angels - 1-0 in WS; 6 AL West Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Marlins - 1-0 in WS; 1 Wild Card
Red Sox - 3-0 in WS; 2 AL East Crowns; 5 Wild Cards
White Sox - 1-0 in WS; 2 AL Central Crowns
Cardinals - 2-2 in WS; 7 NL Central Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Phillies - 1-1 in WS; 5 NL East Crowns
Yankees - 1-2 in WS; 9 AL East Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Giants - 3-1 in WS; 3 NL West Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Astros - 0-1 in WS; 1 NL Central Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Tigers - 0-2 in WS; 4 AL Central Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Rockies - 0-1 in WS; 2 Wild Cards
Rays - 0-1 in WS; 2 AL East Crowns; 2 Wild Card
Rangers - 0-2 in WS; 2 AL West Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Royals - 0-1 in WS; 1 Wild Card
I think it is really between the Giants, Cardinals, Red Sox and Yankees. The Giants and Sox both have 3 rings, but the Yanks have owned the AL East division while the Cards have owned the NL Central. Atlanta has won the NL East 6 times, but they never made it to the dance, so you can't really include them in this discussion. The Cards have been to 8 NLCSs, and are 4-4 in them.
However, in the first 14 seasons of the 21st century, who is the Team of the Century so far? I think it is really a discussion of 4 teams, but let's look at all teams that have even the slightest claim...
DiamondBacks - 1-0 in WS; 4 NL West Crowns
Angels - 1-0 in WS; 6 AL West Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Marlins - 1-0 in WS; 1 Wild Card
Red Sox - 3-0 in WS; 2 AL East Crowns; 5 Wild Cards
White Sox - 1-0 in WS; 2 AL Central Crowns
Cardinals - 2-2 in WS; 7 NL Central Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Phillies - 1-1 in WS; 5 NL East Crowns
Yankees - 1-2 in WS; 9 AL East Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Giants - 3-1 in WS; 3 NL West Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Astros - 0-1 in WS; 1 NL Central Crowns; 2 Wild Cards
Tigers - 0-2 in WS; 4 AL Central Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Rockies - 0-1 in WS; 2 Wild Cards
Rays - 0-1 in WS; 2 AL East Crowns; 2 Wild Card
Rangers - 0-2 in WS; 2 AL West Crowns; 1 Wild Card
Royals - 0-1 in WS; 1 Wild Card
I think it is really between the Giants, Cardinals, Red Sox and Yankees. The Giants and Sox both have 3 rings, but the Yanks have owned the AL East division while the Cards have owned the NL Central. Atlanta has won the NL East 6 times, but they never made it to the dance, so you can't really include them in this discussion. The Cards have been to 8 NLCSs, and are 4-4 in them.